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7/30/2009
Georgia Forestry Commission seeks stakeholder views |
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The 2008 Farm Bill requires states to complete a State Forest Assessment and Resource Strategy within two years following its June 18, 2008 enactment. This Assessment must provide a comprehensive analysis of forest-related conditions, trends, threats and opportunities in the state, and identify priority rural and urban forest landscapes. Additionally, states must develop long term strategies for investing federal, state, and other resources to manage these identified priority landscapes while addressing national, regional, and state themes or guidance. Each state is required to work collaboratively with key partners and stakeholders.
The GFC has contracted with the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences to develop geospatial data layers to be used to identify priority areas. Issues identified in the 2008 Forest Management Sustainability Report presented to the Georgia General Assembly earlier this year will be communicated to key partners and the general public and be utilized in the assessment. The statewide assessment should be completed by June 2010. The Sustainability Report is available on the GFC website at www.gatrees.org.
The GFC has developed a stakeholder survey that identifies the issues from the Sustainable Forestry report. The Commission is seeking public responses to help to prioritize the issues with respect to their importance in decisions related future management of forest resources. The web based survey has been placed on GFC's website under the In the Spotlight section at: http://www.gatrees.org/AboutUs/GeorgiaForestAssessmentStakeholderSurvey.cfm
The survey will be active through August 31, 2009.
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