FAQs
…have any summer internships available? Yes, we do! Our summer forester internship program has been growing rapidly, and we are proud to offer opportunities to juniors and seniors in SAF…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Best Management Practices (BMPs) to prevent and reduce impacts to sensitive areas of your land. Best Management Practices (BMPs) are proven, common sense measures, methods and practices used to prevent…
Georgia Senate Bill 119 12-6-90
1 To amend Code Section 12-6-90 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
2 permit required for burning woods, lands, marshes, or other flammable vegetation, and
3 exceptions, so as to except certain yard waste from permitting; to provide for related matters;
4 to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Conservation Woodland Program
…Management Plan for your property. It will be sent to a GFC forester for review. Once it is reviewed, the forester will send you an e-mail with the plan included….
Resources
…laws; and for other purposes. Burn Permits Georgia Sentinel Landscape Prescribed Fire Initiative Cost Share Programs PDF Georgia Southern Pine Beetle Prediction Survey Report (2019) Outline of projected expansion of…
Burn Permits and Notifications
Under Senate Bill 119, GA code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the need to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) by the person, firm, corporation, or association who intends…
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…
Social & Cultural
…sense of unity among residents within their local neighborhood, and experience a stronger sense of belonging to the neighborhood. Among minor crimes, there is less graffiti, vandalism, and littering in…
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…
