Law Enforcement Warns About Fake Burn Permitting Scam

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…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. The Georgia Forestry Commission is warning landowners to beware of an internet scam purporting to issue burn permits. The only way to…

Leaf Watch Report for October 26th, 2022

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…will be very soon. The best elevations to view brilliant fall colors are 2,000-3,000 feet. Many oak species above 2,000 feet display beautiful scarlet foliage with scarlet oaks. Other oak…

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…

Green Infrastructure Resources

GI can be applied on a landscape scale or as an individual green design on a local scale. It may include green roofs, bio swales, and pervious pavement. Benefits a…

Forest Biomass

…referred to as logging residues. They are left in piles at the log loading decks or they are scattered out across a timber harvest area, at additional cost. Piles are…

GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020

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…of sumac and some scattered sassafras are showing reds and oranges. Yellows and golds are starting to come in on yellow poplars, and also with birches at higher elevations/ And…

Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests

Executive Summary Georgia is an ideal place to live and work – offering a quality of life that is unmatched. We are business friendly, benefit from a temperate climate and…

GFC Launches Weekly Fall Foliage Updates

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…afternoon weathercasts with David Chandley. Live GFC forester reports are also featured on Saturday mornings with Ashley Frasca on WSB 95.5 FM’s Green and Growing program. For more information about…