Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees
…to 20 percent. Trees’ leaves are valuable tools that shade the heat-absorbing surfaces of our homes. As the sun’s rays strike the leaves, the rays are blocked and absorbed. This…
Forestry Intern’s Experience at GFC
…with the GFC under the Region 5 Foresters. I learned a lot of valuable experience from visiting private landowners and being present on wildfires and prescribed burns to just sitting…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…considered disadvantaged on CEJST, you may not need to provide a match, although a time commitment as described above will still be required for successful completion of the project. Non-disadvantaged…
STEM & Forestry
…utilize every component of the tree. Another rapidly growing area is using drones for land mapping, prescribed fires, fire suppression and detection, and much more. Of course, with the use…
Danville Man Named GA Forester of the Year
…which impacted more than 16,000 acres of forestland. His versatility and drive have been utilized across multiple parts of GFC, including assisting with 13 wildfires and 26 prescribed burns this…
South Georgia Landscape Restoration Cost Share Project
…groundcover restoration, bottomland hardwood enhancement and prescribed burning. APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 17, 2023 Click here for a complete list of SGA Cost Share Project Guidelines Click here to complete application….
Forestry Employees Honored for Outstanding Service to Georgia
…delivering landowner services for firebreak and prescribed burn assistance,” Sorrells said. “And their wildfire suppression equipment-readiness scores averaged above 96% for the year.” South Zone County Unit of the Year…
A Note from GFC’s New Deputy Director
…we know the benefits of sound forest management and prescribed fire, we have a responsibility through our leadership, service, and education to share these important tenets with those around us….
Vigilance Urged as Insect-Attacks Emerge
…to be low this year,” said Womack. “Good forest management practices can make tracts less attractive to these beetles, and that includes thinning, prescribed burning, and invasive species control to…
Southern Pine Beetle and Invasive Plant Control Cost Share Programs Now Accepting Applications!
…the SPB 2023 funding year: non-commercial thinning ($70/acre), herbicide release ($40/acre), prescribed burning ($5/acre), and southern pine beetle suppression. Click here to view the SPB application and apply. The other…
