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responsible for constructing logging decks and temporary roads and for placing #4 rock gravel on Forest Service roadways. Best Management Practices and contract compliance have been continually monitored by the GFC. The tract is estimated to produce 19,000 tons of forest products. Canal Wood was the successful bidder for this project.
Familiarity
Breeds Interest
Because the Georgia Forestry Commis- sion handles a large number of timber sales annually on state-owned property, buyers are familiar with GFC’s timber sale process. As a result, heightened interest is expected in the sales.
Hammond said quarterly GFC perfor- mance reports keep the USFS updated on projects, and agency expenses are detailed within them. The remainder of the proceeds is used by the Forest Service.
“This is absolutely helping the Forest Service better manage their national forests in Georgia,” Hammond said. “It’s improving forest health and wildlife habitat. It’s improving hunting areas. And it’s got a ripple effect. It helps local econ- omies, loggers and buyers, making more wood available to local mills. It’s good for everybody.” Hammond mentioned that timber from the Wireskull tract will feed local mills, including Georgia-Pacific’s Madison plywood mill and its Warrenton chip and saw facility. Huber’s Commerce OSB mill will also be served.
Hammond emphasized that stipu- lations of the Good Neighbor process ensure a secure system for load cards and scale tickets and that post-harvest BMP inspections are part of the procedure.
“Once all of that is complete and every- thing checks out OK, the performance bond is returned,” he said.
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