Forest Certification
…timberland. Many Georgia landowners participate in one of the following forest certification programs. Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) was developed for larger corporate landowners. American Tree Farm (ATF) provides a certification…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…Working forests are like tree farms. These trees are planted for harvest and replanted like other crops. Along the way, those trees produce clean air and clean water, capture carbon…
Timber Buyers Directory
…Phone 2: 888-430-6740 Fax: 912-754-9705 exleylum@windstream Farist Logging Inc Larry C. Farist Title: President Ellijay, GA 30540 Phone 1: 706-889-3713 Phone 2: Fax: Flatwoods Forest Products, Inc. Daniel Shane Howell…
Lumber Boom Not Benefitting Southern Forest Owners – So What Now?
…lumber dealers, but it has not, so far, had a similar impact on forest owners who grow the trees that ultimately make those in-demand lumber products. How did we get…
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
…up to 50% flat rate cost share for eligible costs, plus annual per acre rental payments. Contract Length 10-15 years Application Process The Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes CRP available…
Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
Eligibility County Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees determine land eligibility using on-site damage inspections that assess the type and extent of damage. To be eligible for EFRP, NIPF land must:…
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Eligibility Farmers, ranchers and owners of private, non-industrial forest land that promote agricultural production, forest management and environmental quality. Forestry Practices Covered Prescribed burning, site preparation & tree planting, pre-commercial…
Longleaf Restoration
…PDF Longleaf Pine Conservation Reserve Initiative The Longleaf Pine Initiative restores and enhances longleaf pine ecosystems. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides farmers and landowners with initiatives like this to…
Longleaf Pine Conservation Reserve Initiative
The Longleaf Pine Initiative restores and enhances longleaf pine ecosystems. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides farmers and landowners with initiatives like this to achieve many farming and conservation goals.
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…16, 2007, southwest of Waycross. It was named the Sweat Farm Fire, and it consumed 20,000 acres in the first 48 hours alone. By April 21 it had spread into…
