Forestry News

Izlar receives GFB Commodity Award

Bob Izlar receives 2025 GFB Commodity Award

Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) presented Bob Izlar its 2025 GFB Commodity Award during the annual GFB Commodity Conference held Aug. 14 at the Classic Center in Athens. The GFB Commodity Award, one of the organization’s highest honors, is given to individuals who have supported and promoted Georgia…
Holly Campbell shows students how to ID leaves

From Curiosity to Conservation: Young Minds Explore the Wonders of Warnell

While many students spent part of their summer soaking up the sun poolside or lounging at home, 10 adventurous young minds from across Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia chose a different route: wading into streams, handling reptiles and sizing up tree trunks. What they found was more than just mud…
Hurricane Helene stand damage

Georgia enacts income and ad valorem tax relief for timber owners hit by Hurricane Helene

On May 8, Governor Brian Kemp signed HB 223 into law, providing multiple forms of tax relief for timber owners and farmers who suffered substantial economic losses from Hurricane Helene. Key provisions include: TEMPORARY AD VALOREM TAX RELIEF ON TIMBER HARVEST OR SALE Figure 1. Disaster areas…
Warnell Seminar Series Dr. Mukesh Kumar

Seminar: Thirsty Forests: Decoding their Stress and Mortality

This is a recording of the "Thirsty Forests: Decoding their Stress and Mortality" seminar by Dr. Mukesh Kumar, professor of hydrology and water resources at the University of Alabama. The seminar was hosted on Feb. 20, 2025, as part of the Warnell Seminar Series.
Dr. Brita Lorentzen seminar

Seminar: Connecting Human and Environmental Histories in Mediterranean Tree-Ring Records

This is a recording of the "Connecting Human and Environmental Histories in Mediterranean Tree-Ring Records" seminar by Dr. Brita Lorentzen, assistant professor at UGA Department of Anthropology. The seminar was hosted on Feb. 6, 2025 as part of the Warnell Seminar Series.

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