Standards for Forest Stewardship Plans & Renewals

Georgia’s Forest Stewardship Program utilizes the unprecedented cooperation of resource professionals from both the public and private sector with backgrounds in forestry, wildlife biology, soil science, and recreation management. Working together, they produce detailed and comprehensive management plans called Forest Stewardship Plans for landowners enrolled in the program.

The Value of Conservation Easements in Georgia

Intact forestlands provide numerous benefits. However, as these areas are fragmented and disappear, so do the irreplaceable benefits they provide. The donated conservation easement, then, is the most logical legal tool to secure long-term conservation in Georgia.

Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory

Search by Company Name, County, Mill Type or other Info 151 Hoyt Sawmill Physical Address: 5930 Highway 151 LaFayette, GA 30728 County: Walker Mill Size: A Mailing Address: P. O….

Georgia Emergency Management (GEMA)

The state’s preparedness, response and recovery agency works with public and private sector organizations to prevent and respond to natural and man-made emergencies.

GEMA County Locations

In addition to county offices, the state is parceled into eight different regions for GEMA and Homeland Security response.

Cogongrass in Georgia

Click here to view the latest video on Cogongrass! Cogongrass, Imperata cylindrica (L.), is considered the seventh worst weed in the world and is listed as a federal noxious weed…

Carefully Planned “Good Fires” Prevent Bad Ones

…needs,” said Dr. Jon Ambrose, chief of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Conservation Section. Approximately 35,000 acres across the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests may be treated with prescribed fire…

Area Timber Thefts Yield Arrest and More Investigation

A Hephzibah man is in the Richmond County jail facing felony charges for timber theft. Ryan Casey Price, 23, was arrested after Georgia Forestry Commission investigators traced a trail of…