Wildfire Risk Reduction Grants Available

Commission. One provides up to $250,000 for the development or revision of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). The second provides up to $10 million for the implementation of wildfire…

Forestry Education Tools at Hand Through New Websites

…Forestry Foundation. The Georgia Forestry Commission is committed to the sustainability of our forests for present and future generations. Georgia Project Learning Tree and the Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop are…

Understanding Georgia’s Outdoor Burning Laws

…of escape when someone is burning hand-piled vegetation. There are common denominators that come up time and time again when wildfires are caused by someone who burns hand-piled vegetation and…

Grant Program Funds Tree Plantings

…partnerships, establish and build new ones, and create relationships between a community and its local Georgia Forestry Commission personnel and resources. To learn more about this program, go to https://gatrees.org/urban-community-forestry/georgia-releaf-grant-program/….

Site Map

…trees Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program Care For Your Trees Ask The Arborist Certified Tree Professionals Care For Your Community’s Trees Community Forestry Assistance GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program…

Timber Harvest Notifications

…Harvesting Notification Requirements In compliance with legislation that updated OCGA 12-6-24, the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) will launch an easy-to-use, statewide harvest notification website, which will replace county-by-county notifications. The…

Huber “Trees for Georgia” Program

…Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Stephens, Taliaferro, Walton, White and Wilkes. The funds will be used to purchase GFC seedlings, which will be given to…

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

…control are options currently being used in Georgia. Historically, these have been used in separate areas. However, combinations of chemical and biological control at the same site are also being…