A Closer Look at Stem Quality of Old-Field Planted Longleaf Pines
GFC worked with the University of Georgia on a longleaf pine stem quality study funded by a grant from the US Forest Service. This study was performed with the primary objective of quantifying the sawtimber and pole potential of longleaf pine trees planted in old-fields/pastures/hay fields. More than 200 landowner sites were
inventoried for stocking, condition and form quality.
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.
Quantifying the Value of Non-Timber Ecosystem Services from Georgia’s Private Forests
2011 study led by Dr. Rebecca Moore at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources quantifying the value of non-timber ecosystem services from Georgia’s private forests.
Forestry Education Tools at Hand Through New Websites
…into the classroom and students into the environment. Georgia Project Learning Tree is co-sponsored by the University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The Georgia Teacher Conservation…
Arbor Day Celebrated Across Georgia in February
…provides employment for more than 46,000 people. In addition, a University of Georgia study showed Georgia’s forests provide more than $37 billion in ecological services annually, supplying the state with…
Georgia Forestry Commission Director Named by Governor Kemp
…American Foresters in 2014, its Georgia State Chair in 2009 and its Ocmulgee Chapter Chair in 2005. He has also served on the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry…
About
Our headquarters is in Dry Branch, Georgia. We also have district and county offices throughout the state. The director of the GFC is known as the state forester. GFC provides…
Forest Industry
Our numbers speak for themselves. One of the top exporters nationwide in 2019 for wood, wood fuel, and wood pellets $36.3 billion – total impact of the forest industry on…
Forest Health
…provide guidance to landowners and mitigate the loss to our natural resources. The goal is to offer technical assistance and training to landowners and land managers in order to minimize…
Forest Biomass
…wood pellets, industrial heat, electricity, and transportation fuels. Maintaining a balance of forest growth and utilization in the long term is an important part of sustainability. Types of Forest Biomass…
