Georgia Landowner Earns National Forest Sustainability Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 25, 2024 A South Georgia forest landowner has been awarded one of the nation’s highest honors for her commitment to the sustainable management of trees. Heather…
Forestry Continues to Boost State’s Economy
…dominate all sectors within the forest industry, with 62% of total revenue output. Total impact of the forest industry (dollars brought in that are recirculated through all sectors) rose 1.9%…
Forest Industry
…plantation acres, total timberland acreage 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…
Georgia Marks National Forest Products Week October 17-23
…and wood for millions of uses? Forests, of course! October 17-23, 2022, is National Forest Products Week and the Georgia Forestry Commission is joining the US Forest Service and people…
Timber Sales
Large tracts of land are maintained and preserved by the State. GFC manages several land properties owned by the State of Georgia. All of them operate under a multiple-use Forest…
National Forest Products Week
By: Dru Preston Forester-Staff U&M Georgia Forestry Commission Forests provide countless benefits for humanity. To recognize this and honor the tree, National Forest Products Week is observed annually during the…
Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
…would include mechanical clearing, herbicide applications, seedlings, planting, etc. Pay Rate Participants may receive financial assistance of up to 75% of the cost to implement approved emergency forest restoration practices….
GFC’s Local Forest Ranger and WUI Specialist Receives Fire Prevention Award
…to lessen the possibility of dangerous wildfires.” The Robert E. Browning Award was established by the U.S. Forest Service in 1990 to acknowledge employees, groups or projects that are extremely…
Greater Okefenokee Forest Management Options: A Forest Planning Manual for Wildfire Mitigation
This manual was developed in an effort to identify practical wildfire hazard mitigation techniques; for landowners with a vision for a diverse, dynamic, and healthy fire-maintained ecosystem.