Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
…federal income taxes) type of harvest (should be based on landowner objectives) Timber Prices When calculating timber pricing, make sure to consider the following: Timber prices may vary seasonally and…
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
…The Arbor Day Foundation provides funding to help landowners in Georgia with tree planting costs. The funds will reimburse private forest landowners for the cost of loblolly, slash, and longleaf…
Emergency Response
…a number of helpful tips to properly prepare. Georgia records some 3,500 wildfires annually. There is a higher risk of wildfire in the wildland urban interface (WUI), where homes are…
Certified Tree Professionals
…are ready to select an arborist make sure to have a signed contract and ensure that work only starts after a contract is signed by both parties. Read contracts carefully…
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
…wildfire, and their presence disrupts the ecology. Though people can never fully protect their homes against wildfires, you can take steps to reduce the risk. Current issues in the wildland-urban…
Social & Cultural
…and preferences are predictors of the use of environments. A study found that urban residents dislike and fear treeless, empty common spaces. The addition of trees and grass dramatically changed…
Georgia Arbor Day
…a luncheon. There are typically 100 attendees and the event has a registration fee. Other events marking Arbor Day in Georgia are also held around the state in February. Arbor…
Georgia’s Forest Action Plan
Georgia’s Forest Action Plan and subsequent Resource Strategy were initially developed in response to the 2008 Farm Bill. The three consensus-based national priorities with accompanying strategic objectives are: Conserve working…
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020
…go through leaf season it is good to remember that the concept of “peak” is actually a moving target as elements to include the latitude, elevation, aspect (whether the location…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
…some color and occasionally you find some really good color. I think we took a step backwards by a week at least due to the storm but the good news…
