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This is a list of Georgia state forests. In the state of Georgia, all state forests are managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission. All state forests are operated under a multiple-use Forest Stewardship management plan. This takes into account the wood product, wildlife, recreational, soil, aesthetic, historical, and cultural resources of the ...
[5] [6] [7] The Waycross State Forest was renamed in 1974 to Dixon Memorial State Forest in honor of longtime Georgia Forestry Commission board member, Hugh M. Dixon. [8] The 2007 Sweat Farm Fire, which was part of the Georgia Bay Complex, catastrophically burned a significant portion of the southern and western parts of the forest.
The department's Board of Natural Resources is composed of 18 citizens who oversee rulemaking for the agency. Members are appointed by the governor and approved by the state senate. The Historic Preservation Division was transferred from the DNR to the Department of Community Affairs in 2020. [2]
Road inside Dawson Forest. Dawson Forest (City of Atlanta Tract) is a 10,130-acre (41.0 km 2) public-use forest located in Dawson County, Georgia, southwest of DawsonvilleIt is owned by the city of Atlanta, but is considered a state forest, as it is managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Spirit Creek Forest is a state forest in Richmond County, Georgia. The forest is 725 acres and is managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission. The forest is mostly made up of wetlands, loblolly pines, and bottomland hardwoods. [1] [2]
Corbett's measure would not affect the draft permits Twin Pines received earlier this month from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to mine on 773 acres less than 3 miles (4.8 ...
A fire ban got underway this week in 54 counties of Georgia, according to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. The ban is in place until Sept. 30 to help diminish air issues surrounding ...
Bartram Forest Wildlife Management Area [1] (formerly known as Bartram Educational Forest and as Bartram State Forest [2]) is a 2,113-acre (9 km 2) state land tract in Baldwin County and Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. [3] The forest was named in honor of naturalists John Bartram (1699-1777) and his son William Bartram (1739-1823). [4]