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News Releases - 2009
Local Ecosystem and Economy to Benefit from Grants - December 17, 2009
ARRA Grants Fund Forestry Jobs and Land Management - December 2, 2009
Reforestation Begins Through A.R.R.A. Grants - October 27, 2009
Georgia Forestry Values Noted This Week - October 19, 2009
Georgia Burn Ban End September 30 - September 1, 2009
Temporary Forestry Work Coming Through A.R.R.A. Grants - August 20, 2009
Georgia Forestry Commission Seeks Opinions About Trees - August 17, 2009
Forest Info Available to Georgians - July 23, 2009
Hoboken Man Charged in Woods Arson - May 8, 2009
Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1st - April 20, 2009
Ryan Klesko Highlights Arbor Day Celebration - April 16, 2009
Forest Land Conservation Gets a Boost in Perdue-Signed Bill - April 15, 2009
GFC Sets Traps for Destructive Forest Pest - April 14, 2009
Georgia Forestry Commission & Milliken Expand Making The Shade - March 23, 2009
Public's Help Needed to Locate Harmful Weed - March 23, 2009
Now is the Time for Pine Beetle Action - February 26, 2009
Leave a Legacy, Plant Trees for Arbor Day - February 17, 2009
Towns Receives Plan for Wildfire Protection - January 22, 2009
Tree Seedlings Available to Georgians - January 5, 2009

News Releases - 2008
Don't Move Firewood - December 15, 2008
Local Residents Honored for Fire Prevention - December 8, 2008
Amendment Vote Linked to Georgia Environment - October 29, 2008
Georgia's Forest Industry Contributions Recognized - October 20, 2008
GFC Emphasizes Safety Precautions For National Fire Prevention Week - October 1, 2008
Burn With Caution After October 1 - September 29, 2008
More Trees Succumb to Drought - September 22, 2008
Baseball Greats Step Up to the Plate for Air Quality - September 16, 2008
Georgia Forest Rangers Head for Oregon Fires - August 19, 2008
Treutlen Forest Land Donated to Conservation - July 17, 2008
Georgia Forestry Crews Tame Cumberland Wildfire - July 9, 2008
Forestry Commission Urges Caution This Fourth - June 26, 2008
Local Wheat Farmers Confront Fire Threat - June 10, 2008
State, Federal, and Private Agencies Join Forces to Fight Harmful Weed - May 8, 2008
Wayne County Man Convicted of Woods Arson - April 29, 2008
Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1st - April 29, 2008
GFC and Veterans Service to Host National Arbor Day - April 18, 2008
Check Now for Destructive Tree Pests - February 21, 2008
Tree Planting and Care Continues on Arbor Day, Despite Drought - February 12, 2008
Prescribed Burn Planned to Safeguard Okefenokee Area - January 23, 2008
Fund Established for Wildfire Relief - January 7, 2008

News Releases - 2007
Georgia Forestry Commission Regulates Outdoor Burning in Drought - November 26, 2007
Forestry Packs Economic Punch as Georgia Marks National Forest Products Week, October 21-27, 2007 - October 19, 2007
Forest Landowner Funding Deadline Nears - October 18, 2007
Drought Impacts Outdoor Burning Safety - September 25, 2007
Prolonged Drought Impacting Georgia Trees - September 13, 2007
Georgia Forestry Board Names New Chairman - August 24, 2007
Georgia Forestry Commission Rangers Fight Oregon Wildfires - August 10, 2007
Perdue to Address Georgia Forest Landowners - July 16, 2007
Georgia Wildfires' Impact Recorded - July 13, 2007
Georgia Forestry Commission Opens Fire-Recovery Center - July 12, 2007
Cagle to Lead Arbor Day Ceremony Honoring Veterans - April 19, 2007
GFC Helps Residents with Tornado-Damaged Timber - March 15, 2007
Firewise Communities Association Named in North Georgia - March 9, 2007
Georgia's Wildfire Season Off to Busy Start - March 8, 2007
Arbor Day Focuses on Value of Georgia Trees - February 13, 2007
Georgia Forests Need Healthy Fire - February 1, 2007
Public Hearing for Carbon Registry Set for Athens, Statesboro, and Tifton - January 31, 2007
Public Hearing for Carbon Registry Set for Athens - January 29, 2007
Comments Sought for Carbon Registry - January 11, 2007
Veteran Forester Assumes GFC Leadership - January 3, 2007

News Releases for Georgia Wildfires 2007

Landowner Meetings Set for Wildfire Recovery - July 6, 2007
Wildfire Risk Still High for the Holiday - June 27, 2007
Georgia Forestry Commission Announces Wildfire Status - June 22, 2007
Georgia Forestry Commission Seeks Fire Relief - May 30, 2007
High Fire Alert This Holiday Weekend in Georgia - May 23, 2007
Berrien County Man Indicted on Arson Charges - May 18, 2007
Drought & Fires Prompt Georgia Burn Restrictions - April 26, 2007
Firefighting Coalition Battles South Georgia Wildfires - April 17, 2007

Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Wildfire Recovery Meetings (Statesboro) - July 6, 2007
Wildfire Recovery Meetings (Jesup) - July 6, 2007
Wildfire Recovery Meetings (Waycross) - July 6, 2007
Fourth of July Fire Risk - June 27, 2007

Georgia Fires - Jeff Foxworthy PSAs (2) - mp3 - June 1, 2007

Fire Safety Message - mp3 - May 22, 2007

Media Advisories - 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty and Long Counties - December 29, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty, Chatham, and North Bryan Counties - December 21, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham Counties - April 10, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Tattnall Counties - April 9, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Carroll, and Liberty Counties - March 31, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, and Walton Counties - March 24, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Tattnall Counties - March 20, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Calhoun and Dougherty Counties - March 18, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Tattnall Counties - March 18, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Baldwin, Jones, Putnam, Warren, and Washington Counties - March 11, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Brooks, Colquitt, Grady, and Thomas Counties - March 10, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Greene, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, and Putnam Counties - March 9, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Calhoun, Dougherty, Randolph, and Terrell Counties - March 6, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph Counties - March 5, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Hall, Stephens, and Towns Counties - February 24, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Calhoun, Dougherty, and Mitchell Counites - February 20, 2009
Wildfire Smoke Alert for Brunswick, Jesup, Waycross Area - February 13, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Barrow, Butts, Greene, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, and Rockdale Counties - February 10, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Clarke, Elbert, Madison, Oconee, and Wilkes Counties - February 9, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, and Seminole Counties - February 5, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Newton, and Putnam Counties - January 22, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Long, McIntosh, and Tattnall Counties - January 22, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Putnam, Washington, & Wilkinson Counties - January 14, 2009
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Chatham, and Liberty Counties - January 9, 2009

Media Advisories - 2008

Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty, Long, North Bryan, and Tattnall Counties - December 9, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty, North Bryan, and South Bryan Counties - December 8, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty, Long, and Tattnall Counties - December 8, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham and North Bryan Counties - May 20, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Evans, Liberty, Long, North Bryan, Tattnall and Wayne Counties - May 19, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, North Bryan, and South Bryan Counties - May 15, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, North Bryan, South Bryan and Tattnall Counties - May 14, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty and Bryan Counties - May 2, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Evans, Liberty, Long, North Bryan, Tattnall and Wayne Counties - May 1, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties - May 1, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties - April 30, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty, Long, and North Bryan Counties - April 30, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Laurens, Macon and Peach Counties - April 23, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Clarke, Jackson, and Madison Counties - April 16, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Effingham, Long, North Bryan, and Tattnall Counties - April 16, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bibb, Dooly, Houston, Peach, Pulaski, Twiggs, and Wilcox Counties - April 15, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Evans, Liberty, Long, North Bryan, and Tattnall Counties - April 15, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bibb, Dooly, Houston, Peach, Pulaski, Twiggs, and Wilcox Counties - April 15, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Chatham, Evans, Liberty, Long, and Tattnall Counties - April 9, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Morgan, Putnam, Taliaferro and Warren Counties - March 27, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long and McIntosh Counties - March 26, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty, Long and Tattnall Counties - March 25, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Liberty and Bryan Counties - March 24, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties - March 21, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Bryan Counties - March 19, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Liberty, and Bryan Counties - March 18, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Baldwin County - March 18, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Monroe, Rockdale, and Spalding Counties - March 18, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, North Bryan and South Bryan Counties - March 13, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Columbia, Jefferson, and Richmond Counties - March 13, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie, and Richmond Counties - March 12, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Liberty, Long, and North Bryan Counties - March 11, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Barrow and Walton Counties - March 11, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Banks, Habersham, Hall, and Stephens Counties - March 10, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Elbert, Greene, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, and Wilkes Counties - March 10, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Evans, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, North Bryan and Tattnall Counites - March 10, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Columbia, Jefferson, and Richmond Counties - March 10, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, North Bryan and South Bryan Counties - March 6, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Columbia, Jefferson, and Richmond Counties - March 6, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Banks, Franklin, Habersham and Stephens Counties - February 29, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Barrow, Gwinnett, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, and Oconee Counties - February 29, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Fort Stewart Area - February 29, 2008
Prescribed Fire Alert for Fort Gordon Area - February 29, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Stewart Creates Smoke - February 28, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - February 28, 2008
Prescribed Fire Creates Smoke - February 27, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - February 25, 2008
Prescribed Fire in Jones County Creates Smoke - February 20, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - February 20, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Stewart Creates Smoke - February 20, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Bartram State Forest Creates Smoke - February 20, 2008
Prescribed Fire in Oglethorpe County Creates Smoke - February 18, 2008
Prescribed Fire in Baldwin County Creates Smoke - February 14, 2008
Prescribed Fire in Barrow County Creates Smoke - February 14, 2008
Prescribed Fire in Morgan County Creates Smoke - February 12, 2008

Prescribed Fire in Long County Creates Smoke - January 28, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Stewart Creates Smoke - January 28, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - January 28, 2008
Prescribed Fire in Ware County Creates Smoke - January 28, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - January 25, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Dixon State Forest Creates Smoke - January 22, 2008

Prescribed Fire on Sapelo Island Creates Smoke - January 22, 2008

Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - January 15, 2008

Prescribed Fire Creates Smoke - January 15, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Stewart Creates Smoke - January 3, 2008

Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - January 3, 2008

Prescribed Fire at Fort Stewart Creates Smoke - January 2, 2008
Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - January 2, 2008

Media Advisories - 2007

Prescribed Fire at Fort Stewart Creates Smoke - December 18, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Columbia County Creates Smoke - December 17, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Oconee County Creates Smoke - December 11, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Oconee County Creates Smoke - December 10, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Liberty County Creates Smoke - December 4, 2007
Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon Creates Smoke - November 30, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Long County Creates Smoke - November 29, 2007
Prescribed Fire in North Bryan County Creates Smoke - November 7, 2007
Prescribed Fire Creates Smoke in Meriwether County - April 16, 2007
Smoke From Prescribed Fire Expected in Jones, Baldwin, and Wilkinson Counties - April 06, 2007
Prescribed Fire Creates Smoke in Oglethorpe County - March 29, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Putnam County Creates Smoke - March 21, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Jasper County Creates Smoke - March 21, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Putnam County Creates Smoke - March 12, 2007
Prescribed Fire Creates Smoke in Murray County - March 9, 2007
Prescribed Fire in Putnam County Creates Smoke - March 7, 2007
Prescribed Fires Create Smoke in Northeast Georgia - March 6, 2007
Army Continues Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon - March 6, 2007
Army Conducts Prescribed Fire at Fort Gordon - March 5, 2007

News Releases - 2006

Tree Infestations Spread Through Northeast Georgia - November 15, 2006

Georgia's Forestry Industry Grows in 2005 - November 9, 2006

GFC Seedling Sales Brisk for Planting Season - October 18, 2006

GFC Issues Wildfire Danger Alert for Southeast Georgia - October 10, 2006

GFC "OK2BURN" Permits Available by Phone - September 22, 2006

GFC Professional Earns Southern Region Forestry Award - September 7, 2006

Landowners To Hear About Forestry's Future - August 25, 2006

Drought Poses a Danger to Trees - August 4, 2006

Georgia Forestry Commission Team Battles Texas Blazes - August 3, 2006
GFC Urges Fire Awarness for the 4th - June 27, 2006

Gillis Renamed Forestry Board Chairman - May 25, 2006

Georgia's New "Forest Energy" Director Named - May 15, 2006

Foresters and Veterans Co-host Arbor Day Event - April 19, 2006

March Is Frequent Fire Month - Stay Safe! - March 7, 2006

Arbor Day Focuses on Value of Trees - February 9, 2006

Perdue Proclamation Promotes Healthy Forest Fire - January 26, 2006   

Area Trees Under Attack - January 10, 2006

Georgia Forest Rangers Fight Fires in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas - January 4, 2006

News Releases - 2005

GFC Shares Prestigious Award For Firefighting - November 23, 2005

Lowndes Community Recognized for Wildfire Prevention - November 23, 2005

Combat Fuel Costs with the Right Firewood - November 21, 2005

Landscapes Enhanced with GFC Seedlings - November 15, 2005

Georgia Observes National Forest Products Week - October 14, 2005

Destructive Weed Invades Georgia - August 31, 2005

Now is the Best Time to Order Tree Seedlings - August 5, 2005

Teacher Conservation Workshop - June 27-30, 2005

GFC Reviews Tax Basics of Tree Loss Due to Weather - March 23, 2005
Beetle Discovered by GFC May Pose Threat to Georgia Trees - March 9, 2005

Burn Permits Available Online - February 28, 2005

Governor Perdue and GFC Celebrate Arbor Day by Planting Maple Tree on Capitol Grounds - February 18, 2005

Prescribed Fire Awareness Week Proclamation by Governor - January 28, 2005

GFC Urges Georgians to Get Burn Permits - January 19, 2005

 

News Releases - 2004 and 2003

Georgia Observes National Forest Products Week - October 13, 2004

GFC Urges Tree Seedling Orders Before Sold Out - October 7, 2004

Arbor Day Poster Contest Winning Poster - February 2004
Georgia's Forest Legacy Program Acquires First Property - Broxton Rocks - October 4, 2004

Fire Prevention Week - September 30, 2004

Killer Fungus Threatens Georgia Oak Trees - September 16, 2004

Life Threating Wildfires Prompt GFC Statewide Alert - March 26, 2004
Georgia's Arbor Day is now just a Click Away - February 2004 - Arbor Day Web pages located at www.gfc.state.ga.us
Operation Iraqi Freedom Hero to Lead State's Official Arbor Day Ceremony that Honors Veterans and Trees - February 2004
Outdoor Burn Ban Ends - October 2003
Georgia Firefighter Memorial Service - September 23, 2003
GFC Statewide Forest Stewardship Program Hits Million-Acre Mark - July 31, 2003
GFC Urges Early Tree Seedling Orders - July 23, 2003
National Arbor Day - April 24, 2003
Online Burning Permits - April 1, 2003
GFC Firefighters Join Search For Shuttle Debris - February 27, 2003
Arbor Day - Photo AV Alert - February 22, 2003
GFC Expands Cost-Share Pine Beetle Program Statewide - February 6, 2003

Arbor Day Ceremony Scheduled for Veteran's Cemetary - February 13, 2003
GFC Urges Statewide Tree Planting for Arbor Day - February 13, 2003
Study Shows Forestry Has Impact on Georgia Economy - January 29, 2003
July 23, 2003 - Program Announcement -  Operation GA Urban Tree Safety

April 24, 2003 - National Arbor Day - To Plant or Not to Plant New Trees in Georgia

Feb 13, 2003 - Ceremony Scheduled for Veterans' Cemetery

Feb 13, 2003 - GFC Urges Statewide Tree Planting for Arbor Day
Jan 29, 2003 - Study Shows Forestry Has Impact on Georgia Economy

 

Board of Directors Meeting Notices

May 18, 2010
April 21, 2010
February 25, 2010
October 29, 2009
June 25, 2009
February 9, 2009
October 30, 2008
June 26, 2008
February 4, 2008
October 25, 2007

August 16, 2007

May 9, 2007

October 17, 2006

August 15, 2006

April 13, 2006