Natural Disaster Recovery
…can be very heavy and their movement should NOT be attempted by one person. Do not attempt to remove leaning trees or large branches on roofs. Improper movement could cause…
GA Forestry Report: April Tornadoes Cause $3 Million+ In Damages
…storms with the largest acres of timber damage were in Washington/Jefferson County (1,150 acres), Burke County (897 acres), Chattooga/Walker Counties (585 acres) and Upson County (570 acres). Although rated as…
Chattahoochee Fall Line Prescribed Fire Cooperative
…A secondary goal is to establish a training center that will facilitate classroom and hands-on training events. We are burning 4% of the forested acres currently in this area. The…
GFC’s Local Forest Ranger and WUI Specialist Receives Fire Prevention Award
…that was beginning to rival historic 2016 fall fire season conditions. Records indicate English’s program outreach over the past five years impacted close to 29,000 people at events large and…
Southern Pine Beetles
…The practices that may be available to landowners are listed below. To apply, click here: https://gatrees.org/forest-management-conservation/cost-share-incentive-programs/. Figure 7: Thinned pine stand – Photo by James Johnson, Georgia Forestry Commission. Non-commercial…
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
GFC Guest Blog: 2022 Spring-Summer Wildland Firefighter Academy by our Multimedia Specialist and Videographer Meaghan Munoz-Dickson As a videographer for the Georgia Forestry Commission, I help tell stories about the…
Georgia Forestry Commission Wildfire Prevention Leader Earns Prestigious Award
…in the Southeastern region at the 2022 NASF Annual Meeting in Stevenson, Washington on September 21, 2022. “I am humbled by this award, and energized to continue the fire prevention…
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…
Forestry Employees Honored for Outstanding Service to Georgia
…GFC County Units included in Area 3 are Chattahoochee/Marion; Coweta/Fayette/S. Fulton; Harris/Muscogee/Talbot; Heard/Troup; Clayton/Lamar/Pike/Spalding/Upson; Meriwether; Butts/Monroe/Henry; and Macon/Taylor. Special awards were also presented to two designated GFC Units for their…
A Note from GFC’s New Deputy Director
…and the Florida Forest Service. I would not be the person I am today if it were not for the support I received from our neighbors to the south. Throughout…
