Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…assembling mass timber and most are in the Pacific Northwest. A mill in Dothan, Alabama, is the South’s only mass timber manufacturer. It opened after the Kendeda Building was underway….
Longleaf Restoration
…three years) Completion of practices Compliance with highly erodible land and wetland requirements Benefits: High cost share rate- 75% of state averages Technical assistance in developing plan for implementation of…
COGONGRASS: IF YOU SEE IT, REPORT IT!
…introduction (warehouses and rail lines). Another part of our early detection program that gets ramped up each spring is our Cogongrass Eradication Program. Cogongrass is one of the world’s worst…
GFC Seeking Director/State Forester
…limited to, Georgia Forestry Association, Association of Consulting Foresters, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, tree improvement cooperatives, Department of Public Safety, Department of Agriculture, National Department of Defense, Department…
Landowner Resources
…Video Cogongrass in Georgia PSA 30 second Youtube video advising Georgians to be on the look out for cogongrass Video Cogongrass.org Comprehensive information on cogongrass in Georgia along with links…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Committee developed this general guidance document to assist Environmental Protection Agency and other federal regulatory agency representatives in making field level distinctions between ongoing silviculture for bottomland hardwood and cypress…
Grant Funding Available for Urban and Community Forestry Management
…Program – Cities are matched with Green Infrastructure Center to support canopy mapping and long-term planning and tree ordinances/codes. Visit https://gatrees.org/urban-community-forestry/community-forestry-assistance/gfc-ucf-technical-assistance-support-application/ “These are some of the greatest recent opportunities we’ve…
Taxes & Estate Planning
…from the county tax assessor’s office in which the timber-sale property is located. Conservation Use & Agricultural Preferential Assessment Owners of agricultural land, timberland and environmentally sensitive land may qualify…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…state tax base, with $977 million in gross tax revenue. Georgia’s urban and community forestry companies generated an additional $4 billion of economic activity in 2017. Strong markets for forest…
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
…requirements for becoming a certified prescribed burner in Georgia, one of which is successful completion of the training session. In addition to the April 17-18 class in Moultrie, two additional…
