Searching for the Next “Great American Tree”

…provide, The American Grove is sponsoring the 5th annual Great American Tree Competition. The American Grove, an online community of tree enthusiasts, promotes the Great American Tree Competition (GATC) every…

FAQs

…is the use of renewable forest biomass to produce energy products such as wood pellets, industrial heat, electricity, and transportation fuels. As forests grow, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the…

Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees

…to heat, and then radiating that heat back into our living spaces. The heat from roofs, walls, sidewalks, driveways, roads, and parking lots raises homes and offices’ temperatures to uncomfortable…

Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia

…number of homeowner samples being tested continues to decline as the media coverage on the SOD threat has also declined. The GFC checked 51 trace forward nursery locations with our…

My Firewise Experience 

…article. During the process of this service project, one thing stood out to me, and that was the many great people who are passionate about protecting homes and communities. The…

Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory

…GA 31705 County: Dougherty Mill Size: D Mailing Address: 508 Liberty Expressway SE Albany, GA 31705 Energy Product-Heat & Steam Species: yellow pine, hardwoods Products:heat and steam By-Products:none Phone: 229-352-6402…

Conservation Woodland Program

…and Objectives Whether you want to grow trees as an investment, vegetables to eat, wildflowers for beauty and pollination or to grow big deer for hunting, defining an overall goal…

Building Healthy Forests for Birds

…is one of the best ways to benefit birds and wildlife. That said, there is still great value in diversity of habitat across the landscape to support a wider array…

Forest Biomass

…wood pellets, industrial heat, electricity, and transportation fuels. Maintaining a balance of forest growth and utilization in the long term is an important part of sustainability. Types of Forest Biomass…