Monday, November 15, President Joseph Biden passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Act), which was passed by the Senate in August and by the U.S. House on November 5. The $1.2 trillion package contains several provisions important to forest landowners and the forest product supply chain. The following details have been compiled
GFA Members Featured in Article on Carbon Markets in The Augusta Chronicle GFA Member Andy Stone of Forest Resource Consultants (pictured above) and GFA President & CEO Andres Villegas were featured in a recent article by Gannett Media Statewide Reporter Abe Kenmore in The Augusta Chronicle. The article focuses on the current carbon market in Georgia, highlighting HB
As a result of a long history of misinformation from media coverage on the use of biomass, a coalition of national forestry organizations recently announced Biomass101.org, which serves as a clearinghouse for scientifically sound information on carbon-neutral bioenergy. The initiative, jointly produced by the American Forest & Paper Association, American Wood Council, Forest Resources Association, and National Alliance
On Aug. 19, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced open enrollment for farmers and forest landowners seeking financial assistance for growing new sources of biomass for energy or biobased products within designated projects areas. The funds are available from the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized
This year, the Georgia Forestry Association will be returning to Jekyll Island for the 2016 Annual Conference and Forestry Expo on July 23-25. Each year the event draws a diverse crowd of forest landowners, forest-industry professionals and forest-based businesses to learn about forest advocacy issues in our state and offers attendees the opportunity to network