Forest Legacy & Conservation Easements

The majority of Georgia’s productive forest lands are in private ownership, but these private landowners are facing increased pressure to convert their forest lands to other uses. Georgia has identified…

Natural Disaster Recovery

…other cost-effective methods to manage storm damage debris. PDF GEMA County Locations In addition to county offices, the state is parceled into eight different regions for GEMA and Homeland Security…

Water Quality & BMPs

…conservation easements and cost share programs that help landowners along the Savannah River keep and manage their land in forests, resulting in watershed protection for all. Priority Georgia counties for…

Carbon Sequestration

…California, Maine, Oregon, and in other parts of the world. Companies such as utilities cost-share tree planting or reforestation in exchange for “carbon credits,” and transactions are recorded in a…

Pre-Suppression Firebreaks

…available. Plowing & Harrowing Costs A minimum one hour fee is charged for plowing, harrowing, and/or blading services Over the minimal one hour charge, plowing will be charged in tenths…

Incident Command System

…additional skilled people and critical resources in a timely and cost effective manner Georgia Forestry Commission’s IMT2 GFC’s IMT2 consists of GFC personnel from all service areas of the agency….

Rural Fire Defense Program

…at little to no cost to the end-user. In most instances, FFP enables full ownership (title, etc.) to be transferred to the end-user after meeting program criteria. Please see the…

Doing Business in Georgia

…universities. Since 1967, more than 5,600 companies and 706,000 Georgia workers have benefited from this no-cost program. Additional Topics Analyzing Georgia’s Nation-Leading Timber Industry Timber Product Output (TPO) reports are…

Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)

The urbanization of the rural landscape has resulted in challenges for protecting not only natural resources, but also homes and people. Communities in the WUI are at risk of catastrophic…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

…be continually updated and linked to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Inventories range in costs from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. Helpful Resources TitleDescriptionDocument Type Center…