Georgia Forestry Commission Responds to Southern Wildfire Emergency
…and effects on the landscape in Louisiana and Texas have resulted in a massive interagency response, with 1,643 personnel, 6 crews, 574 pieces of equipment and 105 aircraft staged in…
Resources
Search by Keyword or Filter by Topic Click here to filter by topic… 2023 Leaf Watch ReportsGFC Media ToolkitTAG Grant Program ResourcesGFC Leaf Watch Reports Archive — 2021 Leaf Watch…
Longleaf Restoration
The longleaf pine once dominated the Southern United States, covering as many as 90 million acres between Virginia and Texas. Today, only four percent of the longleaf pine forests that…
Educator Resources
…food webs, and life cycles, as well as forestry management processes, career opportunities, and much more. Key concepts are presented through text, images, videos, 360º tours, and interactive elements. External…
GPB Virtual Leaning Journey: Georgia Forests
Take your students on an interactive journey through the working forests of Georgia to learn about forest ecosystems, food webs, and life cycles, as well as forestry management processes, career opportunities, and much more. Key concepts are presented through text, images, videos, 360º tours, and interactive elements.
Campaign Shares Health Benefits of Trees
…sustainable forestry. Texas A&M Forest Service developed the campaign and its tools. Supporting materials, including compelling graphics and other resources, are free and available to potential partners through SGSF. http://www.southernforests.org/urban/healthy-trees-healthy-lives….
Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory
Search by Company Name, County, Mill Type or other Info 151 Hoyt Sawmill Physical Address: 5930 Highway 151 LaFayette, GA 30728 County: Walker Mill Size: A Mailing Address: P. O….
Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
…Texas 2015, Kentucky and Tennessee in 2019). Other native forest species susceptible to the disease include redbay (Persea borbonia), swampbay (Persea palustris – often considered synonymous with redbay), sassafras (Sassafras…
Fall Leaf Watch Kickoff
…of the oaks, such as scarlet or shumard, can also have great color. Blackgum expresses some very vivid color, and bald cypress provides unique texture as well as attractive color…
Southern Pine Beetles
Figure 2: Southern pine beetle gallery – Photo by Ronald F. Billngs, Texas A&M Forest Service, Bugwood.org. Figure 1: Southern pine beetle – Photo by Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State…
