Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees
…to most effectively block the sun. Determine how much space is available for the tree’s root system. A large tree requires about 600 square feet of soil surface area and…
My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…amount of time. This could be particularly useful in Forest Health, where the technology could replace manned flights requiring a large amount of fuel to conduct flyovers to determine areas…
Berrien County Woods Arson Suspect Jailed
…charges, Brown could be sentenced to 105 years in prison. In late July, a series of suspicious forest fires prompted Berrien Co. Sherriff’s Department investigators to request assistance from Georgia…
Arbor Day Foundation Georgia Tree Planting Program
…local forester’s contract information, and required documents for payment (seedling invoice, planting invoice, map). Once tree planting has been completed, the landowner will submit necessary invoices and the tree planting…
STEM & Forestry
…enhance the efficiency and safety of tasks and responsibilities. In forestry, many structures, systems, and projects require this skill set, along with the important knowledge of how the natural environment….
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Forestry Employees Honored for Outstanding Service to Georgia – Forest Management Team of the Year
…deliver the required technical services. Together they completed more than 2,660 transactions serving forest landowners. Team members include GFC foresters with the highest number of cost-share cases: Phillip Faulk (460…
Here comes summer – your trees are getting thirsty!
…10 gallons per caliper inch, once a week, from March through October/November. Example: a two-inch caliper tree requires 20 gallons per week in the growing season. Tree roots do not…
Plan Now, Dodge Bullets Later!
…weather and other emergency events both in and out of state, when requested by GEMA. Through the years, GFC crews have served in numerous capacities, from downed tree removals and…
North Georgia Outdoor Burn Ban Lifted
…are required of practitioners conducting prescribed and agricultural/land clearing burns. The 54 counties whose burn bans will be lifted on October 1 are: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa,…
