Forestry in Georgia

There are over 36.8 million acres of land in Georgia, 23.6 million (or 64%) of the land is forestland.

14.3 million of the forestland acres are owned by families.

Forestry in Georgia ranks 2nd to the food products industry in wages and salaries and 3rd in total employment.

Timber is the highest valued crop in Georgia, followed by cotton, peanuts, and produce.

Forestland helps keep the 4.5 billion gallons of water that flows through Georgia's watersheds on a daily basis clean.

There are 67 federally endangered or threatened animal and plant species that call Georgia's forestland home.

There are over 800,000 licensed hunters in Georgia that utilized the forestland for hunting and recreation.

Georgia was the first state in the nation to license foresters.