HB 1EX Bill
Bill provides emergency disaster relief assistance for cleanup efforts for timberland owners, as well as emergency funding for state agencies and local governments in heaviest-impacted areas.
History of the Georgia Forestry Commission
This document provides a detailed history of GFC and forest management in Georgia.
Georgia Carbon Registry Factsheet
The Georgia Carbon Registry provides forest landowners, municipalities, and public and private entities with an official mechanism for the development, documentation, and reporting of carbon emissions offset projects undertaken in Georgia.
Guiding Principles for Forest Carbon Sequestration – Executive Summary
This paper examines the key issues surrounding the development and application of forest-based offset projects in the southern region of the United States and provides the Southern Group of State Foresters’ (SGSF) recommendations for how these issues should be addressed in federal climate policy, should legislation be enacted.
Longleaf Pine Conservation Reserve Initiative
The Longleaf Pine Initiative restores and enhances longleaf pine ecosystems. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides farmers and landowners with initiatives like this to achieve many farming and conservation goals.
Stem Quality Summary for Old‐field Planted, Unthinned Longleaf Stands in Georgia
Full Academic Longleaf Stem Quality Publication – This publication provides full data sets observed during the inventorying process, as well as some additional observations not covered in the landowner version.
Cogongrass in Georgia
14 minute Youtube video descriving cogongrass and its impact in Georgia
Forestry Employees Honored by Georgia Legislature
…over the course of many years despite limited personnel resources. For the first time in 2018, a tie was declared in the category of South Unit of the Year. The…
Forestry Employees Honored by Georgia Legislature
…over the course of many years despite limited personnel resources. For the first time in 2018, a tie was declared in the category of South Unit of the Year. The…
Kemp Leads Forest Field Day
…Forestry Initiative, which provides established mechanisms for third-party verification of sustainable forest management. Georgia Tree Farm representatives shared information at the field day about the national effort underway to increase…