…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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 Forestry…

…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…

…tax implications of the laws and techniques. Other professionals who may provide assistance in the process are your consulting forester, C.P.A., bank trust officer, certified financial planner and insurance representative….

…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…