Governor Brian Kemp issued a March 14 Executive Order declaring a Public Health State of Emergency. This order allows log trucks and other commercial vehicles to apply for a permit through the Georgia Department
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Governor Brian Kemp issued a March 14 Executive Order declaring a Public Health State of Emergency. This order allows log trucks and other commercial vehicles to apply for a permit through the Georgia Department
Read More about Public Health State of Emergency Declaration Includes Weight Exemption for Log TrucksToday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Ag Commissioner Gary Black announced that Georgia will receive $347 million in block grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for farmers and forest landowners
Read More about Georgia Receives $374 Million in Block Grants from USDA for Hurricane Michael Relief, Application Period Starts March 18Delta cites “forestry” as a primary mechanism for carbon removal in its $1 billion committment to become first carbon neutral airline. Read more → Tom Martin, CEO of the American Forest Foundation, published an
Read More about Weekly Reads | Feb. 24, 2020The Georgia Forestry Foundation is proud to announce that Robert Farris, former Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, will serve as Forest Ecosystem Services Program Manager. In this newly-created role,
Read More about GFF Welcomes Robert Farris as Forest Ecosystem Services Program ManagerThe following article was written by Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service and published in several local newspapers across Georgia. Georgia’s timber industry, which already tops the nation in
Read More about Mass Timber Technology Holds Promise for Georgia ForestryOn Feb. 12, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Trillion Trees Act, legislation that would plant 1 trillion trees globally by 2050 and incentivize the use of wood products as
Read More about Congressman Westerman Introduces Trillion Trees ActMass Timber Is a Climate Solution Researchers from MIT published a report on the economic and emissions benefits of wood construction, finding that lumber production is significantly less CO2 intensive than
Read More about Weekly Reads | Feb. 3, 2020EPA and the Army finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) and established federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act, providing more
Read More about Weekly Reads | Jan. 27, 2020Trees, specifically tree planting programs, have received a lot of media attention in recent discussions around climate change solutions. This week, World Economic Forum announced its 1 Trillion Trees Initiative,
Read More about Tree Planting Positioned as a Climate Solution, Healthy Markets for Forest Products Must Be a Priority