Huber “Trees for Georgia” Program
…applicants: A forester will visit the sites of all approved applicants and develop a tree planting plan for the acreage involved. The plan will quantify the acreage and address site…
One Tree Planted – Reforestation Program
…tree planting plan for the acreage involved. The plan will quantify acreage and address site preparation and planting specifications. The applicant must agree to follow the plan to be eligible…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…by “the good Lord.” Here, he says, is an age-old longleaf pine stand towering over wiregrass and gallberry scrub. There’s a gopher tortoise whose sandy burrow provides shelter for hundreds…
Connecting with the next Generation of Passionate Professionals
…forestry and want to intern with our agency. Twenty-year old Brady Kalessa joined those ranks as a Forest Management intern in May of 2021. The rising University of Georgia senior…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
…Forestry Commission personnel are highly skilled and well trained to meet required needs of wildfire response. Agency staff that responds to incidents, including firefighters and overhead support, must complete required…
Educating future generation of decision-makers and others about the importance of our natural resources
…engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate content presented. The lessons also correlate to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which are K-12 science content standards that outline what students should know…
NIDIS Drought Alert Emails: Get Local Drought Conditions in Your Inbox
…sign up for drought alerts by clicking the button to “Get Alerts When Local Drought Conditions Change” at the bottom of every page on Drought.gov. You can also sign up…
Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp
…one when he was a kid and wanted today’s youth to have the same opportunity he had at their age. With the help of some of his good friends who…
My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…of wood available for sale, which was included in the contract for the bid package. To gather all of this data, I learned to become more effective at using a…
Danville Man Named GA Forester of the Year
…a GFC forester who exemplifies the agency’s mission to provide leadership, service, and education in the protection and conservation of Georgia’s forest resources. “It gives us great pleasure to recognize…
