Plan Now, Dodge Bullets Later!

September is National Preparedness Month, held annually since 2004. The observance was started as a project of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as a…

Water Quality & BMPs

…works with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Division to oversee BMPs for forestry. GFC conducts surveys to monitor BMP implementation about every other year. For the…

Firewise USA® Program

…they were not trained for. A direct result of this meeting was the development of the National Firewise® program. A basic concept of the Firewise® program is that responsibility is…

Doing Business in Georgia

…in Bainbridge and Columbus Georgia has a strong, vibrant business environment with an extensive network of support services. State tax rate is very competitive nationally State law mandates a balanced…

Care For Your Community’s Trees

Native Trees of Georgia Book Book showing illustrations of trees native to Georgia. PDF Savannah Tree Foundation Tree advocacy group. External Website Save Energy – Plant Trees! This video provides…

Project Learning Tree

Project Learning Tree is committed to creating a future where the next generation values the natural world and has the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions and take…

Green Cities: Good Health

Metro nature – including trees, parks, gardens, and natural areas – enhance quality of life in cities and towns. The experience of nature improves human health and well-being in many ways. review these scientific studies that tell us how.

Longleaf Pine Forest Establishment Hub

The Forest Stewardship Program is designed to integrate forest management objectives of sustaining quality native timber, native wildlife populations, soil & water resources, aesthetics, & recreation, over a 10-year planning period. This template provides landowners with technical guidance that places near-equal emphasis of these objectives. It prescribes conservation practices to establish new longleaf pine forests using either artificial planting methods or natural regeneration methods.

Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory

…Products:lumber-rough, lumber-dry, board & shop lumber, furniture stock, molding By-Products:sawdust, shavings, slaps Phone: 678-585-3592 Email:AtlanticFineWoods@gmail.com Website: www.AtlanticFineWoods.com Backyard to Nature Physical Address: 4330 Highway 72 West Colbert, GA 30628 County:…

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

Updated January 2020 Background Hemlock Woolly Adelgids (photo courtesy of bugwood.org) Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is an invasive insect native to Japan. This aphid-like insect threatens hemlock trees in the…