Page 27 - Georgia Forestry - Issue1 - Winter 2021

Left: In partnership with the Environmental Protection Division, GFC foresters utilize modern tools to monitor water usage by agricultural accounts. Tablets, mobile devices, and online forms and storage enable efficient reporting and accessibility to the annual reports.
with mule-drawn wagon-loads of water and shoved logs down a river toward the mill. What they would certainly have in common, however, is an innate connec- tion to Georgia’s forested land, and to the neighbors they serve — yesterday, today and tomorrow.
STASIA KELLY IS A MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST WITH THE GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION. STASIA IS FOCUSED ON TELLING THE STORY
OF FORESTRY AND THE IMMENSE IMPACT OF THE INDUSTRY ON GEORGIA’S ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY AND HERITAGE.
LOOKING AHEAD: GFC IS EMBRACING...
● Changing technology to streamline business operations and service delivery.
● Advancements including improved call centers, invoicing systems, electronic records, drones, apps for casework and resource tracking.
● New products and values from the forest, including mass timber, carbon sequestration, biofuel and ecosystem services.
● Enhanced outreach and public education, including increased online and social media presence.
● Internal training, recruitment, retention and succession planning.
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