Georgia Marks National Forest Products Week October 17-23
…acres of commercially available timberland produces 217 product types through 194 mills across the state. The forest industry has an overall $39.1 billion impact on the state’s economy, is the…
Making the Shade Program
Get shaded playground areas for your elementary school with Making the Shade Program.
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
Learn about Cost-share and conservation assistance through federal and state programs.
New Website Improves the Timber Harvest Notification Process in Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 18, 2022 The Georgia Forestry Commission has launched a new website that streamlines the timber harvest notification process for harvesters and counties across the state. Timber…
Forest Products Network Website
View listings of primary forest products mills or secondary forest products manufacturers.
Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
…implement approved emergency forest restoration practices. Application Process Get more program details To apply: check with the Farm Service Agency at your local USDA Service Center regarding EFRP sign-up periods….
2016 FIA Data – Forest Inventory and Analysis Program: Trends for Georgia’s Forest Land
Collected information for the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program, a cooperative program between the U.S. Forest Service and the states to provide estimates of the condition of the forest and forest trend data.
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…plants ripen at the same time migratory birds are passing through, providing a high-fat, nutritional food source to help birds complete their migratory journeys. In addition to providing food for…
UNG Ecological Protection Lab
The University of North Georgia (UNG) Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock from the invasive Wooly Adelgid by initiating biological control efforts through the rearing and release of predatory beetles to reduce adelgid numbers and impacts.
Southern Pine Beetles
…cost share program helps landowners implement various forestry practices that promote tree health, thus preventing beetle infestations. The program also assists landowners with the restoration of areas killed by SPB….
