FAQs

degree from a school accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) is required. A closely related degree can be considered IF you have successfully completed these courses: Dendrology, Mensuration,…

Law Enforcement Warns About Fake Burn Permitting Scam

…year against the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, when fake fishing and hunting licenses were being offered. A “burn permit” Google search returns an advertisement for the bogus site in…

Resources

…Important dosage information when treating for hemlock woolly adelgid. Forest Health, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Insects PDF Ordering Tree Seedlings GFC offers a wide variety of pine and hardwood seedlings. We…

What I Did On My Summer Vacation…

…The salaries are competitive, not only for positions requiring advanced degrees in chemical engineering, but also for those that only require a high school diploma or GED. There was a…

Human Resources Information

…HMO plan. Vision Insurance Georgia state government offers two levels of vision coverage. Flexible Spending Accounts Georgia state government offers two Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): one for the employee’s healthcare…

Arson Investigations

…arsonists include: Arson in the Third Degree – Prison sentence of 1 – 5 years Arson in the Second Degree (> 5 acres burned) – Maximum prison sentence of 10…

Law Enforcement

GFC investigators are specially trained to conduct investigations of forestry-related crimes. Timber security laws have been amended and updated over time, and in 2014, GFC investigators were authorized by House…

Doing Business in Georgia

…within a two-hour flight of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Georgia offers state-of-the-art deep-water ports in Savannah and Brunswick operated by the Georgia Ports Authority. Georgia also offers inland barge operations…