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Public Health State of Emergency Declaration Includes Weight Exemption for Log Trucks
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
Georgia Receives $374 Million in Block Grants from USDA for Hurricane Michael Relief, Application Period Starts March 18
Today, 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
Weekly Reads | Feb. 24, 2020
Delta 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
GFF Welcomes Robert Farris as Forest Ecosystem Services Program Manager
The 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,
Mass Timber Technology Holds Promise for Georgia Forestry
The 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
Congressman Westerman Introduces Trillion Trees Act
On 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
Weekly Reads | Feb. 3, 2020
Mass 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
Weekly Reads | Jan. 27, 2020
EPA 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