Local Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Award
…for maintenance and repair, keeping wildland fire suppression equipment fire-ready. Due to their many skills, more than $125,000 in savings was realized on construction and improvement projects. Chief Brackin was…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…of replacement or care to ensure future shade? How much does our community need to spend to make sure trees last long into the future? An urban codes audit to…
Georgia Gets Growing with Tree-planting Grants
…Reduction Act (IRA) funding that must be used in disadvantaged communities, and the second is non-IRA funding that requires a match. “The diversity of projects chosen to receive funding represents…
CONCERNING SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE OUTLOOK FOR 2024
…probability of infestations. The GFC annually reports on SPB activity across the state through seasonal analyses of SPB data and aerial surveys. Judging from the special traps hung in 50…
Forest Management & Conservation
clean air clean water carbon repositories wildlife habitats spaces for recreation life-enhancing products GFC provides education and tools to help landowners manage and protect their forests Landowners have many reasons…
Fire Prevention & Suppression
Under Senate Bill 119, Georgia code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the notification requirement to the GFC of one’s intention to burn hand-piled natural debris. The law supports Georgians’…
Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
…be found through price reporting services like Forest2Market or Timber Mart-South. Helpful Resources TitleDescriptionDocument Type 2020 Selling Your Timber Selling timber can be a source of great satisfaction to a…
Timber Security
…for the distribution of out-of-date material. This document is not legal advice and cannot replace legal advice. Current Georgia Statutes are maintained by the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, and…
Community Forestry Assistance
…trees in parks, schools, city plazas, and main streets need replacement or care to ensure future shade? How much does our community need to spend to ensure trees last long…
