Georgia Forestry Forum Podcast

…water you drink, to the cost of our energy bills, and the products we use daily – and we’ll tell you how our folks here at the Georgia Forestry Commission…

Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia

drip torches, two backpack blowers, a weed eater, a chainsaw with PPE, two five-gallon backpack sprayers, three “Prescribed Burn Ahead” road signs, ATV water tank, and a pull-behind 27 HP…

OUTDOOR BURN BAN BOOSTS SUMMER AIR QUALITY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 26, 2024 Do your summer activities impact the air you breathe? They can if you drive a car or do some outdoor burning! When particulate matter…

PLANNING A SAFE & FUN FOURTH OF JULY

…let’s also remember to protect our communities, our land, and our fellow citizens from unintended mistakes that can have devastating consequences. Many areas in Georgia have gone weeks without any…

Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees

…to heat, and then radiating that heat back into our living spaces. The heat from roofs, walls, sidewalks, driveways, roads, and parking lots raises homes and offices’ temperatures to uncomfortable…

Mulch Appreciated! Mulch Obliged!

…hottest months (as well as the coldest, wettest and driest.) Mulch helps maintain soil temperature and moisture, reduce water loss from soil, reduce weed competition, improve soil structure, and give…

Pass the Tissue, it’s Pollen Time!

…receive pollen. Male pollen from superior parent will be injected into bag to pollenate flowers when they are at maximum receptivity. At the Georgia Forestry Commission, pollen is a critical…

How Fire Earns GOOD Marks in the Forest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 6, 2023 Gov. Brian Kemp uses a drip torch during a demo prescribed burn at Georgia DNR’s 2023 Weekend for Wildlife fundraiser. (Jason Lee/DNR) Keeping Georgia’s…

Benefits of Outdoor Exercise

…time, gatherings with friends, and a tempting array of food and drink. We all know that moderation is one of the keys to good health, and there’s another one we…

Reforestation

…plant in Dry Branch, Georgia. Husks, wings and debris are removed and damaged or unhealthy seeds are discarded. Seeds are then dried for storage or prepared for immediate planting. We…