Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007

Fourteen years ago, the Georgia Forestry Commission was leading an intense battle against one of the worst fires in U.S. history. A downed power line sparked the blaze on April…

Invasive Plant Control Program (IPCP)

…The current list of species for this program is: Privet sp. (Ligustrum sinense, Ligustrum japonicum, and Ligustrum lucidum) Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum) Chinese Tallowtree (Triadica sebifera) Chinaberry (Melia azedarach)…

GFC Leaf Watch

…if not impossible, to control. PDF Autumn Leaves Flyer Shorter days and cooler nights start a precise clockwork of physical and chemical interactions within leaf cells bringing forests ablaze with…

Autumn Leaves Flyer

Shorter days and cooler nights start a precise clockwork of physical and chemical interactions within leaf cells bringing forests ablaze with color as they prepare for winter dormancy. In response to certain environmental stimuli, leaf pigments begin to reveal themselves in the leaves of Georgia’s deciduous trees. The amount of pigments in trees depends on the tree species, soil composition, and other environmental components.