Forest Certification Programs
…relate to southern forestry practices. The percentage of certified forestland is approximately one-fifth of Georgia’s timberland. Many Georgia landowners participate in one of the following forest certification programs: Sustainable Forestry…
Forest Certification
There are several benefits to pursing certification, including: Some Georgia forest product companies show a preference for purchasing certified timber. Regions with more certified forestland attract new industries that require…
COGONGRASS: IF YOU SEE IT, REPORT IT!
…with an average of 100 new locations annually, with a record of 156 new cogongrass locations reported in 2021. The second part of the program is eradication. Eradication is completed…
Forest Stewardship Program
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Burn Permits and Notifications
…office. Drought Notification Email Signup Sign up to get automated email alerts when U.S. Drought Monitor conditions change for your location, or when NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center releases a new…
Asian Longhorned Beetle
…originally from China and the Korean peninsula and has previously been found in five other states (Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio). Populations in Illinois and New Jersey…
Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “The Georgia Forestry Commission responds to more than 3,500 wildfires a year. With a strong focus on individual burning safety as required with these new changes,…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
…trip around the state, which is a new feature this year!” Registration is open and the agenda can be found at the Georgia Prescribed Fire Council’s newly designed website, which…
Tree Plantings Highlight Georgia’s Arbor Day in February
…shade. They are the ultimate renewable resource.” In recognition of Arbor Day, the Georgia Forestry Commission kicked off a reforestation campaign in Newnan on February 10. To help renew 567…
Fire Weather
…(Lavdas, 1996) and is designed to assist with planning prescribed burns in the Southern United States. VSmoke is a simple gaussian smoke dispersion model that calculates isopleths of surface smoke…
