Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that applications are being accepted for up to $20 million in grants to facilitate the creation of new, innovative markets for carbon credits, providing

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that applications are being accepted for up to $20 million in grants to facilitate the creation of new, innovative markets for carbon credits, providing
Read More about USDA seeks applications for Conservation Innovation GrantsStay up to date on the latest issues related to forest advocacy, markets, forest management and more in the January issue of The Advocate, the Georgia Forestry Association’s monthly newsletter. In this
Read More about The Forestry Advocate | JanuaryThe legislators making up the Coastal Caucus in the General Assembly agreed on Thursday, Jan. 15, to add legal requirements for a 25-foot buffer of undisturbed land around saltwater marshes,
Read More about Florida Times-Union: Coastal legislators Agree to Require 25-Foot Buffers Along Saltwater Marshes in GeorgiaAmerican Forest and Paper Association Press Release The American Forest & Paper Association’s (AF&PA) new What is Recyclable? webpage and Improving Paper Recycling video promote increased quantity and quality of
Read More about New AF&PA Video and Webpage Promote Improved Paper RecyclingF&W Forestry Services Press Release The slowly recovering home construction industry is resulting in long-awaited improvement in demand and prices for large pine logs across the southern pine belt, one
Read More about F&W Forestry: Housing’s Modest Improvement Pushes Large Tree Prices HigherJoe Parsons, senior wood procurement manager at Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (GPI), was recently appointed as the 55th GFA Chairman following the successful term of 2014 Chairman Wade Hall of
Read More about GFA Welcomes New Leadership in 2015The Association’s lobbying team embarked upon the 153rd Georgia General Assembly session on Monday armed with an ambitious set of legislative priorities aimed at protecting the interests of Georgia’s forestry
Read More about GFA Government Affairs Team Set for Legislative SessionThe following is a transcript of Governor Nathan Deal’s inaugural address on Jan. 12 at the State Capitol in Atlanta, GA. Lt. Governor Cagle, Speaker Ralston, President Pro Tem Shafer,
Read More about Deal Inaugural Address: ‘A New Term, A New Vision, A New Mandate’By: Maggie Lee Macon Telegraph With elections in the rear-view mirror, there’s a better chance that the Georgia Legislature will make the kinds of decisions this session that often prove
Read More about Macon Telegraph: Lawmakers Poised for Action on Big Projects