Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
Updated September 26, 2023 David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org photo credit The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an exotic insect that belongs to a group of metallic wood-boring beetles….
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.
Forest Health
…the impact of regional issues such as periodic Pine Bark beetle outbreaks, Heterobasidion Root disease, and non-native exotics such as the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Gypsy Moth, and the Redbay ambrosia…
Carbon Sequestration
…of exotic species and non-stocked stands (previously forested land that has yet to be replanted or produce substantial natural vegetation). PDF American Carbon Registry The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a…
Invasive Plant Control Program
…GFC forester. Helpful Resources TitleDescriptionDocument Type 2022 Chinese Privet Identification Sheet Chinese (Ligustrum sinense), European (Ligustrum vulgare) and Japanese (Ligustrum japonicum) privets are all listed as invasive-exotic species that threaten…
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
…though, that most threats to biodiversity arise from human activity. Habitat loss, or destruction, and the introduction of non-native, exotic species are two issues currently affecting biodiversity in the WUI….
2021 Cogongrass Spring Newsletter
The Georgia Forestry Commission has begun the 15th year of its campaign to fight the exotic, invasive weed known as cogongrass. Forty three new detections have been confirmed from January 1, 2021 through March 17, 2021 in Georgia, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 1,501 cogongrass spots. This number is moderately higher than the 31 detections made during this same time period in 2020.
Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species (Project WINGS)
…and AGL Resources. Forestry Practices Covered Chemical control of exotic plants, planting of annual or perennial plants and encouraging native vegetation through disking or mowing are most common practices. Pay…
Conservation Woodland Program
…hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called nonnative, exotic, nonindigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and…
2019 GA Carbon Sequestration Summary
Over 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon is sequestered on Georgia timberland according to 2019 Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) data, provided by the U.S. Forest Service. This includes 23.2 million acres on federal, state/local, and private property. It accounts for carbon in aboveground and belowground live and dead biomass, aboveground and belowground understory vegetation, coarse woody debris, soil, and leaf litter. This estimate excludes timberland primarily consisting of exotic species and non-stocked stands (previously forested land that has yet to be replanted or produce substantial natural vegetation).
