Benefits of Outdoor Exercise
…pressure and cholesterol medications. HOW MUCH EXERCISE IS NEEDED? The American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise weekly. That’s 30 minutes, five times a week,…
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
…wildfire, and their presence disrupts the ecology. Though people can never fully protect their homes against wildfires, you can take steps to reduce the risk. Current issues in the wildland-urban…
Student Resources
…community, needs to generate. External Website Billy Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp This Camp provides an indoor and outdoor classroom for energetic, inquisitive students to learn about forestry, wildlife, ecology, tree…
Summer Camp Openings for Nature-Loving Middle Schoolers
…Overnight campers registered for this unique annual event will experience a wide variety of outdoor activities centered on the wonders of the forest and wildlife ecology. Forestry and natural resource…
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…
Care For Your Community’s Trees
…arborists’ activities include: forestry, ecology, hydrology, atmospheric science, energy, and stormwater control developing a tree risk management program tree inspections and assessments insect and disease management planting location identification budgeting…
Defenders of Georgia’s Healthy Forests
…technology, people travel the globe more now than at any other time in human history. In addition, global commerce is busier than ever with goods being shipped all over the…
Georgia’s Forest Action Plan
…of Entomology Georgia Department of Natural Resources USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Georgia Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service Water Quality Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…“We’ve got a bit of a ways to go,” says Lowrimore, director of the Georgia Forestry Commission. “It’s a new technology. Building owners and architects are interested in it. But…
Discover Careers in the Forest
Explore various types of forestry careers through this booklet that is aligned with essential knowledge and skills in science and mathematics for grades 3rd through 5th. This workbook can stand alone or be easily integrated into existing lesson plans on ecology, earth science, or general environmental education.
