Environmental
…Community trees across the United States store 6.5 million tons of carbon per year, resulting in a savings of $22 billion in control costs. Stable Weather Research demonstrates that urban…
Health & Recreational
…for chronic diseases such as heart, stroke, cancer and diabetes, creating significant costs to national health services. Being active in the forest provides physical, mental, healing and financial benefits: Doctors…
Ecosystem Services
The United Nations led a four-year assessment of the status and trends of the world’s ecosystems. This Millennium Assessment groups ecosystems services into four broad categories: Provisioning Services: The production…
Forest Debris Management Program Practices
View acceptable debris management practices include chipping, grinding, root raking, piling, windrowing, pile burning, or other cost-effective methods to manage storm damage debris.
Forest2Market
Forest2Market is a global provider of timber pricing, cost benchmarks and in-depth analytics for participants in the wood raw materials supply chain. Our data-based solutions provide insight into complex business issues and support fact-based decision making and planning.
Carefully Planned “Good Fires” Prevent Bad Ones
…rarer and costlier to save and protect, including by improving the sustainability and resilience of forests. Prescribed fire is essential for managing wildlife species such as bobwhite quail, eastern wild…
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
…roles. A grant secured by the Georgia Forestry Commission covers costs for the first 15 applicants. Space will be available for more than 15 students at the regular registration rate…
Hurricane Cleanup Time Extended; State Timber Tax Credit Deadline Nears
…have been completed. Once the work is certified, payments are made by the Georgia Development Authority, with almost $6 million in cost share funding paid out to date. Hurricane Michael…
What is my tree worth?
Homeowners often believe that trees in their landscape have economic value for use as lumber or other wood products. The main impediment to selling your landscape trees is the cost of their removal.
Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…This includes general advice, cost share, stewardship, water quality, protection work (both fire and forest health) and community outreach efforts. Forest Management Region 2’s numerous achievements impacted 113,000 acres, including…
