Vigilance Urged as Insect-Attacks Emerge
…presence of “pitch tubes” in the bark and “galleries,” or the marked trail of beetles, underneath the bark. Every spring the GFC participates in a special trapping program that collects…
Deadline Approaching for GA Timber Harvesters and Counties
…at gatrees.org to register their company and create an account. Subsequent county-linked input provides details about harvests, such as specific road and plat location, contact information, and planned dates. The…
New School Year – New Tools to Learn About Natural Resources
…able to do, given their grade levels. NGSS has been adopted by several states, and though Georgia is not one of them, these standards can be cross-walked with the Georgia…
What I Did On My Summer Vacation…
…a stand of trees into any one of the thousands of paper products we rely on every day of our lives. I can tell that this workshop has been tweaked…
International Leaders Visit a Privately-Held Property in Georgia to Learn About Sustainable Forestry and Community Resiliency
…for the group. A reverent moment occurred during the field portion of the tour, when one participant asked if the group could take a moment, pause, and listen to sounds…
“Smokey Bear and Me: A Thanksgiving Thrill!”
…get to meet any human celebrities (my family did see Cher and Jimmy Fallon), it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that – if asked – I would happily volunteer for again!…
Dublin Resident to Lead Forest Health for Georgia Forestry Commission
…of Science degree in Forestry at the University of Georgia in 2008. He worked in the field of forest inventory and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) throughout the Northwest and Southeast…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…we care about birds? In addition to adding beauty and natural pest control in our landscapes, birds are indicator species. Bird health is intrinsically linked with our own. A groundbreaking…
2024 American Tree Farm System Landscape Management Plan for the State of Georgia
The American Forest Foundation (AFF), in conjunction with Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.(SFC), developed the original components, outlines, structure, and drafts of the Landscape Management Plan (LMP) and the associated geodatabase. AFF and SFC also worked cooperatively to evaluate and incorporate edits, comments, and modifications that resulted in the final LMP and geodatabase.
Forests & Water: A Critical Combination
…in Georgia. Unchecked land conversion to commercial and residential development, solar farms, or pasture and cropland impacts forests’ filtration effectiveness. You may not know that the GFC has a team…
