Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…the voluntary Registry. The technical committee was created by legislative action that amended the Registry, developed in 2004, to calculate the amount of carbon being absorbed by the state’s forestland….
Careers
…Forestry degree from a Society of American Foresters (SAF) accredited school. Examples of duties: Provide technical assistance to landowners in all areas of forest management Write multiple resource-based forest management…
Forest Industry
…and privately-owned timberland acreage than any other state in the US is home to the largest hardwood sawmill in the US and the largest recycled paper mill in North America…
Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
Getting Started To request a site visit and find out more about timber sales, contact your local GFC forester. We recommend that you engage the services of a consulting forester…
Timber Security
GFC investigators are specially trained to conduct investigations of forestry related crimes. Timber security laws have been amended and updated over time, and in 2014, GFC investigators were authorized by…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Type Total Maximum Daily Loadings (TMDL) In July of 1997, the state of Georgia came under a federal court order to develop Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) rates and implementation…
Burn Permits and Notifications
…Rules Overview of permissible and impermissible open burning practices External Website Georgia Senate Bill 119 12-6-90 1 To amend Code Section 12-6-90 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating…
Rural Fire Defense Program
…Fire Assistance Grant Application FY2023 PDF Public Law 94-519 (as amended) PDF Super Fire Knocker The “Fire Knocker” is a self contained “slip-on” tanker unit. PDF Wildland Brush Slip-In Unit…
Timber Products
…sweetgum logs. The logs are usually 3″-8″ in diameter and 3′-5′ long stacked vertically and leaned against a frame. The logs have to be kept wet and cool. Production begins…
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…
