{"id":200,"date":"2013-01-15T09:12:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T14:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/forestry-rebounds-economically-in-georgia.html"},"modified":"2013-01-15T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T14:12:36","slug":"forestry-rebounds-economically-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/forestry-rebounds-economically-in-georgia.html","title":{"rendered":"Forestry rebounds economically in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a title=\"Figure 4. Year-to-year percentage change in total output, employment, and compensation supported by the forest industry in 2011 dollars.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8382803305\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"  class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce9002970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce9002970b-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Figure 4. Year-to-year percentage change in total output, employment, and compensation supported by the forest industry in 2011 dollars.\" \/><\/a>\nFound via\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/index.php\/news\/blog_entry\/86\">VLCIA&#8217;s blog<\/a>,\nPR from Office of the Governor 11 January 2013,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/gov.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2013-01-11\/forestry-industry-earns-jobs-dollars-georgia\">\nForestry industry earns jobs, dollars for Georgia<\/a>,\nillustrated here with figures from\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatrees.org\/resources\/publications\/EconomicBenefitsoftheForestIndustryinGA2011.pdf\">\nEconomic Benefits of the Forest Industry in Georgia: 2011<\/a>\nby the Georgia Forestry Commission.\nAnd let&#8217;s not forget that while paper pulp rules the roost\nin Georgia at the moment, there are\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2010\/03\/the-jobs-are-in-the-trees-reforestation.html\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce900a970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce900a970b-pi.jpg\"   width=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2010\/03\/the-jobs-are-in-the-trees-reforestation.html\">\nfar more jobs in reforestation than in nuclear<\/a>,\neven more than in wind or solar.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nGov. Nathan Deal today announced that a study by the Georgia\nInstitute of Technology for the Georgia Forestry Commission shows\nthat in 2011, economic activity generated by the forestry industry\ntopped $25 billion in output and provided 118,459 jobs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI am proud to see our state retain its position as a national\nforestry leader,\u201d said Deal. \u201cOur 24 million acres of\nforests are one of Georgia&#8217;s most valuable natural resources, and\nthe dedication of the men and women in the forestry community drive\nthat success. I&#8217;m confident our sustainably grown forests will be\nproviding both economic and environmental benefits for generations\nof Georgians to come.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHighlights of the &#8220;Economic Benefits of the Forest Industry in\nGeorgia: 2011&#8221; report include\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\n<a title=\"Figure 2. Compensation paid to forest industry workers in 2011 real dollars.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8382802937\/sizes\/z\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"  class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce9015970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce9015970b-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Figure 2. Compensation paid to forest industry workers in 2011 real dollars.\" \/><\/a>\nincreases in output, compensation,\nemployment and total economic impact, as well as impact statistics\nby region. The report shows that between 2010 and 2011:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nRevenue generated directly by the forestry industry rose 4 percent\nto $15.1 billion.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nForest industry workers earned $2.9 billion in\nwages and salaries, up 13.3 percent.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nGeorgia&#8217;s forest industry\ndirectly employed 46,378 people, up 6.8 percent, the first upward\ntrend in four years.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a title=\"Figure 1. Economic activity by forest sector in 2011 real dollars, 2004-2011.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8382802747\/sizes\/z\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"  class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce901c970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce901c970b-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Figure 1. Economic activity by forest sector in 2011 real dollars, 2004-2011.\" \/><\/a>\nGeorgia&#8217;s pulp and paper industry continued to\ndominate all sectors within the forest industry (over forest\nmanagement\/logging; lumber and wood preservation; veneer, plywood,\nand engineered wood; and secondary products) in revenue output,\nemployment and compensation.\n<\/li>\n<li>\nThe industry generated more than $487\nmillion in revenues for the state budget in 2011.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a title=\"Figure 3. Revenue sharing by forest industry sector in 2011 real dollars.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/8382803135\/sizes\/z\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"  class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce9024970b\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017c35ce9024970b-pi.jpg\"  alt=\"Figure 3. Revenue sharing by forest industry sector in 2011 real dollars.\" \/><\/a>\n&#8220;We are very pleased that after three years of declines, Georgia&#8217;s\nforest industry increased output, employment and compensation during\n2011,&#8221; said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Robert Farris.\n&#8220;Information from our recent mill survey indicates this trend has\ncontinued through 2012, and that Georgia&#8217;s position as a national\nforestry leader will remain strong.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;This annual study is a valuable barometer of the importance of\nforestry to the state of Georgia and its citizens. The total impact\nof forestry in Georgia went up 5.6 percent between 2010 and 2011 to\n$25 billion. Another study by the University of Georgia Warnell\nSchool of Natural Resources shows that Georgia&#8217;s forests provide $37\nbillion in ecosystem services. These benefits have a tremendous\neffect on every business, agency and family across the state of\nGeorgia.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor the first time, the report provides a breakdown of employment\nand compensation in 12 regions of Georgia. According to Georgia\nForestry Commission Marketing and Utilization Chief Nathan McClure,\nthis analysis demonstrates forestry&#8217;s crucial impact on the rural\neconomies of southern and southeastern Georgia. &#8220;In the future, we\nexpect the industry will show additional gains in central and\neastern Georgia as the growing wood pellet and bioenergy industry\ndevelops,&#8221; McClure said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTo read the 2011 report and to find out more about the services of\nthe Georgia Forestry Commission, visit www.GaTrees.org.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nGeorgia Forestry Commission contact:\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWendy Burnett\n<\/p>\n<p>\nwburnett@GFC.STATE.GA.US\n<\/p>\n<p>\n478-751-3535\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Found via VLCIA&#8217;s blog, PR from Office of the Governor 11 January 2013, Forestry industry earns jobs, dollars for Georgia, illustrated here with figures from Economic Benefits of the Forest Industry in Georgia: 2011 by the Georgia Forestry Commission. 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