State Managed Forests

…USE RESTRICTIONS during hunting seasons. Horseback riding and mountain bike (bicycle) riding – permitted on designated trails only. Riding is not allowed during firearms deer hunting days, and not before…

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)

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…79 traps were hung across the state, and EAB was found in seven new counties: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Gordon, Jackson, Paulding and Spalding. In 2020, GFC foresters hung 65 traps…

FAQs

…forestry state in the nation. View our current job opportunities. I love hunting, fishing and being outdoors. Could GFC have a job for me? Yes! Individuals who love the outdoors…

Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands

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…wildfire resiliency, research, and soil and water conservation. Dixon Memorial State Forest is also a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) that provides hunting and fishing opportunities to the public. To visit…

Student Resources

…In The Forest Learn about forest fires and prescribe burning. PDF Forest Animals Word Scramble Unscramble letters to discover forest animals. PDF Forest Products Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt for forest…

Christmas Tree Vendor Directory

…92, left on Hunter, Right on Sleepy Hollow)(from Douglasville, Hwy 92, Right on Hunter Rd, Right on Sleepy Hollow) Leyland Cypress; Carolina Sapphire; Virginia Pine; Frasier Fir; Balsan Fir; Blue…

Conservation Woodland Program

…and Objectives Whether you want to grow trees as an investment, vegetables to eat, wildflowers for beauty and pollination or to grow big deer for hunting, defining an overall goal…

Forest Health

…ash borer has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees. It was first detected in Georgia in 2013. Spongy Moth (formerly gypsy moth) – Spongy moth (formerly gypsy moth) is…

Georgia’s Family Forest Landowners – 2021

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…sustaining rural economies, but they also provide several other environmental (e.g., clean water and air, carbon sequestration and storage, wildlife habitat, and pollination) and social (e.g., hunting, tourism, aesthetic) benefits….