Timber Products

…Fat Lighter Wood Fat lighter is highly flammable due to its resin content. Chemicals for commercial production are extracted from fat lighter wood and stumps. In addition, fat lighter wood…

Carbon Sequestration

…nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, was founded in 1996 as the first private voluntary greenhouse gas registry in the world. External Website Climate Action Reserve A helpful source of information…

Forest Inventory Analysis

…current policies will allow the next generation to enjoy America’s forests as we do today. External Website Forests of Georgia, 2020 Overview of forest resources in Georgia based on an…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

…for Watershed Protection Learn how to conduct Urban Tree Canopy assessments and goal setting. External Website City of Atlanta Interactive Maps Assessing Urban Tree Canopy in the City of Atlanta….

Prescribed Burn

…Sections 12-6-145 through 12-6-149 External Website Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Council for prescribed fire advocacy across the state External Website Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems Helpful resource for…

Community Resources

…GFC Website Athens Community Tree Council External Website Coastal Arborist Association The Coastal Arborist Association (CAA) was founded in 2015 to provide education, training, and fellowship to arborists in the…

Water Quality & BMPs

…better. Two of the most critical BMPs are Streamside Management Zones (SMZs) and water diversions. SMZs are areas next to stream banks and bodies of water that must be specially…

Conservation Woodland Program

…for corresponding local GFC, NRCS, FSA, DNR, and UGA Extension offices. These offices can provide financial and technical assistance for the desired management outcomes. Discovering your Property (Interactive Map) Goals…

PLT and Me!

…had a lot of fun. Jackson County Extension agent Jonathan Page looks on as Beta Club volunteer Grayson Henderson counts the rings on a pine tree trunk section – called…

Timber Sales & Harvest Advice

…are within close proximity to a wood-using facility often receive a premium. And to the extent that these characteristics are not present, the price may decrease. Timber price information can…