Local Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Award
…to their many skills, more than $30,000 in savings was realized, electrical wiring projects and upgrades at two county offices were completed, and two employees volunteered and deployed to western…
“Wildfires in Georgia”
…of helicopters dumping water on smoky fires below? Pictures like that are mostly associated with western fires that happen in the summer. California, for instance, averages 62,000 wildfires a year,…
Prevention Tactics Shared as Fire Danger Rises
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 4, 2022 A special team from the Georgia Forestry Commission will be canvassing the southwest portion of Georgia and working with adjacent states the week of…
Summer Camp Openings for Nature-Loving Middle Schoolers
…Forestry Association, Forest Resource Consultants, University of Georgia, WestRock, Rayonier, and American Tree Farm System. Campers stay in cabins with other participants under the supervision of counselors. Meals are taken…
Biology and Management of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern U.S.
Hemlock trees in eastern forests are late successional tree species that provide shade for the forest understory. Globally, there are ten hemlock species, with populations located in Asia and eastern and western North America12. Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) grow in the eastern U.S. These trees have great ecological and cultural value in forests. However, the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae or HWA) is decimating hemlock populations throughout much of the trees’ native range, altering landscapes, and threatening these iconic tree species in both rural and urban areas.
Georgia Forestry Commission Wildfire Prevention Leader Earns Prestigious Award
…distribution area while the campaign ran. Out west, Wiles used various print materials and digital media to reach audiences at Nevada’s “Burning Man” experience, backcountry hikers in Wyoming, and people…
GFC’s people and services impact Georgians
…Ian’s assault on the west coast of Florida, there was no question that I needed to be by her side. It has been a huge comfort and a wonderful blessing…
Forestry Employees Honored for Outstanding Service to Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Georgia Forestry Commission employees serving a 21-county region in west-central Georgia have been honored with a prestigious agency award. The annual “Area of the…
High-flying Tools for Fire – and More!
…Natural Resources (GDNR) owns two of these systems and GFC owns one. In the past year, these systems have burned more than 5000 acres on state lands in West Central…
GA Forestry Commission Set to Launch Leaf Watch 2023
…may include autumn festivals and special events. Corresponding photos from the northwest, north central, and northeast regions of the mountainous areas are geo-tagged so locations can be easily located online….
