My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern
…summer as an urban and community forestry intern. I study community forestry and arboriculture at the University of Georgia. My advisors spoke highly of the Georgia Forestry Commission and its…
Community Forestry Assistance
…program also works with the Green Infrastructure Center to assist cities, towns, universities, and regional commissions in providing technical support with mapping, tree inventories, code audits, and management plans. Support…
Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program
…promote the care of trees in communities throughout Georgia with emphasis on disadvantaged communities. The USDA Forest Service, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Community Forestry Assistance Act…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Fund to provide funding for outreach and education to the community on the important connection between retaining forestland, properly managing forestland, and good water supplies. Outreach includes providing information on…
Careers
…fire control activities under limited supervision Operate and monitor a voice and data communications system consisting of: two-way radio, telephone and computer data communications network Assist in location, dispatching of…
GFC Seeking Director/State Forester
…and representative in front of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee Hearings. Interact with legislative committees on natural resources to develop and support legislation concerning matters affecting forest resources. Work…
Grant Funding Available for Urban and Community Forestry Management
…Program – Cities are matched with Green Infrastructure Center to support canopy mapping and long-term planning and tree ordinances/codes. Visit https://gatrees.org/urban-community-forestry/community-forestry-assistance/gfc-ucf-technical-assistance-support-application/ “These are some of the greatest recent opportunities we’ve…
Community Resources
…coastal region of Georgia and South Carolina. External Website Community Forestry Assistance Program GFC’s Sustainable Community Forestry Program (SCFP) provides technical support to cities, counties, elementary schools, college campuses, home…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…Are Critical Habitat Diverse, native forest habitats support more bird species than other habitat types. Managing forests for birds can be compatible with managing forests for other purposes, including financial…
Incident Command System
The ICS is managed by the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS). It gets agencies on the same page by: integrating common communication terminology providing training systemizing qualifications supporting technology…
