Proper Tree Mulching

Mulch is organic material placed on the soil’s surface around trees and plants to enhance their growing conditions. Mulch helps maintain soil temperature and moisture, reduce water loss from soil, reduce weed competition, improve soil structure, and give landscapes a clean appearance. Often overlooked, spreading mulch around your trees is one of the easiest and most beneficial techniques that can have great impact on the health and vitality of your trees.

Think safety before starting a burn.

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* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…

Pine Bark Beetles

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…start carving out galleries under the bark to lay their eggs. These galleries, with shapes specific to each species, are what eventually end up killing the tree by girdling it….

Discover Careers in the Forest

Explore various types of forestry careers through this booklet that is aligned with essential knowledge and skills in science and mathematics for grades 3rd through 5th. This workbook can stand alone or be easily integrated into existing lesson plans on ecology, earth science, or general environmental education.

Leaf Watch Report October 20th, 2021

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…have combined to give the look and feel of fall for Northeast Georgia. While the birches, poplars, and sycamores have all but completed their fall showing, other species like dogwood,…

Pass the Tissue, it’s Pollen Time!

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…Georgia Forestry Commission, pollen is a critical part of the Reforestation Department’s mission. Pine pollen plays an important role in the generation of superior trees that are cross-bred for desirable…

“Wildfires in Georgia”

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…fully committed. We have no replacements – only other county units to call upon, which can take hours. This fire took two days to control and three more of mop-up…