Care For Your Community’s Trees
…Hire dedicated staff to supervise your community’s Management Program and the budget. Consult or use an ISA Certified Arborist (TRAQ trained). Require community forestry training for tree board members on…
Tree City USA, Tree Campus Higher Education® & Tree Line USA
…help communities to manage and expand their public trees. Tree City USA Communities in Georgia In Georgia, more than 150 communities have made the commitment to becoming a Tree City…
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…
Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia
…all surrounding counties. The contents of each trailer were selected with feedback from local landowners. The first trailer (Marion Co.) was assembled with the support of local partners and without…
Forest Health
…beetle/Laurel Wilt disease. Common concerns include: Diseases (and Helpful Resources) Details about tree diseases common to Georgia: Heterobasidion Root Disease (formerly Annosum Root Disease) – Many Georgia landowners with property…
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…been seated to help build Georgia’s Sustainable Development Carbon Registry. The action will supplement Georgia’s existing voluntary Carbon Registry by tracking the amount of carbon stored in commercial construction projects…
Privacy Policy
…the materials (information or software) on the Georgia Forestry Commission Web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title,…
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
…me, interacting with others while using critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication boosts comprehension and retention. During one of our exercises, we were presented with a wildfire scenario in a…
Vigilance Urged as Insect-Attacks Emerge
…presence of “pitch tubes” in the bark and “galleries,” or the marked trail of beetles, underneath the bark. Every spring the GFC participates in a special trapping program that collects…
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…
