Generating Value through Forest Carbon – An Introduction
Individuals seeking facts about the forestry carbon marketplace can easily be overwhelmed by the amount of information available. Confusing and contradictory details can make it very hard to assess income potential or assign appropriate risk. This guide seeks to provide answers to the most frequently asked questions about forestry carbon and help direct further investigation.
Longleaf Pine Conservation Reserve Initiative
The Longleaf Pine Initiative restores and enhances longleaf pine ecosystems. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides farmers and landowners with initiatives like this to achieve many farming and conservation goals.
Cogongrass in Georgia
…established due to the tremendous root system that must be completely eliminated. The first step in eradicating cogongrass is educating individuals how to identify the grass. The most recognizable feature…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…the products you use come from trees. The whole cycle—from planting and harvesting through use and replanting— is remarkable. It is also fragile. As our state urbanizes and suburbanizes, there…
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
…having two years of burning experience, and having been in charge of five prescribed burns (which may occur before or after the class). Registered class participants will receive self-study materials…
Report Card for Georgia’s Forestland Released
…forest inventory volumes are at an all-time high. Forest growth exceeds removals by 41 percent annually and is available to supply global and local markets. Ecological services that help supply…
Annual Northern Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1
…burning of yard and land-clearing debris is prohibited in some counties where particulate matter pollutants and chemicals from smoke are more likely to combine with emissions from vehicles and industrial…
Searching for the Next “Great American Tree”
…individuals, organizations and communities in raising awareness about improving and maintaining Georgia’s community forests. Assistance is also given by the Georgia Forestry Commission, which provides leadership, service and education in…
Hurricane Cleanup Time Extended; State Timber Tax Credit Deadline Nears
…the Forest Debris Management Program, whose application deadline was in February of 2019. The deadline for a second post-Michael assistance program is also fast approaching. The application period for Georgia’s…
Forest Industry Continues to Boost Georgia’s Economy
…in the state. Georgia boasts more than 24.5 million acres of forestland, with almost all of its timberland (23.9 million acres) privately owned. Forest growth exceeds removals by 48% annually….
