Leaf Watch Report October 7th, 2021
…east of US 129 is especially nice for these species. Higher elevation drives provide the best color opportunity. Oktoberfest is starting in Helen this month, and the Blairsville Sorghum festival…
National Forest Products Week
…packaging that held the cereal for breakfast, your online shopping items, or the utility pole down the street wouldn’t be possible without healthy forests. Manufacturing of forest products such as…
“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,…
Summer Camp Openings for Nature-Loving Middle Schoolers
…Forestry Youth Camp for rising seventh and eighth-graders will be held July 10-14 at the FFA/Family Career and Community Leaders of America facility on Lake Jackson, south of Covington, Ga….
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
GFC Guest Blog: 2022 Spring-Summer Wildland Firefighter Academy by our Multimedia Specialist and Videographer Meaghan Munoz-Dickson As a videographer for the Georgia Forestry Commission, I help tell stories about the…
Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022
…temperatures across all of north Georgia on Wednesday and Thursday. The freezing temperatures should help to accelerate leaf color change in lower elevations but could also possibly shorten the duration…
Accessibility
COMMITMENT TO COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT GFC abides by the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We will not discriminate against individuals with disabilities on the…
State Managed Forests
Bartram Forest 2,113 acres State land tract Baldwin and Wilkinson Counties Milledgeville office: (478) 445-5164 The Bartram Forest is owned by the State of Georgia and managed with Forest Stewardship…
Fire Weather
Monitor Wildfire Conditions The GFC Fire Weather System provides area fire weather forecasts. The state is divided into ten forecast areas to provide the most accurate local information. View Fire…
