Georgia Forestry Forum Podcast

Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum! This is a podcast that explores trees and forests – the rich and renewable resources – and the innumerable benefits we humans get from…

Pine Straw Producers Directory

…Frith Donalsonville, GA39837 Phone 229-254-5788 Fax: Cook’s Pine Straw James Cook Forest Park, GA30297 Phone (404) 363-6350 Fax: CRT Forest Resources Stan Upton Wadley, GA30477 Phone 478-494-5638 Fax: Cruz M…

Georgia Wood-Using Industries Directory

Search by Company Name, County, Mill Type or other Info 151 Hoyt Sawmill Physical Address: 5930 Highway 151 LaFayette, GA 30728 County: Walker Mill Size: A Mailing Address: P. O….

Super Fire Knocker

The “Fire Knocker” is a self contained “slip-on” tanker unit.

Wildland Brush Slip-In Unit

ICS Type 6/7 Engine – Tanks are constructed of 3/16” aluminum and are baffled to meet current NFPA specifications

Timber Sales

Large tracts of land are maintained and preserved by the State. GFC manages several land properties owned by the State of Georgia. All of them operate under a multiple-use Forest…

Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia

tanoaks (Lithocarpus densiflorus), coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia), and California black oaks (Quercus kelloggii) have been killed by the fungus, Phytophthora ramorum. On these hosts, the fungus causes a bleeding…

GFC Leaf Watch: November 5, 2020 (final leaf watch post)

…bright green to lemon yellow to buckskin tan. Oak – Above 3000’ early turners now a golden bronze. Below 3000’ a mixture of deep reds and yellows developing. Blackgum –…

GFC Centennial

Long, long before there were people dedicated to the sustainability of the resource, there were trees. Millions upon millions of acres, stretching beyond the horizon in every cardinal direction. The…

GFC Leaf Watch

Trying to predict the peak of fall color year to year is a challenge since much depends on the weather and the microclimate around each tree. Fortunately, Georgia’s variety of…