Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
…as part of the national detection survey funded by the USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Georgia has been part of a nationwide trapping program to detect the presence of…
Resources
…Benefits of Trees, Learn & Explore, Research & Fact Sheets PDF New Ambrosia Beetle Detected (2010 Update) The Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) trapping program helps detect exotic wood boring…
Forest Health
…found in Georgia, it has been found in neighboring South Carolina. Early detection of this insect is imperative because eradication of the species is possible with early detection. Moving Firewood…
FAQs
…Forestry Commission provide? GFC wildland firefighters provide wildfire detection and suppression on Georgia’s 24,520,480 acres of forest land. GFC foresters provide technical assistance on multiple-use forest management, forest health, best…
New Ambrosia Beetle Detected (2010 Update)
The Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) trapping program helps detect exotic wood boring beetles entering our state. The trapping in Georgia for 2007 detected a new introduction of the camphor shot beetle, an exotic ambrosia beetle from Asia.
EAB – Destructive Tree Pest Detected in Georgia (2013)
An invasive insect responsible for the death or decline of tens of millions of ash trees in 20 states has been detected in Georgia for the first time.
Recommendations to Assist Federal Regulatory Agencies in the Determination of Ongoing Silviculture In Bottomland Hardwood and Cypress Swamps
The SGSF Water Resources Committee developed this general guidance document to assist Environmental Protection Agency and other federal regulatory agency representatives in making field level distinctions between ongoing silviculture for bottomland hardwood and cypress swamps and other land uses that may have similar operational aspects.
COGONGRASS: IF YOU SEE IT, REPORT IT!
…At GFC’s Forest Health Department, spring is the start of our early detection season. The majority of this early detection work is done by placing insect traps around the state….
My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…prism to determine the basal area within a given variable plot. I learned to use a hypsometer to effectively determine the merchantable and total height of trees to be cut…
Natural Disaster Recovery
…your movements, the movements of tree crews or your neighbors. Be sure to allow access for other debris to be removed. Determine what part of the debris may be recyclable…
