Governor Nathan Deal helped raise awareness about the importance of fire to healthy forests by proclaiming February 2-8, 2015, “Prescribed Fire Awareness Week.” “Prescribed burning of Georgia forest lands is a
Take Action! Sign Petition to Defend US Forestry Practices
Forest landowners and forestry-related businesses can help defend U.S. forestry practices by signing a petition and sending a message to European policy makers that strong markets for U.S. wood creates
Capitol Forestry Report – Week Three
Stay up to date on the latest forestry issues from the 2015 session of the Georgia General Assembly with the Georgia Forestry Association’s Capitol Forestry Report. In this issue: Transportation
Senator David Perdue Named Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman
Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), chairman of the U.S. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, recently announced that Senator David Perdue (R-GA) will serve as Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on
USDA seeks applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
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
The Forestry Advocate | January
Stay 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
Florida Times-Union: Coastal legislators Agree to Require 25-Foot Buffers Along Saltwater Marshes in Georgia
The 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,
New AF&PA Video and Webpage Promote Improved Paper Recycling
American 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
F&W Forestry: Housing’s Modest Improvement Pushes Large Tree Prices Higher
F&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