Resources

…all across America that are creating healthier and more abundant community forests. Community Help Page on GFC Website Tree ID Chart to help identify leaves found in the forest. Student…

FAQs

…for the ecosystem benefits and natural beauty they provide. Regular tree inspections and maintenance will help your trees weather storms, lower your energy bills, and can increase your home’s value…

Conservation Woodland Program

…landowners, GFC’s Georgia Conservation Woodland Program can help you get the most out of your forestland and introduce you to new techniques and outcomes. Our program provides information and techniques…

Storm Mitigation Planning

Planning Both communities and arborists need to plan ahead for storms. An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. GFC can help communities…

Natural Disaster Recovery

…County extension offices can conduct soil tests to determine pH and nutrient levels. Based on the results, homeowners may need to help preserve the tree by fertilizing the tree, aerating…

Water Quality & BMPs

Landowners can help prevent or minimize impacts to Georgia’s water systems by planning ahead for Best Management Practices (BMPs) with any forestry operations, and developing a Forest Management Plan. This…

Economic

Trees are capital assets that help decrease infrastructure costs in cities. The presence of trees in a community affects the cost of municipal services such as stormwater control, transportation and…

Help at Hand for Michael-Struck GA Landowners

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…November includes $20 million for debris cleanup in areas where the storm decimated millions of acres of forestland and tree orchards. Two programs are available to help landowners with specific…

Landowners Can Help Reduce Wildfire in Georgia

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…to sunset time frame; person on site responsible until fire is extinguished; and reasonable precautions to prevent escaped fire. Numerous resources are available here on our GFC website to help…