Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees
GFC Blog: by Media Relations Specialist Stasia Kelly It’s summertime in Georgia…do you know where your energy dollars are going? Chances are, the cost of cooling your home has risen,…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…gain. In general, large, unfragmented forest blocks provide better habitat, especially for breeding birds, than small forested areas. The edges created by small forest fragments allow predators and nest parasites,…
“Wildfires in Georgia”
Guest blog by GFC Ranger III Eric Evans When you hear the word “wildfire,” what goes through your mind? TV news video of big blazes ripping through mountainous terrain? Images…
Teacher Conservation Workshop gets an A+
Teacher Conservation Workshop gets an A+ GUEST BLOG by Ashley Wright, Pike County Elementary School I just had the honor of completing the Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop, and WOW! What…
Rural Fire Defense Program
GFC has operated a Rural Fire Defense (RFD) Lease Program since 1975. The program enables volunteer fire departments to respond more effectively to structural, forest, and grass fires. It also…
Timber Buyers Directory
…David O. Thompson Title: Forester Rydal, GA 30171 Phone 1: 404-583-4604 Phone 2: Fax: davidthompsonrf@yahoo.com Norbord Georgia Danny D. Blount Title: Procurement Mgr Perry, GA 31069 Phone 1: 229-276-2821 Phone…
Forestry Considered Critical Workforce Under “Shelter in Place” Executive Order
This article was published by our friends and partners, the Georgia Forestry Association. For more information, visit www.gfagrow.org/covid-19. On April 2, 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an Executive Order,…
Why Choose a Live Christmas Tree?
Guest blog – by Matthew Gay, Gays Christmas Tree Farm, Augusta GA., GA Christmas Tree Association It’s that time of year when we’re all getting ready for the holiday season….
“The Best Time to Plant a Tree was Yesterday.”
GUEST BLOG – Scott Berta, President, Plant Newnan INC. There is a saying that states “you don’t know you have a good thing until it’s gone.” In 30 seconds on…
Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp
GFC Guest Blog: Billy Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp by Preston Lancaster Back in 1988, my father, Billy Lancaster, decided to start a forestry camp for young kids. He went to…
