Making the Shade Program
Many elementary schools do not have enough trees on the school’s campus, especially in the playground area. Strategically planted trees provide many benefits. Trees keep children healthy by: Reducing surface…
Landowner Resources
…with silvicultural operations about common-sense, economical and effective practices to minimize non-point source pollution (soil erosion and stream sedimentation) and thermal pollution. These minimum practices are called BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES…
Carefully Planned “Good Fires” Prevent Bad Ones
…Prescribed fire is also a key conservation tool for achieving goals in Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy to conserve native animal and plant species before they become…
Falling Trees and the Integrity of Tree Root Systems
Generally, trees with structurally sound root systems do not fall, except during very high wind events. When trying to determine which trees have root systems that are prone to failure, answers hinge upon a number of factors.
Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) in Georgia
…several hundred different trees species, especially oaks. During epidemic population levels entire forests can be stripped of their leaves (or defoliated). Repeated, severe defoliation from spongy moth larvae in combination…
GFC Seeking Director/State Forester
…the Georgia Forestry Commission Board. Work in conjunction with the Forestry Commission Board to develop and implement the strategic direction for the agency. Government Relations Serve as the primary advocate…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 23, 2020
…out in front of Mountain Cove Farms. Turn right on Hog Jawl Rd. Turn right on Hwy 193 and follow back into Lafayette. Turn right on South Main Street. Turn…
Georgia Forestry Commission Says Now is the Time to Order and Plant Trees
…a member of two tree improvement cooperatives, which insures the best genetic material for slash and loblolly is available to landowners. These seedling qualities include straightness, fast growth rate and…
“The Best Time to Plant a Tree was Yesterday.”
…sweetgum) that lined our streets and shaded our backyards. They were there when we all moved in, and not one of my neighbors would be old enough to recall when…
Area Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Awards
…employees completed more firebreak installation services for landowners than any other GFC Area and they maintained a 99% implementation score for protecting water quality from rainwater run-off into streams, rivers,…
