Storm Mitigation Planning

Planning Both communities and arborists need to plan ahead for storms. An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. GFC can help communities…

Ask The Arborist

…the Landscape Leyland cypress has become one of the most widely used plants in commercial and residential landscapes, and it is relatively pest-free. However, because of its relatively shallow root…

Georgia’s Forest Action Plan

…Community Forestry Program Alliance for Community Trees American Society of Landscape Architects (Georgia Chapter) Arborguard Tree Specialists Association of County Commissioners of Georgia Athens-Clarke County Landscape Division Atlanta Regional Commission…

Water Quality & BMPs

…informational sheet. 2013 Results of Georgia’s Silvicultural Best Management Practices Implementation and Compliance Survey PDF 2013 Forestry Pesticide Applications – Complying with Georgia’s Pesticide General Permit (GAG820000) Forestry herbicide applications…

Conservation Woodland Program

…completed application for the program within the legal time limit. If both the proof and the completed application are not filed within the proper time limit, your application will be…

Understanding Georgia’s Outdoor Burning Laws

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…of escape when someone is burning hand-piled vegetation. There are common denominators that come up time and time again when wildfires are caused by someone who burns hand-piled vegetation and…

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….

Forest Biomass

…wood pellets, industrial heat, electricity, and transportation fuels. Maintaining a balance of forest growth and utilization in the long term is an important part of sustainability. Types of Forest Biomass…