Resources
…Disaster Recovery External Website Disaster Resource Center The USDA Disaster Resource Center offers information about specific disasters and emergencies, how to prepare, recover, and help build long-term resilience, as well…
Lumber Boom Not Benefitting Southern Forest Owners – So What Now?
…boom. According to the National Association of Home Builders, lumber prices have more than tripled since April of last year. This boom has clearly created profit opportunities for sawmills and…
Natural Disaster Recovery
…to help you prepare, recover, and build long-term resilience to natural disasters. External Website Disaster Resource Center The USDA Disaster Resource Center offers information about specific disasters and emergencies, how…
Making the Shade Program
…buildings. The Making the Shade program enlivens and activates communities for years to come. Students and parents can serve as the primary planters. This allows them to take ownership and…
Forest Access Road and Firebreak Restoration Project: Hurricane Michael Relief Package
…USDA is here to help you prepare, recover, and build long-term resilience to natural disasters. External Website Disaster Resource Center The USDA Disaster Resource Center offers information about specific disasters…
Emergency Response
…built in wooded settings near forests and remote land. Wildfires can spread quickly and change direction rapidly, igniting brush, trees and homes. There are actions landowners and homeowners in the…
Tree Ordinances
Some ordinances apply only to street trees, while others apply to all public and privately owned trees. Many communities adopt tree ordinances when citizens perceive an immediate need to protect…
Social & Cultural
…that is important, consider nature and the trees that surround the area. Trees help build a sense of community character and place. Fast Facts People prefer natural over hardscape settings,…
Public Invited to Meeting About Climate Change and Carbon Storage
…credits.” The Sustainable Development Carbon Registry builds on Georgia’s existing carbon registry to enable the tracking of carbon stored in construction projects throughout Georgia. The efforts are designed to encourage…
A Look Back at GFC in 2021
…technical committee to develop protocols for the expansion of Georgia’s Carbon Registry, which will enable the accounting of carbon credits from sustainable building materials. Modernization of Burn Notification System –…
