Accessibility

…the essential functions of the assigned job and no reasonable accommodation can be made to allow the individual to satisfactorily perform the assigned job. If you feel you have experienced…

Forest Health

…ash trees as part of the natural nutrient recycling process, emerald ash borers kill vigorously growing and weakened ash trees. Since its detection in Michigan in the early 2000s, emerald…

Cost Share & Incentive Programs

…pine beetle infestations, restore healthy, more beetle-resistant forests and suppress current beetle infestations. Invasive Plant Control Program (IPCP) A program administered by GFC and funded by the U.S. Forest Service….

Forest Stewardship Program

…of our Forest Stewardship Virtual Field Day Video series. The topic of this video is Water Quality. External Website Forest, Farm, and Homeowners: Address Heirs Property, Unlock Your Wealth, and…

Burn Permits and Notifications

…site, such as rake, shovel, garden hoe, etc.; weather awareness – to NWS red flag warnings, High Fire Danger designation of Very High or Extreme days and other hazardous conditions,…

Pre-Suppression Firebreaks

…first-served basis and limited to 25 hours per landowner if other requests are pending. Once all requests have been serviced, additional plowing in excess of the 25 hours may be…

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…officials and their responsibilities CWPPs are designed through collaboration with all local stakeholders. Planning enables communities to address their development patterns in the wildland urban interface (WUI) and determine how…

Wood-Using Industries

…Sawmills Producing Mechanical and Stress Rated Lumber During a previous survey of the primary wood-using industries in Georgia, the following companies reported to GFC personnel that their listed sawmills used…

Smokey Bear

…a fire prevention message; Wildfire prevention is Smokey’s ONLY message. Smokey Bear cannot promote or endorse a commercial product or a private business. Smokey’s image is friendly and dignified; Smokey…

Care For Your Trees

Are my trees healthy? To keep access and track tree health, homeowners should keep a photo log of their trees and conduct periodic self-surveys. Make a note of: the location…