Hurricane Michael – Georgia State Timber Tax Credit Replant and Restoration Guideline
Tax credits can only be claimed in the taxable year in which the taxpayer first completes:
1. Replanting of timber and/or 2. Restoration of timber
HB 4EX Bill
Bill creates a tax credit for timber growers in the 28 counties included in the disaster area who incurred significant damages and expenses due to Hurricane Michael.
Help at Hand for Michael-Struck GA Landowners
…completion of the work, participants will be required to submit official cost documentation and a detailed map showing boundaries and debris management routes. Cost share payments are based on 80%…
Forest Access Road and Firebreak Restoration Project: Hurricane Michael Relief Package
…agencies and local governments in areas heaviest impacted by Hurricane Michael, and HB 4EX, which creates a tax credit for timber growers in the 28 counties included in the disaster…
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…
Guiding Principles for a Practical and Sustainable Approach to Forest Carbon Sequestration Projects in the Southern U.S.
Key issues surrounding the development and application of forest-based offset projects in the southern region of the United States are examined in this paper.
Guiding Principles for Forest Carbon Sequestration – Executive Summary
This paper examines the key issues surrounding the development and application of forest-based offset projects in the southern region of the United States and provides the Southern Group of State Foresters’ (SGSF) recommendations for how these issues should be addressed in federal climate policy, should legislation be enacted.
Georgia Pulpwood Production Fact Sheet – 2021
This fact sheet is adapted from Southern Pulpwood Production, 2021. The full report presents the findings of a 100 percent canvass of pulp mills that drew roundwood or wood residues from the 13 Southern States during 2021
Historical trends of timber product output in the South
Historical data of periodic canvasses of primary wood-using plants are presented for the 13 Southern States.
Comparing Certification Standards in the U.S.
A research study on how alternate forest certification systems could impact timberland economics in the United States. The three programs evaluated included ATFS, FSC and SFI.