Grant Funding Available for Urban and Community Forestry Management
…completely serving disadvantaged communities. Eligible projects will address staff and workforce development, technical assistance, storm readiness and resiliency, heat island mitigation, urban food forests, and urban wood utilization. For more…
GA Forestry Commission Set to Launch Leaf Watch 2023
…established nearly 20 years ago, as agency foresters and communicators fielded customer inquiries about the annual autumn leaf conditions. A system was established to collect information from knowledgeable GFC foresters…
Understanding Georgia’s Outdoor Burning Laws
…may be local ordinances issued by local county and/or city governments that have other requirements. Citizens must contact their local fire departments, code enforcement agencies, or emergency management officials to…
GFC Director Lowrimore Named One of Georgia’s 500 Most Influential Leaders
…agency’s vision of Healthy and abundant forests that support a robust industry while providing social, environmental and financial benefits to all of Georgia. The GFC team works daily to fulfill…
Dublin Resident to Lead Forest Health for Georgia Forestry Commission
…US before joining the Georgia Forestry Commission as a management forester in 2013. He has served in various agency roles, including District Forest Health Coordinator and most recently, GIS Specialist….
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…are not natural predators in our ecosystems. According to the American Bird Conservancy, predation by domestic cats is the number-one direct, human-caused threat to birds in the U.S and Canada….
Georgia Landowner Earns National Forest Sustainability Award
…benefits of Southern forests ever since,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “Our agency commends her dedication to sound forest management and is proud to help celebrate this outstanding…
Area Forest Landowners Receiving Top-Rated Service
…award-winning service provided them by the Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC) Warren-McDuffie County Unit, which earned the agency’s North Zone Unit of the Year award for FY23. “The GFC annually reviews…
GEORGIA FOREST CONSERVATION CHAMPION BRINGS HOME NATIONAL HONOR
…landowner associations located in his work area. He is a highly regarded forestry technical service advisor for the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency. He has shown…
WILDFIRE RISK HIGH AS JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY APPROACHES
…9-1-1 in case of emergency. Remember, humans are the number one cause of wildfire and there is no shame in calling for assistance when response time is critical. “July Fourth…