How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…In the Southeast, more than 44% of the total water supply, or about 98 trillion gallons, comes through state and private forests before it makes its way into waterbodies. This…
New Report Shows Continued Growth for Forestry in Georgia
…$36.5 billion in total sales for the industry, supporting more than 141,000 jobs. It was the ninth consecutive year for job growth in the industry, with compensation ranking higher than…
Forests Continue to Grow Georgia’s Economy
…report, the total economic output of the forest industry in 2020 rose to $39.1 billion, a 7.1% increase over the previous year. That number shows the impact of how forestry…
Christmas Tree Vendor Directory
…Christmas Tree Farm Dennis Bottoms 20 Madison Newman Road Tallapoosa, GA, 30176 Phone: 770-889-5235 County: Haralson From Tallapoosa, go north on Hwy. 100; turn left onto Steadman Road. Go 5…
Study Shows Steady Performance by Georgia’s Forest Industry
…by the Enterprise Innovation Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the total economic output of the forest industry rose to $42 billion in 2022, a 1.6% increase from the…
PLT and Me!
…Environmental Sciences and helps fulfill the land-grant university mission of outreach and service. With a strong network of offices located in every Georgia county, UGA Extension employs people to teach…
Wildfire Prevention
…Risk Assessment Portal Tool to provide a consistent, comparable set of scientific results to be used as a foundation for wildfire mitigation and prevention planning External Website exclamation-circle No resources…
Community Forestry Assistance
…up to $15,000 in funding for projects involving tree planting on public property and/or distribution of small containerized trees to area residents. Projects must contribute to tree equity, improve environmental…
Community Tree Advocacy
…of trees Develop educational programs Provide an essential conduit for volunteer action on the local level Georgia’s Tree Advocacy Groups Athens Community Tree Council Coastal Bryan Tree Foundation Cobb Trees…
Making the Shade Program
…the environmental benefits of trees into school curriculum An increase in energy conservation through shading of air conditioning equipment and school buildings Eligible Recipients Educational institutions, parent-teacher organizations, community tree…
