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…

Care For Your Community’s Trees

…An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. This Emergency Response Plan developed in Columbus, GA is a good example. PDF Georgia ReLeaf…

Storm Mitigation Planning

…help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. This Emergency Response Plan developed in Columbus, GA is a good example. PDF Georgia ReLeaf Program Georgia ReLeaf efforts to…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

…is a guidance document for the Urban & Community Forestry program of the GFC and the GTC. The plan is developed by a diverse group of industry leaders in Georgia….

Green Infrastructure Resources

…maps, apps and tools to support the details outlined in the Guidelines. USFS Green Infrastructure Resource Urban Forest Systems and Green Stormwater Infrastructure is a resource manual developed by the…

Social & Cultural

…their perceptions of those spaces. Trees also make streets more livable and safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Older adults who have more exposure to green common spaces report a stronger…

Landowner Resources

…by County) PDF 2024 American Tree Farm System Landscape Management Plan for the State of Georgia The American Forest Foundation (AFF), in conjunction with Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.(SFC), developed the…

Student Resources

…Type Georgia Centennial Farms The Georgia Centennial Farm Program was developed in 1993 to distinguish family farms that have contributed to preserving Georgia’s agricultural history by maintaining working farms for…