The draft of Georgia’s revised State Wildlife Action Plan, often called SWAP, is the focus of three public meetings in early July and the plan is open for comment through July

The draft of Georgia’s revised State Wildlife Action Plan, often called SWAP, is the focus of three public meetings in early July and the plan is open for comment through July
Read More about Public Comment Needed to Help Shape Revised Wildlife PlanThe nation’s oil and gas boom brings cheaper fuel, and real heartache, to thousands of Georgia families who benefit from, or suffer alongside, the thousands of miles of pipelines coursing
Read More about New Pipelines Fuel Fights Over PropertyFollowing a successful legislative session for Georgia’s forestry community, Governor Nathan Deal signed two of the Georgia Forestry Association’s legislative initiatives, which will go into effect on July 1. During
Read More about Forestry Legislation Signed By Governor Deal, Effective July 1An industry that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase forest growth, and create jobs sounds too good to be true. But that is the reality of the emerging wood pellets
Read More about Study Finds Increasing Wood Pellet Demand Boosts Forest Growth, Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Creates JobsOn June 3, more than 80 Members of Congress signed on to a strong bipartisan letter urging House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Ranking Member Sander Levin
Read More about Members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation Support Timber Tax Provisions, Action Still NeededThe state legislature is out of session, Georgia’s Capitol isn’t humming as it was several weeks ago and most politicians have returned to their districts. However, reporters, pundits, party leadership
Read More about General Assembly Leadership Changes, Special Elections SetWith the Savannah Harbor deepening underway and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board approval of $141.8 million in capital improvements, the state’s ports in Savannah and Brunswick continue to experience
Read More about Savannah Port Experiences Continued Growth in April with Progress on Harbor Expansion and Capital ImprovementsMore than 80 landowners and forest management professionals attended the Georgia Tree Farm Field Day on May 27 in Jacksonville, Ga. The Georgia Tree Farm Program in collaboration with the
Read More about Georgia Tree Farm Program Hosts Successful Field DayHome construction drives baseline wood demand in the United States. Without demand for wood and forest products, timber and timberland values deteriorate. Without wood demand, investments in Star Trek sawmills,
Read More about U.S. Housing Starts, Softwood Lumber Production and Pine Sawtimber Prices