Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
Forest landowners in Mitchell, Grady, and Decatur Counties are eligible for a free prescribed fire certification class, April 17-18, 2019, in Moultrie, Georgia. Training will be held at Southern Regional…
Special Team Dispatched to Spread Fire Safety Alerts
…campfires and the like. One ember could truly be the start of something devastating.” Some Georgia counties have instituted complete burn bans. Burn permits from the Georgia Forestry Commission are…
Timber Buyers Directory
…Locke Title: Owner Alamo, GA 30411 Phone 1: 912-568-7519 Phone 2: Fax: 912-568-1740 lockelogging@planttel.net Carroll County Pulpwood & Timber Inc Tab Chaffin Title: Vice President Hogansville, GA 30230 Phone 1:…
Timber Sales
…managed properties. Timber buyers must follow Georgia’s Forestry Best Management Practices to purchase timber from lands owned by the State of Georgia. Current Sales TitleDescription Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA County: Walker…
Directories
…industry. This information is intended as a helpful resource for landowners, homeowners, and community leaders. GFC does not endorse specific businesses. Learn More County Contacts Foresters and rangers all across…
Law Enforcement Warns About Fake Burn Permitting Scam
…burn permit may need to be obtained from local county or city officials/offices, based on local ordinances. “Law Enforcement has informed us that a rogue website is offering nationwide burn…
Ransomware Attack Impacting GFC Online Services
…to resolve the issue and reinstate online communication channels. This affects all parts of GFC, including the nursery, headquarters and county units. We are experiencing glitches in our email system…
Gary White Named GFC Interim Director
…the US where he began a career with the Georgia Forestry Commission. White has held posts including chief ranger, manager of a pilot wildland urban interface program in White County…
EAB Update (2020)
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was first detected in Georgia in 2013 in DeKalb and Fulton Counties and has now been found in 37 counties in Georgia. As of September 2020, there are infestations in 36 states and five Canadian provinces.
March Tornado Timber Damage Totals Nearly $3 Million
…March. The GFC Timber Impact Assessment of the Heard and Coweta Counties’ tornado reports a total of 4,745 acres of timber damaged, with a total value of $2,731,600. “Both rural…
