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
Six Major Federal Policies Impacting Georgia’s Forests
Congress reconvened on Sept. 6 following a seven-week summer recess, and the House and Senate are set to be in session for the rest of the month until pre-election. The majority
New Hybrid Sweetgum Trees Could Boost Paper, Bioenergy Production
Sweetgum trees thrive under diverse conditions, grow as fast as pine trees and provide the type of fiber needed for specialty papers-and they’ve long been desired by paper and bioenergy
Check out what you missed at the 2016 Annual Conference & Forestry Expo
The 2016 Annual Conference & Forestry Expo held on July 23-25 on Jekyll Island, was the most well attended conference in the Association’s recent history with more than 500 attendees
Buckelew Farm Named 2016 Georgia Tree Farm of the Year
The Georgia Tree Farm Program is proud to announce Buckelew Farm, a 1,554-acre tree farm owned by Jim and Jane Adams near Macon, as the 2016 Georgia Tree Farm of
House Passes Appropriations Bill with Favorable “Carbon Neutrality” Terms
On July 14, the House of Representatives passed, on a vote of 231 to 196, the Fiscal Year 17 Interior Appropriations Bill (HR 5538), including terms FRA supports preventing EPA