Timber Products
…timber commodities to Georgia’s economy. These are used to make furniture, building products, paper and packaging, energy products, and other products we use daily. Pine Straw GFC has maintained a…
Community Forestry Assistance
…Storm resiliency planning and recovery Tree care training Arbor Day programs I – Tree analyses With funding provided by USDA Forest Service, GFC’s Urban and Community Forestry program is also…
Educator Resources
…Shade Program Get shaded playground areas for your elementary school with Making the Shade Program. Page on GFC Website NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence The National Project for Excellence in Environmental…
Carbon Sequestration
…amount of carbon they produce by buying carbon credits from forest landowners. The Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry is a platform that facilitates these exchanges. The Registry is a non-profit program…
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
…Program (CRP) The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a cost-share and rental payment program. Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) A cost share is targeted at producers who maintain a…
Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program
…Program. The program is designed to encourage projects that plant trees and increase the benefits of tree canopy, create and support long-term and sustained urban and community forestry programs, and…
Rural Fire Defense Program
…Firefighter Property (FFP) Program refers to excess Department of Defense (DoD) property that is suitable for use in providing fire and emergency services. The FFP Program began in 2005; Georgia…
Water Quality & BMPs
…managed to protect water quality and aquatic life. They provide a protective area as needed along streams and other bodies of water where disturbance and activity is limited. SMZs help…
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
…Health Inspection Service. Georgia has been part of a nationwide trapping program to detect the presence of this forest pest since 2005. As part of this trapping program, EAB was…
Care For Your Community’s Trees
…in cleaner, cooler air. Providing environmental benefits like oxygen production, carbon dioxide absorption, erosion prevention, improved water quality, and providing wildlife habitat. How can communities keep their trees healthy? To…
