Timber harvesting is used as a management tool to meet forest management objectives and to maintain healthy and sustainable forests. For private sales information, contact a registered consulting forester.

Large tracts of land are maintained and preserved by the State.

GFC manages several land properties owned by the State of Georgia. All of them operate under a multiple-use Forest Stewardship management plan taking into account the various wood product, wildlife, recreational, soil, water, aesthetic, historical, and cultural resources of the area. GFC only conducts timber sales from these state managed properties. Timber buyers must follow Georgia’s Forestry Best Management Practices to purchase timber from lands owned by the State of Georgia.

Current Sales

TitleDescriptionDocument Type
Alapaha River WMA

County: Irwin
Location: Alapaha River WMA
Deadline: Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Bid process contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729
Sale area contact: Michael Staton, GA DNR, 404-844-6448

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Clayhole WMA

County: Glynn
Location: DNR Clayhole WMA
Deadline: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
Bid process contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729
Sale area contact: Ashley Colston, GA DNR, 404-844-6459

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Dixon Memorial State Forest FY23 1st Thinning

County: Ware and Brantley
Location: Dixon Memorial State Forest
Deadline: 12:00 PM, Thursday, February 23, 2023
Bid process and sale area contact: Matthew Mrizek, GFC, 478-283-3881

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Dixon Memorial State Forest Palmetto Berry Lease 11550
County: Ware & Brantley
Location: Dixon Memorial State Forest
Deadline: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Bid process and sale area contact: Matthew Mrizek, GFC, 478-283-3881
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Horse Creek WMA

County: Telfair
Location: DNR Horse Creek WMA
Deadline: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Bid process contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729
Sale area contact: Mitch Buckner, GA DNR, 404-987-1533

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McGraw Ford WMA

County: Cherokee
Location: McGraw Ford WMA
Deadline: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
Bid process contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729
Sale area contact: Ryan Hurley, GA DNR, at 404-844-6444

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Paulding Forest WMA

County: Paulding
Location: Paulding Forest WMA
Deadline: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.
Bid process contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729
Sale area contact: Ryan Hurley, GA DNR, at 404-844-6444

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UGA’s Rock Eagle

County: Putnam County
Location: University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Rock Eagle property
Deadline: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 11:00 AM
Bid process and sale area contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729

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