FY24 WCG Rx Fire Applicants Information
This cost-share program is focused on reintroducing prescribed fire in the Chattahoochee Fall Line area of Georgia to provide ecological benefits and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. The program will be implemented by the Georgia Forestry Commission with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, American Forest Foundation, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Bobwhite Quail Initiative, Landscape Scale Restoration Grant, and other partners.
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…up $65 million dollars in timber. Those who served on the fire, from Georgia and almost every other state in the nation, have vivid memories about the destruction, the hardships…
Lumber Boom Not Benefitting Southern Forest Owners – So What Now?
…boom. According to the National Association of Home Builders, lumber prices have more than tripled since April of last year. This boom has clearly created profit opportunities for sawmills and…
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
…Practices Covered Pine and hardwood planting, thinning, prescribed burning, native grass planting, permanent wildlife habitat establishment, riparian buffers, field borders, filter strips and wildlife opening establishment. Pay Rate General signup:…
Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species (Project WINGS)
…and AGL Resources. Forestry Practices Covered Chemical control of exotic plants, planting of annual or perennial plants and encouraging native vegetation through disking or mowing are most common practices. Pay…
Landowners Can Help Reduce Wildfire in Georgia
…breeze and then caught the woods on fire. Change was needed so that a focus on burning safety was not just a good habit. It needed to be second nature,…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…systems are carefully planned and designed to follow the natural contours of the land and avoid waterbodies where possible. During construction and maintenance, bare soil road surfaces are armored, ditches…
2020 – Georgia Statewide Forest Resources Strategy
Georgia’s original Forest Action Plan was produced with contributions from many program leaders of the Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service. Content contributors included Dr. Jon Ambrose, Constance Buford, Joe Burgess, Scott Thackston, Devon Dartnell, David Dickinson, Frank Sorrells, Ken Parker, Gary White, Scott Griffin, Josh Love, Joan Scales, Jim Ozier, Dru Preston, Dick Rightmyer, Buford Sanders and Risher Willard. Liz Kramer, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences contractor, conducted the GIS analyses. Final document design and production was accomplished by Wendy Burnett, Kassie Keck and Stasia Kelly. Development and publication of this document was assisted by a grant from the National Association of State Foresters.
Forests Continue to Grow Georgia’s Economy
…and beautiful natural resources in Georgia,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “This report reaffirms that our state continues to lead in all areas of the economy, including the critical forestry industry…
Tree Plantings Highlight Georgia’s Arbor Day in February
…the third Friday in February, and Governor Brian Kemp signed a proclamation declaring Friday, February 18, 2022, Arbor Day in Georgia. Georgia’s Arbor Day is held earlier than the national…
