News, Updates and Happenings

U.S. House Resolution 140Please write to your state Senators and encourage them not to pass the House resolution (H.J Res 140) lifting a 20 yr ban on mining near the headwaters of the Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, a...

Attention Forest Landowners - Time to Plant Tree SeedlingsLandowners, the time to plant tree seedlings is now (December - March 1). You can order pine seedlings through the Georgia Forestry Commission - visit: Tree Seedlings at Georgia Forestry Commission GFC Seedling...

Trouble with Canadian Geese on your property?The Canadian Goose (Branta canadensis) can be VERY destructive to ponds and impact soil and kill grass by their overgrazing. They can make lawns unsightly with accumulations of droppings and feathers as well as be a...

Appraisal InstituteMorgan Mellette, MAI, has been busy teaching various classes for the Appraisal Institute. Some recent seminars Mellette has taught include: Forest Appraisal at University of Georgia (2023); Valuation of Conservation Easements in Atlanta and Boston...

Georgia Forestry Commission Says Now is the Time to Order and Plant TreesGeorgia’s tree planting season is well underway, along with brisk seedling sales by the Georgia Forestry Commission. Buyers have been busy choosing popular hardwood and pine selections, and...

Homeland Security designates forest and wood products as essential industry"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has identified the wood products industry as an essential critical infrastructure workforce in the nation’s response to the coronavirus...