Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…Working forests are like tree farms. These trees are planted for harvest and replanted like other crops. Along the way, those trees produce clean air and clean water, capture carbon…
Study Shows Steady Performance by Georgia’s Forest Industry
…by the Enterprise Innovation Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the total economic output of the forest industry rose to $42 billion in 2022, a 1.6% increase from the…
Taxes & Estate Planning
…timber sale income as capital gains income are, you may dispose of your timber on a lump-sum basis if the timber is a capital asset in the hands of the…
Five-Year Plan
The purpose of the Five-Year Plan for Georgia’s Urban and Community Forests is to: provide strategic direction for urban and community forest programs coordinate statewide efforts to value, conserve, manage…
Forestry Continues to Boost State’s Economy
…up 3.9% to 53,933 jobs. Compensation rose 2.5%, a gain second only to the food processing sector. Other highlights of the report include: Georgia’s pulp and paper industry continued to…
Pine Straw Producers Directory
…Rhine, GA31077 Phone 229-332-0999 Fax: Browning Straw Company, Inc. Alamo, GA30411 Phone 912-568-7888 Fax: Chan’s Pine Straw LLC Jose Chan Jesup, GA31545 Phone 912-222-0031 Fax: chan.pinestraw@yahoo.com Charles Frith Pinestraw Charles…
Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…coordinating this occasion.” Annually, the Georgia Forestry Commission reviews performance criteria for Forest Management units and Forest Protection areas across the state. Groups whose achievements rank highest are awarded agency…
Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program (SPB)
Purpose The purpose of the SPBP is to help landowners implement various silvicultural practices that will prevent (or minimize) impacts of southern pine beetle infestations, restore healthy, more beetle-resistant forests…
Invasive Plant Control Program (IPCP)
Purpose The purpose of the Invasive Plant Control Program (IPCP) is to promote healthy forests by eliminating nonnative, invasive plants. If left unchecked, lands occupied by these plants become unproductive…
Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…notify the Georgia Forestry Commission of their intention to burn hand-piled vegetative matter. However, the legal responsibilities of those burning outdoor yard debris will be strengthened. Under Senate Bill 119,…
