Fire Prevention Week 2020
…chance of fire. These include warm temperatures, wind, low humidity and atmospheric instability. Fighting and Preventing Forest Fires Early detection is key to effective fire suppression. When a fire emergency…
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 9, 2020
…currently threatening the US Gulf Coast, looks to bring some rain and possibly some wind to the Georgia mountains Saturday and Sunday. As leaf abscission is already underway in some…
Chattahoochee Fall Line Prescribed Fire Cooperative
…tools and equipment inside the trailer were purchased after consulting with local landowners. Trailers like this are currently being developed in other parts of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. South Georgia…
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Eligibility Land must be either cropland (including field margins) that was planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity four of six crop years from 2012 to 2017, and which…
Connecting with the next Generation of Passionate Professionals
…for a first thinning and was recently able to evaluate those same stands as they were being thinned. He said he enjoyed operating the equipment for a 60-foot culvert install…
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…the sides of mountains as tall as the eye can see, working hard, 12-14 hours a day. They carry fire gear on their backs and haul hand tools and chainsaws,…
Educating future generation of decision-makers and others about the importance of our natural resources
…to conserve the earth’s natural resources and protect the environment. Lesson plans follow the 5E Model of Instruction, an approach to designing learning sequences and opportunities that allow students to…
Leaf Watch Report October 20th, 2021
…of yellow Estimated percentage of color change from green to date: 15% Progress remains about a week behind schedule compared to the previous year. Without recent wind and rain, trees…
Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program
…outreach opportunities about prescribed fire. Because urban areas throughout Georgia are always expanding and your property may be inside city limits, resources and a direct link to GFC’s Urban and…
Georgia Forestry Commission Names Athens Resident ‘Forester of the Year’
…knows Georgia forests inside out, freely shares his knowledge with landowners and colleagues, and brings a high degree of effort and detail into his work. He’s definitely one of our…
