Burning Restrictions in Effect for a Stay-Safe Summer
Do summer activities impact the air we breathe? They can if you drive a car or do some outdoor burning in urbanized areas when it’s hot outside. Particulate matter from … Continue Reading →
NORTH GEORGIA SUMMER BURN RESTRICTIONS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 21, 2025 Summer air quality precautions are going back in place for north Georgians. From May 1 through September 30, the Environmental Protection Division restricts residents … Continue Reading →
A Day with Georgia’s Future Foresters
More than 200 middle and high school students gathered in Meansville, Ga. recently to demonstrate their forestry chops. The Towalliga FFA Invitational Field Day competition brought together kids from central … Continue Reading →
Prepping for Pine Beetles
By: GFC Forest Health’s Brandon Merz and Mark McClure Southern pine beetles (SPB) gave a lot of Georgia forest landowners headaches last year. The GFC’s spring trapping program is one … Continue Reading →
SUSPECTED ARSONIST ARRESTED IN TALBOT COUNTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 4, 2025 A Talbot County man has been jailed on felony arson charges. Fifty-two-year old William Shane Harvey, of Box Springs, was arrested by law enforcement … Continue Reading →
SPECIAL ARTWORK REFLECTS GEORGIA GOVERNORS’ LEGACY IN TREES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 4, 2025 Georgia’s rich forestland, Governor Kemp, and five former governors have been jointly honored in a series of original paintings. In recognition of Georgia Arbor … Continue Reading →
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO BUSY WEEKEND AND PREPARE FOR DRY DAYS AHEAD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2025 Wildland firefighters at the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) are keeping a very close eye on the weather. Low humidity, combined with gusty winds, made … Continue Reading →
LOCAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS EARN STATE FORESTRY AWARD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 19, 2025 As North Georgia’s population increases, the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is highlighting its focus on wildfire prevention and protection. For its exceptional outreach to … Continue Reading →
LOCAL FOREST RANGERS EARN STATE AWARD FOR SERVICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 19, 2025 Landowners in South-Central Georgia can boast that their forest rangers are among the best of the best! The Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC) Worth Unit … Continue Reading →
IT’S FEBRUARY: DIG A HOLE. PLANT A TREE!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 19, 2025 When is the best time to plant a tree? If you said “20 years ago,” you likely recall that decades-old adage, and you’d be … Continue Reading →
