The Wise Way to Guard Against Fire

…the devastating effects of wildfire. Fortunately, there are a number of common-sense actions that individuals, and communities as a whole, can take. Home landscape and construction changes can be made…

How Fire Earns GOOD Marks in the Forest

…the landscape as applied by trained practitioners. Prescribed fire’s benefits include the reduction of wildfire risk, improvements in wildlife habitat, and enhancement of reforestation processes. “Prescribed fire is one of…

Storm Damage: Information for Landowners

Storms cause varying degrees of damage to forests and damage can be highly variable across affected areas of the landscape. Landowner objectives for the forest will help determine what actions are needed to restore the health and productivity of the forest resource. View steps to take after any storm.

Timber Products

Here are some interesting facts about some of the many products that come from Georgia’s trees: Timber Products Pulpwood for paper, saw timber lumber, poles, and veneer logs are valuable…

Forest Legacy & Conservation Easements

commercial development. These easements may not mention forestry at all, or may simply allow timber harvesting according to “good practices” with no additional detail. Who administers the program? GFC administers…

Gummosis in Trees

Gummosis is a common infection found on various fruit and nut trees. In the landscape, gummosis is most often recognized as a glob of translucent, amber colored sap on the side of the stem or lower trunk of trunk of a tree.

Fall Leaf Watch Kickoff

…to bring some fall color to your backyard or community, there are many native trees you can plant. Red maples provide some of the most brilliant fall color, but many…

2019 Conservation and Restoration Priorities in the Middle Chattahoochee River Basin

The Chattahoochee River originates in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains above Helen, Georgia, and drains almost 5.6 million acres (8770 mi2) of piedmont and coastal plain landscape in Alabama and Georgia. With a length of 430 miles, it is commonly divided into three segments, with the Upper Chattahoochee flowing through Atlanta before becoming the Middle Chattahoochee through Columbus. From Lake Walter F. George, the Lower Chattahoochee
flows south toward Lake Seminole, where it joins with the Flint River to form Lake Seminole, which drains, in turn, into the Apalachicola River and the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, the Chattahoochee provides drinking water for more than half of all Georgians and recreation opportunities on the reservoirs above the 13 dams that punctuate its course.

Bot Canker in Ornamental Trees

Bot canker is a serious pathogen of landscape and ornamental trees. This fungus is opportunistic and generally requires a weakened or damaged host.