FAQs

…degree from a school accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) is required. A closely related degree can be considered IF you have successfully completed these courses: Dendrology, Mensuration,…

Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia

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Sudden Oak Death (Bark) – Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Sudden Oak Death (SOD) was first reported in 1995 in central coastal California. Since then, tens of thousands of…

Resources

…Storm Disaster Recovery External Website Disaster Resource Center The USDA Disaster Resource Center offers information about specific disasters and emergencies, how to prepare, recover, and help build long-term resilience, as…

What I Did On My Summer Vacation…

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…The salaries are competitive, not only for positions requiring advanced degrees in chemical engineering, but also for those that only require a high school diploma or GED. There was a…

Forest Health

…central coastal California. Since then, tens of thousands of tanoaks (Lithocarpus densiflorus), coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia), and California black oaks (Quercus kelloggii) have been killed by the fungus, Phytophthora…

Human Resources Information

…HMO plan. Vision Insurance Georgia state government offers two levels of vision coverage. Flexible Spending Accounts Georgia state government offers two Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): one for the employee’s healthcare…

Arson Investigations

…arsonists include: Arson in the Third Degree – Prison sentence of 1 – 5 years Arson in the Second Degree (> 5 acres burned) – Maximum prison sentence of 10…

Law Enforcement

GFC investigators are specially trained to conduct investigations of forestry-related crimes. Timber security laws have been amended and updated over time, and in 2014, GFC investigators were authorized by House…

Doing Business in Georgia

…within a two-hour flight of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Georgia offers state-of-the-art deep-water ports in Savannah and Brunswick operated by the Georgia Ports Authority. Georgia also offers inland barge operations…