GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
…GA 52 from Ellijay to Chatsworth; GA 136 from Dawsonville to Jasper/Talking Rock; the Richard Russel Scenic Highway/GA 348 (Hog Pen Gap); GA 17/75 between Helen and Hiawassee (Unicoi Gap);…
Georgia Forestry Commission Director Named by Governor Kemp
…American Foresters in 2014, its Georgia State Chair in 2009 and its Ocmulgee Chapter Chair in 2005. He has also served on the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry…
Outstanding Employees Honored at Georgia Forestry Commission
…agencies, universities and other state entities with their timber inventory, sales and active management. Those management activities include essential forestry practices such as prescribed fire, invasive species control, timber thinning…
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…and low water tables, water sources to support both engine and helicopter bucket operations are limited. Because of the remoteness of most areas, engines must travel long distances on unimproved…
Weather Conditions within a 24 hour period
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Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…of cross-laminated timber sequesters one ton of carbon dioxide. “Lumber is, basically, a carbon-storage unit,” says Tim Lowrimore, the state forester for Georgia. “Mass timber provides a solution to one…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2021 The Georgia Forestry Commission has dispatched another group of wildland firefighters to help contain raging fires in the western United States. The latest cadre…
New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted
…relative humidity, and the number of days since significant rainfall are critical factors that can make the difference between success and an unintended tragedy.” In addition to a number of…
Leaf Watch Report October 7th, 2021
…is taking place this weekend as well. From the alpine village on the Unicoi Turnpike (GA 17), yellow poplars are showing some nice golds climbing towards Brasstown Bald. GA 180…
2020 – Georgia Statewide Forest Resources Strategy
Georgia’s original Forest Action Plan was produced with contributions from many program leaders of the Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service. Content contributors included Dr. Jon Ambrose, Constance Buford, Joe Burgess, Scott Thackston, Devon Dartnell, David Dickinson, Frank Sorrells, Ken Parker, Gary White, Scott Griffin, Josh Love, Joan Scales, Jim Ozier, Dru Preston, Dick Rightmyer, Buford Sanders and Risher Willard. Liz Kramer, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences contractor, conducted the GIS analyses. Final document design and production was accomplished by Wendy Burnett, Kassie Keck and Stasia Kelly. Development and publication of this document was assisted by a grant from the National Association of State Foresters.
