Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “The Georgia Forestry Commission responds to more than 3,500 wildfires a year. With a strong focus on individual burning safety as required with these new changes,…
Georgia ReLeaf Grant Program
…the past 20 years. Learning how to plant a tree and following proper practices when planting trees can lead to long term benefits from well established plants. PDF 6 Tree…
“We follow in the footsteps of great aviators…”: GFC Air Ops Unit in History
…a long career with this agency. It is an agency with a history much longer than my own, and a legacy that I am happy to be a small part…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…– as long as forestry BMPs are implemented properly. Forestry BMPs have undergone many scientific research studies to determine their effectiveness in minimizing impacts to water chemistry, physical properties, aquatic…
National Forest Products Week
…oils. Some products that use nanocellulose technologies include improved tires, stronger cements, high barrier plastic-like packaging, rubber products, cosmetics, biomedical products, batteries, and more. Much of this ongoing research has…
NIDIS Drought Alert Emails: Get Local Drought Conditions in Your Inbox
…Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions to Exceptional Drought (D4)—changes for your location, and learn how long your region has been in drought. U.S. drought outlooks are updated: Get an email twice…
Forests Continue to Grow Georgia’s Economy
…dollars from the sale of a wide variety of products, along with industry wages and salaries, circulate through the state to benefit Georgia. “We take great pride in our abundant…
2021 Low Water Crossing Installation in Lower Coastal Plain
The Federal Clean Water Act, Section 404, exempts normal, established, ongoing silvicultural activities from the permitting process for discharges of dredged or fill material in jurisdictional wetlands; provided that 15 federal mandates are complied with.
This crossing:
• Crossing Purpose: To access timber for harvesting
• Alternatives: Other side would have required crossing another stream and building a new road
• Primary objective of State Forest: Timber Production
• Management Plan: Harvest timber and then reforest
Newnan Tornado Recovery – One Year Later
…2021, hundreds of volunteer hours have been donated, along with GFC seedlings and container trees as the community works to recover. “For many decades, Newnan has been known for its…
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…off and running, creating necessary benchmarks for tracking the emission and absorption of carbon in our state. Along with the forest community, architects, builders and others will benefit from a…
