Certified Tree Professionals
…Video Storm Damaged Trees – Pruning Decision Guide Right after a hurricane, communities and homeowners need to decide what to do with storm-damaged trees. Although damaged trees may seem to…
Area Timber Thefts Yield Arrest and More Investigation
…said Georgia Forestry Commission Law Enforcement Chief Brian Clavier. “Price has been charged with theft by taking and criminal damage to property, both felonies. He is also charged with criminal…
Cusseta Man Facing Charges of Serial Arson
A Cusseta, Georgia man has been charged with arson in connection with a series of fires near Fort Benning spanning two years. Georgia Forestry Commission Law Enforcement led the investigation…
Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands
…The forest is approximately 35,500 acres, which is the largest state forest owned and managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission. The majority of the forest consists of slash and longleaf…
Forest Biomass
…timberland is managed for these “traditional” products. The stem wood in lower value small diameter trees will be used by some bioenergy facilities for energy production. The higher cost of…
Care For Your Trees
…Decision Guide Right after a hurricane, communities and homeowners need to decide what to do with storm-damaged trees. Although damaged trees may seem to be dying, some trees can be…
Georgia’s Forest Action Plan
…potential effects on forest resources, the 2005 Georgia General Assembly created a joint “Future of Forestry” study committee. The committee was charged to prepare a comprehensive plan for Georgia to…
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
…must be: “green certified” by the Tree Farm System, Green Tag, Smart Wood, Forest Stewardship Council, or Sustainable Forestry Initiative; managed according to a written forest management plan or stewardship…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…produce,” says Leopoldo Miranda-Castro, the regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the South Atlantic, Gulf and Mississippi Basin. “If managed correctly, these forests also provide great…
Longleaf Restoration
…competitive rates. Cost Share Programs EQIP – Environmental Quality Incentives Program EQIP – Environmental Quality Incentives Program Requirements: Non-industrial private lands AGI of less than 900,000/year (averaged over the last…
