Forest Industry Continues to Boost Georgia’s Economy
…“and each of them contributes significantly to our quality of life. From everyday products such as lumber and paper to environmental services such as clean air, clean water and wildlife…
Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia
By RT Lumpkin, GFC Prescribed Burn Center Coordinator Prescribed Burn Awareness Week is Jan. 30 through Feb. 5 in Georgia – a time to recognize the many benefits of this…
Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp
…were also in the forestry business, they raised funds, set the curriculum, got volunteers, and set out finding students for the five-day camp. They wanted to create a place where…
Local Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2022 Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) employees working throughout Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Gilmer, and Pickens Counties have been awarded the agency’s “North Zone County of the…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…83 of Georgia’s 159 counties boasting at least one primary wood-using mill. Nearly 200 mills across the state produce primary wood products such as lumber, veneer, poles and posts along…
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…The new amendment will incentivize real estate developers to utilize materials like lumber that continue sequestering carbon after the tree has been harvested and another has been planted in its…
Landowner Resources
…Product Sales Contract for Lump Sum Sales Sample Sample contract agreement for private landowners selling trees, timber or wood by lump sum. PDF Forest Product Sales Contract for Per-unit Sales…
Howard E. Bennett Museum
…destroyed too much of the structure. Some of the wormy chestnut lumber, however, was salvaged, and is now a part of the museum’s framing, sub-flooring and porch roof. Most of…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…of cross-laminated timber sequesters one ton of carbon dioxide. “Lumber is, basically, a carbon-storage unit,” says Tim Lowrimore, the state forester for Georgia. “Mass timber provides a solution to one…
Learning is for Everyone
…bad. Some not so healthy signs to look for include evidence of insects, leaf defoliation, bark holes, and irregular growth. If your plum tree isn’t bearing fruit or your redbud…
