Annual Northern Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1
…Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker…
Georgia Arbor Day
…at City Hall. Invite State Legislators, key officials, partners and local citizens. Have a Flag presentation by scouts or veterans’ groups. Ask the Mayor to issue an Arbor Day Proclamation….
Making the Shade Program
…the U&CF forester and also by e-mail or mail to: Making the Shade Program Georgia Forestry Commission 1055 East Whitehall Road Athens, GA 30605 jscales@gfc.state.ga.us A signed liability waiver and…
Firewise USA® Program
…the Toccoa Fannin County Mineral Bluff Salem Community Oglethorpe County Stephens Scarletts Way Towns County Young Harris Scoutland Hall County Gainesvilles Screamer Mountain Rabun County Clayton Shades of Tiger Rabun…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…PDF Hall CWPP -2013 PDF Hancock CWPP -2018 PDF Haralson CWPP -2017 PDF Harris CWPP -2018 PDF Hart CWPP -2012 PDF Heard CWPP -2018 PDF Henry CWPP -2017 PDF Houston…
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
…to fund the purchase of pine seedlings to be planted within the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Oconee,…
Georgia Gets Growing with Tree-planting Grants
…replacing a university parking lot with trees. A complete list of projects and their locations can be found here: https://gatrees.org/urban-community-forestry/trees-across-georgia-tag-grant-program. For more information about tree planting and services of the…
Forests & Water: A Critical Combination
…personnel can stay abreast of state progress and methods for improvement. The GFC has strong partnerships with several organizations to make these sessions available, including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, University…
Carbon Registry
…to encourage carbon sequestration? GFC and the University of Georgia have defined a Carbon Registry protocol for Georgia and developed an online carbon sequestration registry to list and track forestry…
My Firewise Experience
My Firewise Experience By Noah Futch My name is Noah Futch, and I have just finished my senior year at White County High School and will attend the University of…
