Health & Recreational
Physical inactivity and obesity are on the rise. The majority of Americans are not active enough and do not meet suggested daily standards of moderate activity to reduce risk factors…
Georgia Arbor Day
The holiday was initiated by Julius Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872. Morton was a pioneer who traveled from Detroit to Nebraska in 1854. There were no trees in sight,…
Champion Trees
Nominate a Tree Search Trees A champion tree is defined as the largest known tree of a particular species. To be considered, a tree must meet all of the following…
Educator Resources
…those habitats. External Website exclamation-circle No resources found- please try another search term. Tree Advocacy Organizations Athens Community Tree Council Coastal Bryan Tree Foundation Cobb Trees Georgia Tree Council Marietta…
Landowner Resources
…Video Cogongrass in Georgia PSA 30 second Youtube video advising Georgians to be on the look out for cogongrass Video Cogongrass.org Comprehensive information on cogongrass in Georgia along with links…
History
The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) was created in 1949 by the Georgia Legislature to replace the Department of Forestry. This change resulted from efforts to remove the power of appointing…
Prescribed Burn
A prescribed burn plan is important for a safe and successful prescribed burn. A written burn plan includes the prescription for the stand and outlines the objectives for the burn….
Prescribed Burn Certification
GFC instructors will provide instruction on subjects such as fire behavior, fire weather and fire tactics. Applicants may attend one of several training sessions scheduled throughout the year where they…
Forest Utilization
The staff assist businesses and forest landowners by: marketing Georgia’s forest resources to attract new industries providing marketing, technical, and forest resource procurement support to existing industries establishing new product…
Firewise USA®
A program that teaches people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together to prevent losses
