Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…2020) PDF Emanuel CWPP -2018 PDF Evans CWPP -2019 PDF Fannin CWPP -2011 PDF Floyd CWPP -2011 PDF Franklin County CWPP 2024 PDF Gilmer CWPP -2019 PDF Glascock CWPP -2017…

FAQs

Timber Sales What are my options for selling timber? A successful timber sale is well-planned and will maximize income to the owner while minimizing adverse impact on the land. It…

Cost Share & Incentive Programs

…lengths are 10-year or 30-year agreements to permanent easements. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (PFW) Forestry practices include stream restoration, livestock exclusion, restoring native vegetation in uplands, planting longleaf…

Forest Stewardship Program

…of our Forest Stewardship Virtual Field Day Video series. The topic of this video is Water Quality. External Website Forest, Farm, and Homeowners: Address Heirs Property, Unlock Your Wealth, and…

State Managed Forests

…is named after roughly nine acres of rock outcrops that are a unique feature to the region. Prior to the state’s ownership, the property was owned and managed by the…

Forest Biomass

Forest landowners and existing forest industry have the potential to grow this new bioenergy industry rapidly by providing the needed biomass fuel and infrastructure for new mills that will produce…

Care For Your Community’s Trees

…spend 9% – 12% more for goods and services in central business districts with high quality tree canopies. Improving driving safety by decreasing highway and mid-block crash rates. Preventing crime….

American Carbon Registry

The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, was founded in 1996 as the first private voluntary greenhouse gas registry in the world.

UNG Ecological Protection Lab

The University of North Georgia (UNG) Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock from the invasive Wooly Adelgid by initiating biological control efforts through the rearing and release of predatory beetles to reduce adelgid numbers and impacts.

Lula Lake Land Trust (LLLT)

Since 2014, LLLT has treated 7,500 Hemlocks against the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, and the core preserve serves as a State of Georgia research site for chemical and biologic controls.