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This is a list of Georgia state forests. In the state of Georgia, all state forests are managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission. All state forests are operated under a multiple-use Forest Stewardship management plan. This takes into account the wood product, wildlife, recreational, soil, aesthetic, historical, and cultural resources of the ...
Dixon Memorial State Forest is a state forest in Brantley and Ware counties, located 10 miles southeast of Waycross, Georgia bordered by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to the south. The forest is approximately 35,000 acres and is the largest state forest owned and managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission .
Bartram Forest Wildlife Management Area [1] (formerly known as Bartram Educational Forest and as Bartram State Forest [2]) is a 2,113-acre (9 km 2) state land tract in Baldwin County and Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States. [3] The forest was named in honor of naturalists John Bartram (1699-1777) and his son William Bartram (1739-1823). [4 ...
Road inside Dawson Forest. Dawson Forest (City of Atlanta Tract) is a 10,130-acre (41.0 km 2) public-use forest located in Dawson County, Georgia, southwest of DawsonvilleIt is owned by the city of Atlanta, but is considered a state forest, as it is managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission.
The Spirit Creek Forest Wildlife Management Area is a 570 acre property adjacent to Spirit Creek Forest that provides hunting opportunities for deer, turkey and small game hunting. The area is jointly managed between the Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Hightower Forest is a state forest in Dawson County, Georgia.The forest is 142 acres and is managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission. [1]Currently, the Hightower Forest provides education services for teaching student groups of all ages to learn about the importance of forests and forestry.
On the Federal level, Georgia contains 1 Biosphere Reserve, 15 National Park Service Managed Sites, 1 National Forest and 8 Wildlife Refuges. Georgia is home to 63 state parks, 48 of which are state parks and 15 that are National Historic Sites, and many state wildlife preserves, under the supervision of the Georgia Department of Parks and ...
The western forest contains Johns Mountain, Little Sand Mountain, and Taylor Ridge (Georgia). The combined total area of the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest is 867,265 acres (3,510 km 2), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 751,069 acres (3,039 km 2) and the Oconee National Forest comprises 116,196 acres (470 km 2). [1]