GFC Director Lowrimore Named One of Georgia’s 500 Most Influential Leaders
For the second consecutive year, Georgia Forestry Commission Director Tim Lowrimore has been named to Georgia Trend magazine’s list of the state’s 500 Most Influential Leaders. The magazine’s website describes…
GFC’s Rural Fire Defense Program (RFD)
…Basic Wildland Fire Training, Wildland PPE at a 50/50 match, and assists the Georgia Fire Academy. During my time as Rural Fire Defense Manager, I have had the opportunity to…
BILLY LANCASTER SUMMER YOUTH CAMP
…obstacle course and lots and lots of mud! The very best reviews we get, however, are often the informal ones. The ones that come from those who’ve spent time at…
Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
…firebreaks be two times the width of the expected height of the flames. GFC provides the service of plowing pre-suppression firebreaks to landowners. Plowing is scheduled on a first come,…
Emergency Response
Wildfire & Disaster In addition to the risk of loss of property and human life, the destruction of timber can be an expensive loss. The National Fire Protection Association offers…
Care For Your Trees
…and species of each tree in your yard changes to its structure over time, such as small or discolored leaves, premature leaf loss and the presence of mushrooms or fungus…
Certified Tree Professionals
Tree care should always be provided by a certified arborist. Arborists are trained in the identification, diagnosis and care of trees. They understand how to provide proper tree care safely….
Kemp Leads Forest Field Day
…partners making field day presentations included American Tree Farm Program, Quality Deer Management Association, Firewise, Georgia Forestry Association, NRCS, Stuckey Timberlands for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and TimberMart-South. “Education is…
Forest Industry Continues to Boost Georgia’s Economy
…in the state. Georgia boasts more than 24.5 million acres of forestland, with almost all of its timberland (23.9 million acres) privately owned. Forest growth exceeds removals by 48% annually….
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…state funding at this time to allow the lab to step up sample processing numbers. Training has been given to all GFC foresters on Phytophthora ramorum, and the threat from…
