Summer Camp Openings for Nature-Loving Middle Schoolers
…Forestry Association, Forest Resource Consultants, University of Georgia, WestRock, Rayonier, and American Tree Farm System. Campers stay in cabins with other participants under the supervision of counselors. Meals are taken…
Georgia Gets Growing with Tree-planting Grants
…replacing a university parking lot with trees. A complete list of projects and their locations can be found here: https://gatrees.org/urban-community-forestry/trees-across-georgia-tag-grant-program. For more information about tree planting and services of the…
Forests & Water: A Critical Combination
…Those acres included 269 miles of forest roads, 130 miles of streams, and 150 stream crossings. The 2023 BMP Survey shows implementation at 96.8%, which is a new high score…
Longleaf Restoration
…Accomplishment Report PDF A Closer Look at Stem Quality of Old-Field Planted Longleaf Pines GFC worked with the University of Georgia on a longleaf pine stem quality study funded by…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…offer habitats for wildlife. The University of Georgia estimates that forests provide $37.6 billion worth of environmental services for Georgians, cleaning our air and water each year. That value comes…
Arbor Day Celebrated Across Georgia in February
…provides employment for more than 46,000 people. In addition, a University of Georgia study showed Georgia’s forests provide more than $37 billion in ecological services annually, supplying the state with…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…sectors, focuses on new markets in the construction and building industries. In fact, the manufacture of steel, cement and glass, along with transportation of the materials, accounts for 11 percent…
Forestry Continues to Boost State’s Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Georgia’s forest industry continues to fuel the state’s economic engine. According to a new report, in 2017, increases were recorded in the number of…
Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “The Georgia Forestry Commission responds to more than 3,500 wildfires a year. With a strong focus on individual burning safety as required with these new changes,…
GFC Launches Certified Burners’ Online Permit System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 16, 2022 The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) has launched a new online system that makes it more efficient for forestland owners and managers to use prescribed…
