Leaf Watch Report for October 18th, 2023

Northeast Georgia: 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NE GA Week 3 10-18-2023 Northwest Georgia: 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NW GA Week 3 10-18-2023 North Central Georgia 2023 GFC Leaf…

Leaf Watch Report for October 25th, 2023

Northeast Georgia: 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NE GA Week 4 10-25-2023 Richard Russell Parkway Overlook – White County Sky Valley – Rabun County Sky Valley – Rabun County Northwest

Leaf Watch Report for November 1st, 2023

Northeast Georgia: 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NE GA Week 5 11-1-2023 Richard Russell Parkway Richard Russell Parkway Black Rock Mountain Northwest Georgia: 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NW GA…

North Georgia Fire Linked to Arson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 6, 2023 A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist in northwest Georgia, where wildfires have been on…

Leaf Watch Report for November 8th, 2023

…Central Georgia 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NC GA Week 6 11-8-2023 Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawson County Northwest Georgia…

Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification (WRRQ) in Georgia

Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification (WRRQ) in Georgia By: Seth Hawkins Often we think about wildfires around homes as some distant issue affecting unknown forests and communities out west. It’s important,…

Pardon Our Smoke

…and trained prescribed fire practitioners plan these good fires for times when the greatest ecological benefits are achieved with the fewest smoke impacts. Some objectives of this burning include helping…

CONCERNING SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE OUTLOOK FOR 2024

…moderate in the western and north Georgia regions. Southern pine beetles are attracted to damaged and stressed trees, such as those struck by lightning or left behind by severe weather….