Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…land clearing burning rules and may require the use of an Air Curtain Destructor (ACD), depending on the county in which you live. Click here for GA EPD Open Burning…
Landowners Can Help Reduce Wildfire in Georgia
…it will help support air quality. Smoke behaves differently during the day than it does at night, when it settles. This is expected to reduce the number of smoke complaints…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2021 The role of fire in Georgia forests as it impacts air quality, climate change and wildlife and natural resource sustainability will be among the…
Leaf Watch Report October 7th, 2021
…193 back to Hwy 136. Northeast GA Specific: While it’s early in the season, many of the understory trees are exhibiting fair to moderate color. Above 3000’ oaks are fading…
Georgia’s Family Forest Landowners – 2021
…sustaining rural economies, but they also provide several other environmental (e.g., clean water and air, carbon sequestration and storage, wildlife habitat, and pollination) and social (e.g., hunting, tourism, aesthetic) benefits….
Final Leaf Watch Report for November 17th, 2021
…– Fair Sourwood – Light red Sumac – Bright to deep reds. Maple – Bright red to yellow Oak – Red oaks are brownish red to deep red White oak…
Why Choose a Live Christmas Tree?
…the air we breathe. Supports a local business vs. sending our money overseas. Live trees do require some care once selected. To ensure freshness they must be kept in water…
Recognizing the Value of ‘Good Forest Fires’
…tool as one of the most environmentally and economically feasible methods for managing the state’s valuable forest resources. “Our forests clean the water and the air for everyone in Georgia,”…
2021 Cogongrass Percent Inactive Map Winter Update
Sources: Esri, Airbus DS, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, N Robinson, NCEAS, NLS, OS,NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, Rijkswaterstaat, GSA, Geoland, FEMA, Intermap and the GIS user community, Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community
2022 Cogongrass County Density Map Winter Update
Sources: Esri, Airbus DS, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, N Robinson, NCEAS, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, Rijkswaterstaat, GSA, Geoland, FEMA, Intermap and the GIS user community, Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community
