Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program
…includes tree planting, timber harvesting, prescribed burning, and smoke management. These sections provide detailed information on how to properly plant your desired trees, whether they be for timber production, aesthetics,…
Landowner Resources
…Laws Prescribed Burn Laws from the Official Code of Georgia, Section 12-6-90 and Sections 12-6-145 through 12-6-149 External Website Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Council for prescribed fire advocacy across the…
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
…its entirety. Following an open comment period, on May 19, GFC’s Board approved this repeal and removal of the statewide EAB quarantine. On May 26, 2021, the Georgia Secretary of…
Doing Business in Georgia
…Georgia Department of Community Affairs provides information on financial assistance services and programs. Local development authorities, cities, counties and private-sector groups can also offer innovative and creative solutions that can…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…that support our economy. TIMBER SECURITY Supporting forest landowners by providing protection from timber theft is important for ensuring the long-term sustainability of Georgia’s forests. Since 2014, Georgia’s timber security…
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…
Forest Industry Continues to Boost Georgia’s Economy
…Timber is growing at a rate of 65 cubic feet per second, or two tons per second. In addition to lumber, Georgia’s 216 primary wood using industries convert logs into…
Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands
…deeded the property to the US Government. The area became known as the Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory, where top-secret research related to the possibility of powering an aircraft by nuclear…
Wood-Using Industries
…on October 7th and 8th, 2016. PDF Forest Products Network Website View listings of primary forest products mills or secondary forest products manufacturers. External Website 2024 Georgia Pine Sawmills Producing…
2022 Economic Benefits of the Forestry Industry in Georgia
Georgia’s forest industry has many components, which interact with all other sectors of the economy in complex ways. The purposes of this analysis are to: (1) quantify the level of economic activity conducted by the components of the forest industry, (2) estimate economic activity supported in all Georgia sectors by the industry’s activities, (3) compare the level of activity in the forest industry with other industries, and (4) quantify the economic activity of forest industry sectors within each of the 12 regional commissions in Georgia.
