Georgia Carbon Sequestration Public Hearings – Statesboro 2007
Creation of Georgia’s Carbon Sequestration Registry included a public review process of proposed draft protocol documents and presentations. This is related resource document.
Storm Damage and Forest Health Issues in Streamside Management Zones
Forestry BMP Requirements for Streamside Management Zones can be temporarily suspended for certain
catastrophic situations that have already or will threaten the forest canopy within an SMZ.
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
Eligibility Must be private land or Tribal land which will restore, enhance or measurably increase the likelihood of recovery of a threatened or endangered species, improve biological diversity and increase…
Burn Permits and Notifications
Under Senate Bill 119, GA code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the need to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) by the person, firm, corporation, or association who intends…
Forest Inventory Analysis
…to make decisions on development, commerce, wildlife and much more. Nationally, collected data is electronically compiled and forwarded to the U.S. Forest Service FIA program office in Knoxville, Tennessee. Based…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…and a commitment to continual improvement, it is clear this collaborative, non-regulatory approach has produced healthy working forests that support landowners’ economic goals while enhancing environmental health and water quality….
Leaf Watch Report for October 26th, 2022
…good due to the lack of heavy rainfall and wind events. However, this weather pattern has led to an early peak. Forecasted rain for the last weekend of October may…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…comes from my heart and from a religious perspective,” the veterinarian says. “But you can have the best of intentions and it doesn’t matter what you do if it’s not…
Forestry Continues to Boost State’s Economy
…Commission Director Chuck Williams. “The number of jobs and compensation are up, dollars brought into the state are up, and tax revenue generated for the state was $970 million. Simultaneously,…