Local Forest Ranger Receives Fire Prevention Award
…In his nomination documents, Davis lauded English for numerous activities that promoted wildfire prevention. They included media appearances, extensive promotion of the Firewise USA program, many stints portraying Smokey Bear,…
GFC’s Local Forest Ranger and WUI Specialist Receives Fire Prevention Award
…appearances, extensive promotion of the Firewise USA program, many stints portraying Smokey Bear, and an assignment to the North Georgia Wildfire Prevention & Education Team during a flash drought period…
Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species (Project WINGS)
…are accepted by Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) offices from May 15 through July 15 of each year. Get more program details To apply: contact your local USDA Service Center…
Shortleaf Pine & Oak Restoration in the Georgia Cumberlands Cost Share Project
Program Overview This cost share project is the primary focus of the “Restoring Shortleaf Pine and Oak Habitat in the Georgia Cumberlands II” grant and is intended to help promote…
2021 Dirty Dozen (Top Twelve Nonnative Invasive Plants) List
72 counties have had cogongrass detections since 2007, and to date 34 of the 72 counties have no active cogongrass. Georgia’s proactive treatment program assists landowners across the state, and 85% of all known cogongrass spots in Georgia are considered inactive.
The Georgia Forestry Commission documents all known cogongrass infestations.Invasive Species: Any plant or animal that has been introduced and aggressively competes with and displaces local native communities; normally having no native enemies to limit reproduction and spread.
The Dirty Dozen List of Non-native Invasive Species is ranked by the total acres occupied according to Forest Inventory and Analysis data. Honey Suckle and Fescue are not included in this list. Credit for the data used to make this list to the US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program and The Georgia Forestry Commission FIA Foresters.
Forest Water Quality Team Honored for Outstanding Achievements
…monitoring water resources near forestry operations has earned the agency’s 2021 Forest Management Team of the Year award. “It is especially fitting for the GFC’s Water Quality Program to be…
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Georgia Celebrates Trees this Month
…137 Tree City USA’s were honored, along with 22 Tree Campus locations and two utility companies in the Tree Line program which recognizes arboricultural best practices. Anyone interested in participating…
New School Year – New Tools to Learn About Natural Resources
…four walls of a traditional classroom, at a kitchen table, or through field trips and programming at an environmental education center or outreach program, it is critical that our future…
GFC Intern Spotlight: Jackson Wright – Learning About GFC State Lands
…on properties such as Bartram Forest in Milledgeville. In support of these projects I have gained experience cruising timber, marking timber boundaries, assisting with prescribed burns, inspecting logging operations, writing…
