On Tuesday, April 25, former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO)
Georgia’s First Lady, Sandra Deal, Visits High Point Elementary to Talk About Georgia’s Working Forests
On Friday, April 14, Georgia’s First Lady, Sandra Deal, visited with students in an after-school program at High Point Elementary School in Sandy Springs. The students have participated in the
U.S. Senate, House Reintroduce Timber Innovation Act
On Tuesday, March 7, leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate reintroduced the Timber Innovation Act, a bill to increase research and development of innovative forest products, which
Georgia Forestry Foundation Announces Former State Economic Development Executive to Lead Initiatives
The Georgia Forestry Association is pleased to announce that Ember Bishop Bentley will begin serving as the first Executive Director of the Georgia Forestry Foundation, effective February 1. The non-profit
Trump Selects Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary
This week, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During his two terms as governor, Purdue led
Forestry Advocates Have Strong Leadership Roles in General Assembly
The 154th Georgia General Assembly was convened on January 9. As legislators prepared for a new session, new positions and committee chairmanships were announced, positioning forestry champions in leadership roles
State-Level Priority Issues for the Forestry Community in Georgia
Following the 2016 Annual Conference and Forestry Expo, and as the Association looks to close out its calendar year, the GFA legislative team has remained focused on protecting forestry assets
NPR’s Here & Now Interviews Architect Michael Green on Using Wood in Tall Building Construction
For more than a century, the designers of tall buildings have used mostly concrete and steel. But advances in structural engineering have sparked new interest among architects in one of
Science Magazine: Would You Like to Live in a Wooden Skyscraper?
A Douglas fir tree is a marvel of natural engineering. The trunk, made mostly of slender dead cells each a few millimeters long, can reach heights of 100 meters. It’s