GFC Leaf Watch: October 23, 2020
…should continue to expand in the following days. Species specific: Dogwood – vivid red is beginning to dull and shedding leaves Birch – slowly fading to brown and yellow Yellow-poplar…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
Post-Zeta update from our resident leaf expert: “No doubt we lost a lot of the bright colors that had developed up to now. Mid level 2500-1500 or so still holding…
Meet GFC’s Director: Tim Lowrimore
…stepping toward the future, by embracing new technology, methods and efficiencies, as we build on the expertise and experience gained in the past. Protecting and conserving Georgia’s forest resources through…
Outstanding Employees Honored at Georgia Forestry Commission
…group of partners who have a great impact on Georgia’s vast expanse of forestland.” The GFC State Lands Timber Sales team began as a small group of foresters and technicians…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…expensive than a comparable Georgia Tech building. But the high up-front construction costs will be mitigated by long-term savings on energy and water. “Look at this beam,” Arora says while…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
…to the brave men and women of the Georgia Forestry Commission for sharing their time and expertise,” said Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. “Many states have come to our aid in…
“We follow in the footsteps of great aviators…”: GFC Air Ops Unit in History
…technicalities of aviation have changed over the years, the heart of the pilot remains the same. I believe there is something within us that longs for adventure and exploration and…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
…topics explored at the 2021 meeting of the Georgia Prescribed Fire Council. The annual gathering brings together partner organizations that advocate the use of prescribed fire, or “good fire,” as…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…In 1972, the Clean Water Act (CWA) expanded U.S. water quality protections, creating a regulatory structure to govern pollutant discharges into waterbodies, and directed states to assess nonpoint source (NPS)…
Don’t Move Firewood
Georgia Forestry Commission Forest Health experts say moving firewood has been linked to the spread of destructive, non-native insects and diseases to forest ecosystems. While these pests can’t move far on their own, they can travel hundreds of miles when people move firewood, logs, chips, and mulch. Forest pests can kill our native trees and be very expensive, if not impossible, to control.
