Wildfires on the Rise in Georgia
…close by when using fire outdoors,” said Sorrells. “Never be afraid to call 911 if your fire escapes. Water and a shovel are wise to have on hand as well.”…
Green Buffers for Screening and Noise Reduction
This document discusses basic landscape tools and guidelines for optimizing sound reduction and visual screening.
Longleaf Restoration
…designated for gopher tortoise habitat restoration Have soils on site that are suitable for gopher tortoise or have tortoises physically present on site Benefits: High cost share rate- 75% of…
High Fire Danger Impacts Outdoor Burning
…Commission is urging everyone to follow established procedures and exercise extreme caution when using fire outside. “There’s a five step fire danger system used nationally, and right now Georgia is…
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
…development on biodiversity in the WUI have yet to be scientifically validated. It is accepted, though, that most threats to biodiversity arise from human activity. Habitat loss, or destruction, and…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…by “the good Lord.” Here, he says, is an age-old longleaf pine stand towering over wiregrass and gallberry scrub. There’s a gopher tortoise whose sandy burrow provides shelter for hundreds…
Ask The Arborist
…Green Buffers for Screening and Noise Reduction This document discusses basic landscape tools and guidelines for optimizing sound reduction and visual screening. PDF Homeowner’s Role in Maintaining the Urban Forest…
Health & Recreational
Physical inactivity and obesity are on the rise. The majority of Americans are not active enough and do not meet suggested daily standards of moderate activity to reduce risk factors…
