Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands

…maintaining a working forest and encouraging year ‘round multiple use recreation. Get out and enjoy a public use area near you today! Read more about Georgia’s state forests here: https://gatrees.org/forest-management-conservation/state-managed-forests/….

Forest Inventory Analysis

…Data is periodically gathered from permanent randomly-selected sample plots. When selecting the plots, we do not consider current land use, ownership, location, or land use changes. Data is gathered from…

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

…control are options currently being used in Georgia. Historically, these have been used in separate areas. However, combinations of chemical and biological control at the same site are also being…

Landowner Resources

…is ranked by the total acres occupied according to Forest Inventory and Analysis data. Honey Suckle and Fescue are not included in this list. Credit for the data used to…

Rural Fire Defense Program

…at little to no cost to the end-user. In most instances, FFP enables full ownership (title, etc.) to be transferred to the end-user after meeting program criteria. Please see the…

Howard E. Bennett Museum

…the fixtures were also salvaged and are still in use in the museum. The logs used to build the cabin were grown in Baldwin Forest (Bartram Forest), which is managed…

STEM & Forestry

…and timber harvesting crews use lasers, sensors, and advanced computer programming to increase their efficiency and optimize the use of each tree to create the least amount of waste and…

Making the Shade Program

…expended before the grant agreement date cannot be used as a match. Funds expended for entertainment, food and beverages, computers, or equipment purchases can not be used as a match….

Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory

…oak, cypress Products:lumber-rough, furniture stock By-Products:slab-edgings, sawdust Phone: 229-774-2781 Email:info@crosssawmill.com Website: www.crosssawmill.com Cruse Lumber Company Physical Address: 16490 Morganton Hwy Morganton, GA 30560 County: Fannin Mill Size: C Mailing Address:…

Water Quality & BMPs

…dictate the need for adequate sources of water for use in forest fire suppression. Such water can be taken, through the use of helicopter dip buckets, from ponds, lakes, rivers,…