Timber growers get Hurricane Michael relief

Posted on September 2, 2020

Eligible timber growers can now register to receive much-needed relief from the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s (FDEM) Timber Recovery Funding Program, nearly two years after the infamous category five Hurricane Michael struck the Big Bend region.

The $380 million program seeks to rebuild the Florida panhandle’s crippled timber industry after the destruction of some 550 million trees resulted in a $1.3 billion economic blow from Hurricane Michael.

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