Georgia is the nation's top forestry state, grappling with overproduction and the aftermath of severe storms which damaged ...

The Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF), in partnership with the USDA Forest Service and Wood Works, kicks off a series of meetings across the state to increase awareness and utilization of mass timber, ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - Sumter County Fire Rescue posted a notice from the Georgia Forestry Commission about the increase ...

"It's virgin-growth timber. We'll never see trees like that again." His South Georgia company pulls logs out of Florida rivers, where deadheading has been legal since 1998. By the time the ...

Earlier this month, the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution asking for the state to give Macon’s ...

Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF), in partnership with the USDA Forest Service and Wood Works, kicks off a series of meetings across the state to increase ...

Legislation aimed at helping counties recover from the devastating effect Hurricane Helene had on timber harvesting is moving ...

Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) Director Johnny Sabo, Chief of Protection for the Georgia Forestry Commission Thomas Barrett, and Georgia Forestry Commission Safety and Training Manager Seth Pierce ...

That's why the Georgia Forestry Commission has an aerial firefighting team. This teams fights wildfires in Georgia and bordering states. Clay Chatham is a part of the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Two special state relief programs were made available to applicants in disaster-designated counties and approvals are now being issued by the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC). Both programs address ...

The Georgia House of Representatives Wednesday unveiled an amended 2025 budget that boosts Hurricane Helene relief and reshuffles spending in the state’s troubled prisons.