GEMA County Locations
In addition to county offices, the state is parceled into eight different regions for GEMA and Homeland Security response.
County Extension Offices
Connecting with your Extension County Office can keep you up to date with events, programs, and services just for you.
Disaster Assistance – Federal Programs
USDA is here to help you prepare, recover, and build long-term resilience to natural disasters.
Disaster Resource Center
The USDA Disaster Resource Center offers information about specific disasters and emergencies, how to prepare, recover, and help build long-term resilience, as well as information about USDA assistance during disaster events.
USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) is now available from July 22, 2021 through October 15, 2021
…will hold a webinar on, July 21, at 3:00 PM EST – register here. After registering, you will receive an email containing information about joining the webinar. A recording of…
Pass the Tissue, it’s Pollen Time!
…to receive pollen. Male pollen from a superior parent will be injected into the bag to pollinate flowers when they are at maximum receptivity. Tree pollen season starts in January…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…for those services, and the products that come out of them, so we can properly compensate the landowner.” Growers are already under the gun. An over-abundance of trees from the…
Timber Harvest Notifications
…Harvesting Notification Requirements In compliance with legislation that updated OCGA 12-6-24, the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) will launch an easy-to-use, statewide harvest notification website, which will replace county-by-county notifications. The…
“The Best Time to Plant a Tree was Yesterday.”
…sweetgum) that lined our streets and shaded our backyards. They were there when we all moved in, and not one of my neighbors would be old enough to recall when…
Urban Forest Strike Team
This video outlines the work of GFC’s Urban Forest Strike Team, which helps communities deal with the aftermath of severe storms.
