Care For Your Community’s Trees

…GFC Website Community Forestry Friend Program Application The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is rewarding communities and campuses implementing exemplary urban forestry programs with a Community Forestry Friend social media badge….

Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

…the average cost of the approved conservation practices or a 30-year easement, for which the landowner may receive 75% of the easement value of the enrolled land plus 75% of…

GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program

…Provided? You will need to complete a short self-assessment survey for your community that takes about 20 minutes to complete online. The survey helps us to determine what support is…

Tree Ordinances

…trees. A well-designed tree ordinance can take months or years for communities to write, but can provide many benefits to people living in the community. Tree ordinances should be formulated…

Making the Shade Program

…buildings. The Making the Shade program enlivens and activates communities for years to come. Students and parents can serve as the primary planters. This allows them to take ownership and…

Human Resources Information

…Other Training As an employee progresses in his or her career with the Georgia Forestry Commission, the agency offers training for most positions in the Incident Command System as well…

Community Resources

…owners and nonprofit organizations. Page on GFC Website Community Forestry Friend Program Application The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is rewarding communities and campuses implementing exemplary urban forestry programs with a…

GFC’s Rural Fire Defense Program (RFD)

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…government entities, the Georgia Forestry Commission loans and leases equipment for firefighting purposes. The Commission furnishes surplus equipment of various types to cooperators, who agree to develop the equipment into…