The Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) provides members with a direct connection to federal-level policy and regulatory affairs by connecting regularly with Georgia’s Congressional Delegation and by working through partners such

The Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) provides members with a direct connection to federal-level policy and regulatory affairs by connecting regularly with Georgia’s Congressional Delegation and by working through partners such
Read More about Update on Federal Forest Policy IssuesThe Georgia Forestry Association applauds the Georgia General Assembly for the passage of House Bill 189, which increases the allowable gross vehicle weight for trucks hauling forest products to 88,000
Read More about GFA Applauds Georgia General Assembly for the Passage of House Bill 189On Thursday, March 30, GFA Member Troy Harris of Jamestown LP testified on mass timber advancements in Georgia before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Forestry in Washington D.C.
Read More about GFA Member Troy Harris Testifies Before U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on ForestryOn Monday, USDA Forest Service and the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) agreed to enhance cooperation during wildfires by signing an MOU to increase cross-boundary efforts to suppress wildfires.
Read More about USFS & NAFO Formalize Partnership to Enhance Cross-Boundary Wildfire Suppression EffortsOn Tuesday, The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI), signed a memorandum of
Read More about Wildlife Conservation Initiative: An Effort to Advance Collaborative Conservation NationwideAs part of our efforts to keep you connected, protected, and empowered, GFA wants to ensure landowners are aware of continued development in the reclassification of the northern long-eared bat
Read More about Endangered Species in North Georgia: Guidance for the Northern Long-Eared BatOn Saturday, March 11, the State of Emergency Executive Order for Supply Chain Disruptions expired, officially returning the legal gross vehicle weight for trucks hauling raw forest products to 84,000
Read More about Executive Order Expires, Allowable Haul Weight for Log Trucks Returns to 84,000 lbs.The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has been petitioned to list the eastern diamondback rattlesnake as a threatened or endangered species. Georgia Forestry Association encouraged to document sightings of the
Read More about Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Species Assessment: How You Can HelpUPDATE (Feb. 3): Governor Kemp renewed the Executive Order pertaining to the State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions (linked here), which contains a provision allowing log trucks and other
Read More about UPDATE: Governor Kemp Renews Truck Weights Executive Order, Expires March 11