Page 5 - Georgia Forestry - Issue 1 - Winter 2023
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Contents
ON THE COVER:
Harry Sanders of Sanders Logging Announced as the 2022-23 Logger of the Year
The Georgia Forestry Association and the Southeastern Wood Producers Association are proud to announce Harold “Harry” Sanders III of Sanders Logging Company in Cochran, Georgia, as the 2022-23 Georgia Logger of the Year.
A third-generation logger, Harry was recognized for his company’s operational excellence, community involvement and dedication to furthering the logging profession in Georgia. For more information, scan the QR code below.
Photo by Mike Gregory
Georgia Forestry Magazine is published
by HL Strategy in partnership with Today Media Custom Communications, with the support of Georgia Forestry Association (www.gfagrow.org) and Georgia Forestry Commission (www.gatrees.org)
VOL. 7 / WINTER 2023
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Oglethorpe-Clarke-Oconee Chief Ranger Leland Bass oversees fire response in Georgia and other parts of the nation, when called.
FEATURES
Renewing a Legacy
Meet the Entrepreneur Promoting a Black Landownership Renaissance p.10
Growing with the Land
Jim Parker Looks Back on His
Family’s Forestry Century
ASSOCIATION
GFA Legislative Strategy Centers on Truck Weights, Taxation
p.4
p.18
COMMISSION
How the GFC Works in and for Georgia p.24
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This magazine is printed on SFI-Certified Paper by an SFI-Certified Printer. This issue includes useful information about sustainable forestry. Learn more about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative by visiting:
www.forests.org.
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