How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
By: Joe Fox State Forester Arkansas Department of Agriculture – Division of Forestry SouthernForests.org Water is the most important substance on the planet – the presence of clean and abundant…
High Fire Danger Impacts Outdoor Burning
…burn bans are being lifted are: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett,…
Mulch Appreciated! Mulch Obliged!
…trees! We’ve covered the watering topic in some depth on this blog site, and there are many more resources on our website at gatrees.org/urban-community-forestry/ask-the-arborist. In addition to water, there’s another…
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook
Explore employment opportunities through the U.S. Department of Labor.
Dreaming of a Green Christmas? Start by Recycling Your Tree
…That environmental stewardship continues when individuals make the choice to recycle their trees in January. Through KGBF’s “Bring One for the Chipper” program, trees are collected at over 150 locations…
Emergency Response
…a number of helpful tips to properly prepare. Georgia records some 3,500 wildfires annually. There is a higher risk of wildfire in the wildland urban interface (WUI), where homes are…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…of these trees is costly at both the urban and landscape levels. There are several management options available for different levels of homeowners/landowners. At the landscape level, biological and chemical…
Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program
…number of objectives can be met. The program features multiple in-depth documents, internet links, and the capability to create your custom management plan. With this program and website, everything is…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…among states for the number of species that are at risk and fifth in the number of extinctions. Experts have identified nearly 300 animal species and nearly 325 plant species…
Forest Access Road and Firebreak Restoration Project: Hurricane Michael Relief Package
…17 miles long. These storms affected a number of landscapes across the state, including urban, suburban and rural areas. Timber Tax Credit program More information about the Timber Tax Credit…
