Georgia Forestry Foundation

Georgia Forestry Foundation Georgia's forests work for you every day. Learn more at www.gffgrow.org!

For more than a century, working forests have provided economic and environmental stability – and a myriad of benefits – to our state and its citizens. As Georgia continues to grow and change, it is important that we connect Georgia’s 10 million citizens to the 22 million acres of forestland that are critical to their survival, comfort and progress. The Georgia Forestry Foundation exists to sustai

n Georgia’s forests through funding and support of leadership development, policy studies and education to enhance the economic, environmental and community value of working forests for Georgia.

JOIN US for the Live & Silent Auction again this year at GFA's Annual Conference in Jekyll Island - July 24-26! WHY THIS...
06/03/2026

JOIN US for the Live & Silent Auction again this year at GFA's Annual Conference in Jekyll Island - July 24-26!

WHY THIS MATTERS: This event helps generate support for forestry-focused environmental education, policy-supporting research, and market-based initiatives through the Georgia Forestry Foundation. Each donation directly supports GFF’s work on the ground - helping us connect communities across the state to one of Georgia's leading industries.

SHOWCASE YOUR SUPPORT: By participating in the auction, you can help strengthen our mission while promoting your business to 700+ industry leaders at the same time!

🗓️ SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 20, 2026
📧 HOW TO DONATE: Email Glo Camacho - [email protected]
🎁 WHAT TO DONATE?

» Exclusive Experiences: Hunting & fishing trips, VIP tours, vacation rentals
» Premium Gear: Guns, knives, golf & outdoor equipment
» Sports & Entertainment: Autographed memorabilia, event tickets
» Unique Art & Handcrafted Items: Woodwork, jewelry, locally made art
» Gift Certificates: Retail, restaurants, hotels (suggested expiration of at least one year)

⭐Big-ticket items ($1,000+) may be featured in the Live Auction during Saturday’s Awards Banquet!

To learn more about the GFA Annual Conference, click the link in our bio or visit gfagrow.org/annualconference


Happy National Love a Tree day from Georgia Forestry Foundation! Georgia’s forests are stewarded by more than 150,000 fa...
05/16/2026

Happy National Love a Tree day from Georgia Forestry Foundation!

Georgia’s forests are stewarded by more than 150,000 families and individuals who love their trees, care for their land and invest their own resources to ensure forests are healthy for future generations.

One meaningful way to support those forests is to use more Georgia-grown wood. Mass timber, for example, gives builders, designers and communities a renewable construction option while creating stronger markets for working forests, which help keep forests as forests.

Thanks to modern forest management, tree harvesting and thinning creates a healthier environment for plants and animals, as well as helping Georgia’s foresters.

To learn more about mass timber and Georgia's first mass timber building 619 Ponce, visit: https://georgiamasstimber.org/

Here’s to loving trees (and mass timber beams) as much as Smokey! 🐻



Georgia Forestry Commission Smokey Bear

05/12/2026

THANK YOU EARTH DAY PARTNERS 🌎🌲🎉

We had an another great Earth Day at Ponce City Market this year giving away 500+ t-shirts, hosting scavenger hunts with families, playing games, and even interacting with wildlife!

GFF, Jamestown L.P. & Georgia Power are grateful to everyone who joined us including the organizations who help strengthen the connection between forestry and the communities of Georgia. Thanks to:

• Georgia Forestry Commission
• Georgia Grown
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• Georgia Conservancy
• Chattahoochee Nature Center
• Birds Georgia
• Fernbank Science Museum



Georgia Forestry Commission Georgia Grown The Georgia Conservancy Chattahoochee Nature Center Birds Georgia
Fernbank Museum Ponce City Market

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the2026 Georgia Forestry Teacher of the Year! 🌲✏️Each year the Georgia Forestry Foundatio...
05/05/2026

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the
2026 Georgia Forestry Teacher of the Year! 🌲✏️

Each year the Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF), in partnership with Huber Engineered Woods, recognizes a classroom educator who has demonstrated exceptional dedication in teaching students about the importance of Georgia’s forests to our environment, economy, and heritage. The Georgia Forestry Teacher of the Year Award celebrates exceptional educators who ignite curiosity, deepen understanding and foster stewardship through forestry education. Whether you’re integrating forestry into science, agriculture, or environmental studies, this award recognizes the teacher’s dedication to growing the next generation of forest leaders.

🗓️ APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 15, 2026

📋 APPLY TODAY: Click link in bio or visit gffgrow.org/toty

Wildfires across South Georgia are threatening homes, forestland, property, and rural livelihoods.In response, the Georg...
04/24/2026

Wildfires across South Georgia are threatening homes, forestland, property, and rural livelihoods.

In response, the Georgia Forestry Foundation has launched the Forest Wildfire Recovery Fund to provide direct, practical support to forest landowners, families, wildland firefighters, first responders, and communities impacted by wildfire.

GFF is seeding the fund with an initial $10,000 investment. Gifts to the fund may support direct recovery grants, cleanup and restoration assistance, reforestation support, and other immediate needs connected to wildfire damage and recovery.

Make a gift today: https://gffgrow.org/georgia-forestry-foundation-launches-forest-wildfire-recovery-fund/

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, 4/25, 10a-3pm for EARTH DAY 🌎🌲Come grab a FREE t-shirt, join a youth scavenger hunt, meet Smokey...
04/20/2026

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, 4/25, 10a-3pm for EARTH DAY 🌎🌲

Come grab a FREE t-shirt, join a youth scavenger hunt, meet Smokey Bear, a gopher tortoise, and more! GFF, Jamestown, and Georgia Power are excited to host another Earth Day celebration @ The Trestle, Ponce City Market with our partners from:

• Georgia Forestry Commission
• Georgia Grown
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• Georgia Conservancy
• Chattahoochee Nature Center
• Birds Georgia
• Fernbank Science Museum

“Our Power, Our Planet” is the 2026 Earth Day theme with a focus on “mobilizing action for renewable energy” and “protecting biodiversity.” Georgia's 22 million acres of privately-owned working forests have been serving in these roles for more than a century. Earth Day allows us to connect the Metro-Atlanta community with the rural communities that help bolster Georgia's forestry industry and sustain our ability to have clean air, water, and more than 5,000 products we all use every day.



Georgia Forestry Commission Georgia Grown Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Georgia DNR The Georgia Conservancy Chattahoochee Nature Center Birds Georgia Fernbank Science Center

04/08/2026

This year, the Georgia Forestry Association and Foundation have launched a series of events offering Landowner Technical Assistance, as part of a grant opportunity funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's America's Ecosystem Restoration Initiative. 🌲

These events directly connect private landowners to the forest management resources they need, providing a first-hand look at the industry's best management practices. Demonstrations by partners including everything from prescribed fire to timber sales to wildlife and pond management. 🔥🪵🦌💧

Thank you to our event sponsors and partners for their continued support, and for helping landowners and our working forests thrive on a daily basis!

Speakers:
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- UGA Warnell School of Forestry
- 4S Wildlife
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- The Nature Conservancy
- National Deer Association
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Quail Forever
- The Longleaf Alliance
- Gay Wood

Sponsors:
- Barrow and Byrd Properties
- Royal Restrooms
- National Capital Exchange
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- ArborGen
- Singleton Forestry Services

GFA’s staff currently includes a team of foresters who are available to provide technical assistance to private landowners on a variety of forest management practices. To contact our team, visit gfagrow.org/landowner-outreach-program


03/25/2026

At the end of last year, GFF wrapped up its five-city Mass Timber Hub series in Atlanta - ending a yearlong effort to accelerate the adoption of mass timber construction across the state. The series brought together architects, engineers, developers, planners, elected officials, academics and industry leaders to explore how mass timber can strengthen Georgia’s economy and advance sustainability goals.

Across the five hubs, Savannah, Macon, Columbus, Athens and Atlanta, GFF convened more than 300 attendees, and 36 presenters. The series brought together national and regional experts to share lessons learned, highlight case studies and discuss pathways to scale. It also provided a chance for local leaders to hear directly from peers who are advancing mass timber projects in their own communities. That collaboration is already translating into new projects, deeper market understanding, and increased interest from developers and decision-makers across Georgia.

To watch the Hub presentations and learn more about the speakers visit georgiamasstimber.org/mass-timber-hubs

Georgia Power Southface Institute WoodWorks U.S. Forest Service Cox Enterprises Georgia-Pacific University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Council for Quality Growth Metro Atlanta Chamber

In January, members of the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact joined GFF and partners for a South Georgia field tour—visi...
03/13/2026

In January, members of the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact joined GFF and partners for a South Georgia field tour—visiting storm-impacted communities in Swainsboro and Soperton, and seeing a healthy working forest at a longleaf pine conservation site in Metter.

Having recently launched the Working Forest Carbon Exchange program, the goal of the tour was to help prospective carbon buyers experience forest management on the ground and hear directly from the people who live it—small-acreage family forest owners, loggers and wood dealers, forest product manufacturing professionals, and landowners still reeling from Helene’s catastrophic damage and market disruptions.

Special thanks to Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business for their article on how stakeholders learned about challenges, opportunities, and how buying carbon credits through the new exchange could help their business!

Read the article "Hope Among the Pines: Carbon Exchange as Solution" by visiting: https://lnk.bio/gt_acsb

Georgia's 22 million acres of privately-owned forestland contributes $42 billion to our economy, providing communities w...
03/05/2026

Georgia's 22 million acres of privately-owned forestland contributes $42 billion to our economy, providing communities with more than 143,000 jobs and $9 billion in wages and salaries. From logging trees to innovating forest products in a lab, forestry includes a wide variety of that collectively protect and sustain Georgia's working forests.

Here are some ways you can learn about careers in forestry:

🌲Visit GFF's Careers & Resources page gffgrow.org/education-leadership/careers

🛠️ Visit ForestryWorks.com/Georgia for our High School End-of-Pathway Assessment and Forest Worker Credentialing program

🪵 Visit gpb.org/education/forestry for Career videos and more!

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551 N Frontage Road
Forsyth, GA
31029

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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