Georgia timber industry down $1 billion after Hurricane Helene damage

TREUTLEN COUNTY, Ga. – Hurricane Helene has left a path of destruction through Georgia’s forests, causing an estimated $1.28 billion in damages to the state’s timber industry, officials reported Friday. The Georgia Forestry Commission says the storm impacted 8.9 million acres of forest land, making it the largest natural…

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