Standards for Forest Stewardship Plans & Renewals

Georgia’s Forest Stewardship Program utilizes the unprecedented cooperation of resource professionals from both the public and private sector with backgrounds in forestry, wildlife biology, soil science, and recreation management. Working together, they produce detailed and comprehensive management plans called Forest Stewardship Plans for landowners enrolled in the program.

Student Resources

…death. This booklet provides a brief description of those hazards to help you avoid an unpleasant encounter. PDF i-Tree Streets Within the i-Tree software suite, street tree populations are assessed…

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)

…quality in the interface due to increased erosion and sedimentation, stormwater run-off, and rising water temperatures. Growth Rapid unplanned growth can radically change the landscape of an area. Tree cover…

Storm Mitigation Planning

…hazards to help you avoid an unpleasant encounter. PDF Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives Research Take care of the forest, and it will take care of you. As research is being…

Care For Your Community’s Trees

…a brief description of those hazards to help you avoid an unpleasant encounter. PDF Healthy Trees, Healthy Lives Research Take care of the forest, and it will take care of…

Georgia Grown

GFC is a Georgia Grown partner. This marketing and economic development program was developed in 2011 by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The No. 1 goal of Georgia Grown is…

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…

Forest Stewardship Program

…Stewardship Program utilizes the unprecedented cooperation of resource professionals from both the public and private sector with backgrounds in forestry, wildlife biology, soil science, and recreation management. Working together, they…

Cost Share & Incentive Programs

…(IPCP) aims to promote healthy forests by eliminating non-native, invasive plants. If left unchecked, lands occupied by these plants become unproductive and native flora (and fauna) can be completely displaced….

Forest Industry

Our numbers speak for themselves. One of the top exporters nationwide in 2019 for wood, wood fuel, and wood pellets $36.3 billion – total impact of the forest industry on…