National Forest Products Week
…packaging that held the cereal for breakfast, your online shopping items, or the utility pole down the street wouldn’t be possible without healthy forests. Manufacturing of forest products such as…
Public Invited to Meeting About Climate Change and Carbon Storage
…Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “Our agency is leading the establishment of a special committee that will create rules governing the registry and an independent auditor who will certify GFC-registered carbon…
Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program
…for animals, you can certainly grow food for yourself! We provide documents and external links to assist with recommendations for best-growing selections and soil amendments for optimal outcomes. With the…
Area Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Awards
…performance and productivity, safety, and achievements. “Under the guidance of Area Fire Management Officer Darren Martin, this team demonstrated remarkable accomplishments during a time when normal operations were anything but…
Newnan Tornado Recovery – One Year Later
…aid for recovery. The GFC also worked with city and county officials, the Newnan Tree Board, certified arborists, and volunteers from Plant Newnan during a series of special events to…
High Fire Danger Prompts Outdoor Burning Warnings this Weekend
…this weekend. Burning permits may also be temporarily suspended in certain areas until conditions change. “Most of Georgia has been placed under a fire weather watch through Sunday and a…
Summer Camp Openings for Nature-Loving Middle Schoolers
…in a spacious dining hall. All students completing the Forestry Youth Camp receive a certificate of completion and a tee shirt. Registration is open until all slots are filled and…
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…Campa, Principal, Cooper Carry Architects. JD Harper, Sustainability Officer at Cooper Carry Architects and Devon Dartnell of the Georgia Forestry Commission serve as ex – officio members. The technical advisory…
My Three-Month Internship with the GFC
…of foresters in Region 4, I was immediately put to work certifying CRPs. Although a lot of the CRP work was urgent because of the end of June deadline, I…
My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern
…to individuals and communities on how to support their trees better. Each team member is a certified arborist with extensive tree care and biology knowledge. The GFC also offers many…
