Carbon Registry
…water filtration, erosion control, wildlife habitats, and clean air. Find out more about Carbon Sequestration. How much carbon can southern forests process? Actively managed southern pine plantations sequester from one…
Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
…be found through price reporting services like Forest2Market or Timber Mart-South. Helpful Resources TitleDescriptionDocument Type 2020 Selling Your Timber Selling timber can be a source of great satisfaction to a…
Forest Certification Programs
…relate to southern forestry practices. The percentage of certified forestland is approximately one-fifth of Georgia’s timberland. Many Georgia landowners participate in one of the following forest certification programs: Sustainable Forestry…
Doing Business in Georgia
…U.S. industrial market within two days Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation provide international rail services throughout Georgia on the largest railroad network in the Southeast 80% of the U.S. is…
Wood-Using Industries
…state of Georgia. External Website Hurricane Matthew Timber Impact Assessment Georgia (2016) Hurricane Matthew impacted multiple southern states, and all coastal counties of Georgia experienced extreme winds and heavy rain…
Forest Certification
…sustainable wood sourcing. Trends toward a higher demand for certified wood products could result in competition and higher prices for the certified timber. Does GFC recommend certification? GFC neither recommends…
Care For Your Community’s Trees
…education, training, and fellowship to arborists in the coastal region of Georgia and South Carolina. External Website Coastal Bryan Tree Foundation Tree advocacy group. External Website Cobb Trees Tree advocacy…
Storm Mitigation Planning
…arborists in the coastal region of Georgia and South Carolina. External Website Coastal Bryan Tree Foundation Tree advocacy group. External Website Cobb Trees Tree advocacy group. External Website Community Forestry…
Student Resources
…Forest is an outreach project of the Southern Group of State Foresters and the state forestry agencies representing 13 southern states. It is intended to help children across the South…
Campaign Shares Health Benefits of Trees
…The Healthy Trees Healthy Lives campaign was initiated by the Southern Group of State Foresters (SGSF), an organization made up of 13 Southern states that addresses issues of importance in…