Timber Buyers Directory
…Company LLC Leigh Ann Evans Title: Secretry-Treasurer Cochran, GA 31014 Phone 1: 478-934-4663 Phone 2: Fax: leighann@cstel.net Sands Logging Jeremy Nobles Title: Forester Claxton, GA 30417 Phone 1: 912-739-1358 Phone…
Timber Harvest Notifications
…system for timber harvesting is vital for the security of Georgia’s $36.3 billion forest products industry. Additional requirements: Increases the allowable fine for failure to comply from $500 to $1500….
Carbon Registry
…energy flows. Some sections of this document end with a sub-section titled Commentary. The commentary sections are non-mandatory and are included to inform the user of background information, provide references…
Forest Stewardship Program
…Stewardship Program utilizes the unprecedented cooperation of resource professionals from both the public and private sector with backgrounds in forestry, wildlife biology, soil science, and recreation management. Working together, they…
House Bill 790
2014 bill authorizing GFC Forestry Investigators to enforce laws related to the protection, security, conservation, and sale of forest resources.
Cusseta Man Facing Charges of Serial Arson
…ongoing and more charges are likely. Hudson has been released on bond. For more information about timber security and services of the Georgia Forestry Commission, visit GaTrees.org. # # #…
Georgia’s Burn Notification System Changes – Coming Soon!
As of July 1, 2021, changes go into effect regarding the legal responsibilities of Georgia landowners burning outdoor yard debris. Under Senate Bill 119, GA code section 12-6-90 was changed…
Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…GA code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the notification requirement to burn hand-piled natural debris. Agriculture, silviculture and land-clearing burns for residential or commercial development will continue to require…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…filter water, recharge aquifers and prevent erosion are central to supporting our fundamental need for clean water. The forest-water connection has been formally acknowledged by the forest sector for decades….
Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia
…the use of any state funds. The second trailer (Talbot Co.) was assembled with grant funding via the Longleaf Alliance/Georgia Sentinel Landscape Pilot Project. These trailers are designed to be…
