Organizations Filed Purposes:
NATIONAL FOREST PROTECTION
DISTRICT LEADER FOREST MONITORING IS OUR ON-THE-GROUND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT LED TO OUR FORMATION AND THE WORK THAT MAKES US UNIQUE IN PROTECTING THE 867,510 ACRES OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE-OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS IN GEORGIA. BASICALLY, OUR CORE GROUP OF KNOWLEDGEABLE DISTRICT LEADERS KEEP AN EYE ON CHALLENGES TO THE HEALTH AND VIABILITY OF OUR NATIONAL FORESTS IN GEORGIA. FROM THE RAMPANT DAMAGE FROM ILLEGAL ATV (ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE) USE TO POORLY PLANNED MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES BY THE USDA FOREST SERVICE, TO THE CHALLENGE OF RECREATIONAL ABUSE AND THE INFESTATION OF THE HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID, FORESTWATCH DISTRICT LEADERS ALONG WITH OUR FULL-TIME FOREST ECOLOGIST ARE WATCHING AND WORKING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FORESTS.
PUBLIC EDUCATION & MEMBER SERVICES: GFW MEMBERS ARE OFFERED A VARIETY OF TOOLS FOR BECOMING ADVOCATES FOR FOREST PROTECTION. WE HOST TRIPS THAT FOCUS ON SCIENCE, ECOLOGY AND HAVING FUN IN THE WOODS, INCLUDING ISSUE HIKES, SPRING WILDFLOWER HIKES, OLD GROWTH WALKS, HEMLOCK HIKES, CANOE TRIPS AND FRESHWATER SNORKELING. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS: WE CONDUCT EVENTS AND MAKE PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECREATION GROUPS. GFW WEBSITE: OUR WEBSITE HELPS MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE ISSUES CONCERNING FOREST SERVICE POLICY AND PRACTICES AND EMPOWERS CITIZENS TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THEIR FORESTS AND OUR WORK TO PROTECT THEM. NEWSLETTERS AND ACTION ALERTS: GFW CURRENTLY PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES NEWSLETTERS AND SENDS ELECTRONIC ALERTS, TO UPDATE, INFORM AND ACTIVATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS ABOUT ISSUES.
PERMANENT FOREST PROTECTION: GETTING SPECIAL AREAS OF THE NATIONAL FOREST PERMANENTLY PROTECTED LITERALLY TAKES AN ACT OF CONGRESS. FORESTWATCH'S WORK IS DEDICATED TO HAVING MORE OF OUR PUBLIC FORESTS PROTECTED AS WILDERNESS, SCENIC AND OTHER DESIGNATIONS THAT ALLOW THESE SPECIAL AREAS TO MATURE INTO WILD, NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR HUNTING, FISHING, HIKING, CAMPING, NATURE STUDY ETC, BUT DOES NOT ALLOW NEW ROAD BUILDING AND LOGGING. FORESTWATCH CONTINUES TO ASSIST LOCAL CITIZENS' GROUPS, AND FRIENDS OF MOUNTAINTOWN, IN THEIR QUEST TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT MOUNTAINTOWN, GEORGIA'S LARGEST INVENTORIED ROADLESS AREA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Mary Topa | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $61,731 |
| Brian Wills | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Sally Colkett | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Kasey Sturm | PRESIDENT | 6 | $0 |
| Michael Wall | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Crawford | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Laurie Blackmore | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robin Hitner | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David Govus | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ted Doll | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James Dawson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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