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1954
Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) initiates Tree Improvement Program.
1956
GFC and Georgia Forest Research Council (GFRC) relocate headquarters from Atlanta to Macon.
1974
Forest Insect and Disease Control Program established.
1956
Planting season sees America’s billionth pine seedling planted at the Georgia Forestry Center.
1968
Organized fire
protection expands
to all 159 counties;
Rural Fire Defense (RFD) Program initiated.
1987
Flint River Nursery established to meet growing demand for tree seedlings, bringing total GFC seedlings available to 200 million.
1986
Conservation Reserve Program initiated. Georgia leads the nation in acreage committed to conservation.
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Tree Farm Program
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