March Tornado Timber Damage Totals Nearly $3 Million
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 27, 2021 A new Georgia Forestry Commission report details damage left behind by an EF-4 tornado that tore through Newnan, Georgia, and surrounding areas in late…
Getting Started with Adopt-A-Stream
This workshop is based on the manual Getting To Know Your Watershed. Volunteers learn about the process of registering the stream, wetland or lake that they will monitor.
2022 Tornado Damage Assessment from April 5 and 6, 2022
Description of the Event: On Tuesday, April 5th, and Wednesday, April 6th, a strong storm system produced multiple tornadoes, mainly across central and South Georgia. Georgia Forestry Commission management foresters and GIS foresters helped assess and map out the damage that occurred throughout the state. There
were 33 tornado touchdowns, with seven of the tornadoes causing timber damage that required an assessment.
Homeowner help for managing Tornado / Storm damaged trees
Homeowners managing storm-damaged trees are confronted with many difficult decisions regarding the pruning, removal, and overall management of their trees. This portal was designed to provide information to help residents…
Newnan Tornado Recovery – One Year Later
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 24, 2022 Residents, special guests, and the Georgia Forestry Commission will be on hand Saturday, March 26 in Newnan to mark the first anniversary of tornadoes…
Natural Disaster Recovery
…be found in our archive. August 30, 2023 Hurricane Idalia Timber Impact Assessment January 2023 Tornado Timber Impact Assessment April 2022 Tornado Timber Impact Assessment March 2021 Storm Timber Impact…
Storm Timber Impact Assessment Report
The National Weather Service (NWS) determined an EF-4 tornado crossed Heard, Coweta, and Fayette Counties in the late hours of March 25, 2021 and into the early hours of March 26, 2021. The tornado touched down at approximately 11:37 PM EDT, west of Franklin, Georgia, ending at approximately 12:30 AM EDT just north of Peachtree City, Georgia
Tree Plantings Highlight Georgia’s Arbor Day in February
…acres lost to a tornado last year (five percent of the city’s overall tree canopy), more than 1,300 containerized trees were given away, and additional plantings will be held through…
“The Best Time to Plant a Tree was Yesterday.”
…the area was still fields in the 1940s – and I have an aerial from 1942 to prove it! But last year’s tornado changed all that, and what is done…
