Deadline Approaching for GA Timber Harvesters and Counties
…bond can be used, though a county cannot be prevented from pursuing other remedies to recoup damages to county roads or rights of way. The law allows for incremental bond…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…Club, the organization became a chapter of National Audubon in 1973, and continues as an independent chapter of National Audubon Society today. We look forward to celebrating the 100- year…
Prescribed Burn Certification
GFC instructors will provide instruction on subjects such as fire behavior, fire weather and fire tactics. Applicants may attend one of several training sessions scheduled throughout the year where they…
Conservation Woodland Program
…actively being used for a qualifying purpose. You must provide the required proof and at least half of your property is currently active in a bona fide agriculture use. Such…
Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory
…B Mailing Address: P.O. Box 668 Savannah, GA 31402 Chip Mill Species: yellow pine Products:clean chips By-Products:bark Phone: 912-429-5362 Email:alex.singleton@ipaper.com Website: www.internationalpaper.com International Paper Company Physical Address: 1 Bonnybridge Road…
New Website Improves the Timber Harvest Notification Process in Georgia
…are operating, increased bond amounts for harvesters who have previously been found to cause damage to county roads, and a narrowed scope of when bonds can be used. A directive…
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…enthusiasm, endurance, and the willingness to do whatever is asked of them, with safety being their priority. The bond these crews build is something to witness. We have a core…
Climate Action Reserve
A helpful source of information for Forest Offset Project Standards and Protocols.
Learn & Explore
Trees give oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide and trap lung-damaging dust, ash, pollen and smoke. They prevent soil erosion, provide shade and reduce temperatures in urban areas. Around homes, trees increase…
Forests & Water: A Critical Combination
…only do they provide essential products like lumber and paper, but forestland itself is a resource with a long list of attributes. Wildlife habitat, recreation and aesthetics, carbon storage, and…
