Dublin Resident to Lead Forest Health for Georgia Forestry Commission
…He has served on the Southern Group of State Foresters GIS and Storm Damage Assessment Committees, the Statesboro City Tree Board, and the Pine Beetle Prediction Trapping Working Group. Torbett…
Hurricane Cleanup Time Extended; State Timber Tax Credit Deadline Nears
…Commission Director Chuck Williams. “Because of the magnitude of the damage, last winter’s wet weather, and a finite number of contractors, more time was needed to complete the remaining open…
Help at Hand for Michael-Struck GA Landowners
…need help with bulldozing downed trees and debris,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Chuck Williams. “Applications are being taken now, and we are optimistic about the effects this program will…
Appreciating “Good Fire” in the Forest
…a number of benefits for the land,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Chuck Williams. “When the forest floor’s litter layer has been reduced, the risk of devastating wildfire is also…
Georgia Model Urban Forest
This guidebook helps organize community support and plan development with green infrastructure in mind
The Bay Bank Conservation Marketplace
Forests for the Bay: Keeping woodlands healthy.
Pine Beetle – The Urban Problem
Awareness of the location of pine beetle infestations near them and research based information relative to the management options available is the best defense a homeowner can have.
Hypoxolon Canker in Urban Trees
Found in the outer bark areas of living and healthy trees, Hypoxylon are normally of little consequence. However, the fungi can severely injure or kill trees that have been weakened by factors such as drought, root disease, mechanical injury, logging or construction activities. T
Ambrosia Beetles in Urban Trees
Ambrosia beetles are non-native (in Georgia) major wood-boring pests that usually attack hardwoods and ornamental trees during times of drought, storm damage and construction damage.
