Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…Consulting; Troy Harris, Director of Timberlands, Jamestown, LLC; Bill Howard, President of Claude Howard Lumber Co.; Dr. Jacek Siry, UGA, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources; Dr. Valerie Thomas,…
Forest Utilization
The staff assist businesses and forest landowners by: marketing Georgia’s forest resources to attract new industries providing marketing, technical, and forest resource procurement support to existing industries establishing new product…
Landowner Resources
…in Georgia PSA 30 second Youtube video advising Georgians to be on the look out for cogongrass Video Cogongrass.org Comprehensive information on cogongrass in Georgia along with links to other…
Carbon Sequestration
…Registry Work? The Registry has developed a protocol for estimating and reporting carbon stocks in forests. The protocol was drafted with help from the University of Georgia Warnell School of…
Southern Pine Beetles
…Bugwood.org. Figure 5: Active southern pine beetle spot – Photo by Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org. Needles turn pale green to yellow to red, then brown (Figure 5)….
WILDFIRE RISK HIGH AS JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY APPROACHES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 1, 2024 High temperatures and lack of widespread significant rainfall are prompting new safety warnings for the Independence Day holiday. The Georgia Forestry Commission is reminding…
Leaf Watch Report for November 4th, 2021
…should yield some great color. The continued pattern of sunny warm days with cool night temperatures make for favorable conditions. Last year we lost a lot of the color due…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…and cars stayed in garages, greenhouse gas emissions – the main contributor to the warming world – dropped 6 percent. The reprieve proved short-lived. The amount of carbon dioxide shot…
A Note from GFC’s New Deputy Director
…The response I have received from the GFC family has been inspiring. For those I know and others I have recently spoken with, I appreciate the warm welcome and willingness…
Leaf Watch Report for October 26th, 2022
…leaves still hanging on. This week has seen warm days and cool nights, which should continue our color development. Elevations above 3000 feet exhibit excellent color change. The higher elevations…
