Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
…corporation, or other private legal entity, that has definitive decision-making authority over the land. In addition, the natural disaster must have resulted in damage that if untreated would: impair or…
Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…land clearing burning rules and may require the use of an Air Curtain Destructor (ACD), depending on the county in which you live. Click here for GA EPD Open Burning…
Landowners Can Help Reduce Wildfire in Georgia
…it will help support air quality. Smoke behaves differently during the day than it does at night, when it settles. This is expected to reduce the number of smoke complaints…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2021 The role of fire in Georgia forests as it impacts air quality, climate change and wildlife and natural resource sustainability will be among the…
New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted
…through September in 54 counties, primarily in the northern half of the state, to protect air quality from emissions that may increase ground level ozone. Of special note this year,…
Conservation Woodland Program
…Valuation Assessment (CUVA). These properties are assessed according to a combination of soil type, productivity and a reduced fair market value factor. This typically results in a significant reduction of…
Leaf Watch Report October 7th, 2021
…193 back to Hwy 136. Northeast GA Specific: While it’s early in the season, many of the understory trees are exhibiting fair to moderate color. Above 3000’ oaks are fading…
National Forest Products Week
…three raindrops that fall on Georgia fall on forestland and the value of their filtering services measures in the millions of dollars. In addition to cleaning our air and providing…
Georgia’s Family Forest Landowners – 2021
…sustaining rural economies, but they also provide several other environmental (e.g., clean water and air, carbon sequestration and storage, wildlife habitat, and pollination) and social (e.g., hunting, tourism, aesthetic) benefits….
Leaf Watch Report for November 11th, 2021
…Fair/ River Birch Poor Yellow-poplar – Defoliated/Brown but past peak Sourwood – Bright Red / Pink Sumac – Bright to deep reds with many defoliated. Maple – All elevations are…
