My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern

…summer as an urban and community forestry intern. I study community forestry and arboriculture at the University of Georgia. My advisors spoke highly of the Georgia Forestry Commission and its…

Leaf Watch Report for October 26th, 2022

Northwest GA Specific (Ridge and Valley/Cumberland Plateau): Overall color vividness and continuity will be determined mainly by future weather events within the season. Rainfall and wind intensity in the following…

Forest Legacy & Conservation Easements

The majority of Georgia’s productive forest lands are in private ownership, but these private landowners are facing increased pressure to convert their forest lands to other uses. Georgia has identified…

Carbon Sequestration

…Forestry and Natural Resources, along with input from public and private stakeholders. Similar protocols will be developed for conservation tillage and urban forestry in the future. Visit the Georgia Carbon…

Burn Permits and Notifications

…low relative humidity, high winds, etc. Agriculture, silviculture, land-clearing burns and vegetative storm debris DO require burners to contact us to provide notification and/or obtain a burn permit. Call 1-800-GA-TREES…

Fire Weather

…are not yet supported, but are planned. For successful connectivity, ensure that Java Script is installed and that only supported browsers such as Google Chrome are used. Frequent “refreshing” of…

Firefighting Training & Resources

…You MUST bring your certificates on the morning of the first of class. Failure to have your certificates on hand will result in you not being able to participate in…

Champion Trees

…L. Little Jr.’s Checklist of United States Trees (Native and Naturalized) to determine eligibility. It was published in 1979 as U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Handbook 541. There are species…

Forest Services Contractors

…Aerial Spray Woody Ground Spray Greener Pasture Bushhogging 3151 Autumn Woods Drive, Loganville,GA Paul Watson Office Phone:404-545-1976 Mobile Phone: Fax: RxBurner? No Pesticide Applicator? No Statewide Mowing Griffith Forestry P.O….