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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 ...
Dixon Memorial State Forest is a state forest in Brantley and Ware counties, located 10 miles southeast of Waycross, Georgia bordered by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to the south. The forest is approximately 35,000 acres and is the largest state forest owned and managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission .
The Spirit Creek Forest Wildlife Management Area is a 570 acre property adjacent to Spirit Creek Forest that provides hunting opportunities for deer, turkey and small game hunting. The area is jointly managed between the Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
As a proposed mine on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge nears final approval, Georgia lawmakers are considering a three-year pause on future permits to allow expansion ...
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]
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 Dawsonville It is owned by the city of Atlanta , but is considered a state forest , as it is managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission.
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 ...