Shortleaf Pine & Oak Restoration in the Georgia Cumberlands Cost Share Project
…reforestation with shortleaf pine, prescribed burning, herbicide applications, and thinning (both pre-commercial and commercial). The rates are $150/acre for reforestation, $15/acre for prescribed burning, $40/acre for herbicide work, $25/acre for…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
By: Joe Fox State Forester Arkansas Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry SouthernForests.org Water is the most important substance on the planet – the presence of clean and abundant…
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
…and the tools used to determine and predict fire behavior. We transitioned to practical applications at night, which was the best part because we were able to use what we…
Benefits of Outdoor Exercise
…physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. A statement from the Council on clinical cardiology (subcommittee on exercise, rehabilitation, and prevention) and the counseled on nutrition,…
Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification (WRRQ) in Georgia
…Not every fire is a wildfire, and in most cases, “good fires” (prescribed) can prevent “bad fires” (wildfire). The odds of there being a raging, 150-foot high wildfire in your…
SMOKEY BEAR & KEVIN BACON SAY “PLAY IT SAFE” WITH WILDFIRES
…they can help prevent these tragedies is a shared mission of GFC and Macon Bacon. Assisting communities in preventing wildfire is also the purpose of a series of grants provided…
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Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal
Tool to provide a consistent, comparable set of scientific results to be used as a foundation for wildfire mitigation and prevention planning
Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory
…GA 31824 County: Webster Mill Size: G Mailing Address: 378 Tolleson Road Preston, GA 31824 Sawmill-softwood Species: yellow pine Products:lumber-dressed, lumber-kiln dry, lumber-rough By-Products:bark, chips, sawdust, shavings Phone: 229-828-4265 Email:daniel.quillian@interfor.com;…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…of Georgia, the University of North Georgia, Young Harris College and (previously) Clemson University in the rearing and releasing of predator beetles in HWA infested areas. To date, we have…
