Taxes & Estate Planning
…family attorney and/or your forest tax accountant. * Credits Timber and Federal Income Tax, by Harry L. Haney, Jr., Ph.D. and William C. Siegel, J.D., Copyright@2007, Revised 11/3/07. Tax Tips…
Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory
…Pulliam Lumber Company, Inc. Physical Address: 12013 Jefferson Street Mitchell, GA 30820 County: Glascock Mill Size: D Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15 Mitchell, GA 30820 Post Species: yellow pine Products:post-untreated,…
Pine Straw Producers Directory
…William Graham McRae, GA31055 Phone 912-363-5006 Fax: Landscape Unlimited/Wilson Pinestraw Ned Wilson Fitzgerald, GA31750 Phone 229-325-2842 Fax: landscapeunlimited@windstream.net M & H Pinestraw, Inc. Scotty Wright Rhine, GA31077 Phone 866-385-5001 Fax:…
History
The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) was created in 1949 by the Georgia Legislature to replace the Department of Forestry. This change resulted from efforts to remove the power of appointing…
Community Forestry Assistance
With funding provided by the US Forest Service, GFC assists communities with: Tree board development Tree ordinance revision Becoming a Tree City USA, Tree Campus USA, or Tree Line USA…
Rural Fire Defense Program
GFC has operated a Rural Fire Defense (RFD) Lease Program since 1975. The program enables volunteer fire departments to respond more effectively to structural, forest, and grass fires. It also…
Incident Command System
The ICS is managed by the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS). It gets agencies on the same page by: integrating common communication terminology providing training systemizing qualifications supporting technology…
Firefighting Training & Resources
Wildland firefighters work in natural environments, such as forests, preventing and fighting fires, and performing rescue and aid services. Wildland Firefighter Training is for: Fire Department personnel – must be…
Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
Firebreaks are areas that are cleaned of fuels and reduced to mineral soil. They are created by using special equipment and hand tools to form trenches or harrows. GFC recommends…
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
Statewide Programs Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program (SPB) The purpose of the SPBP is to help landowners implement various silvicultural practices that will prevent (or minimize) impacts of southern…
