Leaf Watch Report October 20th, 2021
…Sweetgum – Purple to Yellow Hickory – Yellow/ Brown Estimated percentage of color change from green to date: 40% above 3000’; 15% or less below 3000’. If the forecast holds…
Leaf Watch Report for October 27th, 2021
…Purple to Yellow and some Red Hickory- Yellow/ Bright Yellow Estimated percentage of color change from green to date: 95% above 3000’; 50% or less below 3000’. If the forecast…
Leaf Watch Report for November 4th, 2021
…and bright reds Black gum –Red/ Fading Sassafras – Reds and Orange. Sweetgum Purple to Yellow and some Red Hickory- Yellow/ Bright Yellow Estimated percentage of color change from green…
Leaf Watch Report for November 11th, 2021
…Fading Sassafras – Reds and Orange but quickly losing leaves. Sweetgum Purple to Yellow and some Red Hickory- Yellow/ Bright Yellow and losing leaves Percentage of color change from green…
Final Leaf Watch Report for November 17th, 2021
…yellow/brown /red Black gum –Red/ Fading Sweetgum Purple to Yellow and some Red Hickory- Yellow/ Bright Yellow Percentage of color change from green to date: 100%. It has been a…
Timber Harvest Notifications
…used but does not prevent a county from pursuing other remedies to recoup damages to county roads or rights of way. Creates a timeline for when and how a county…
2022 Economic Benefits of the Forestry Industry in Georgia
Georgia’s forest industry has many components, which interact with all other sectors of the economy in complex ways. The purposes of this analysis are to: (1) quantify the level of economic activity conducted by the components of the forest industry, (2) estimate economic activity supported in all Georgia sectors by the industry’s activities, (3) compare the level of activity in the forest industry with other industries, and (4) quantify the economic activity of forest industry sectors within each of the 12 regional commissions in Georgia.
Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program
…was created to help forest landowners actively manage their property for their specific purposes. From timber management and wildlife habitat to recreation, growing your own vegetables, and creating biochar, any…
2021 Low Water Crossing Installation in Lower Coastal Plain
The Federal Clean Water Act, Section 404, exempts normal, established, ongoing silvicultural activities from the permitting process for discharges of dredged or fill material in jurisdictional wetlands; provided that 15 federal mandates are complied with.
This crossing:
• Crossing Purpose: To access timber for harvesting
• Alternatives: Other side would have required crossing another stream and building a new road
• Primary objective of State Forest: Timber Production
• Management Plan: Harvest timber and then reforest
Timber Harvest Notifications Website
The purpose of this website is to provide a state-wide timber harvest notification platform for the report of timber harvests to Georgia’s counties or municipalities.
