Forestry Education Tools at Hand Through New Websites
…an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators, parents, and community leaders working with youth from preschool through grade 12. Detailed lesson plans and activities for all…
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….
State Managed Forests
…in should be packed out, trash included. Education Scouting groups and other organizations are encouraged to use the area for outdoor education. The GFC staff is often available to provide…
GFC Seeking Director/State Forester
…leadership and communication skills to work effectively with forest landowners, industry, the environmental education community, and a wide range of natural resource agencies and NGO partners; Demonstrated experience with budgetary…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Fund to provide funding for outreach and education to the community on the important connection between retaining forestland, properly managing forestland, and good water supplies. Outreach includes providing information on…
Environmental Education in Georgia
Environmental Education Advances Quality Education, environmental education (EE) is a learning process that increases knowledge and awareness about the environment and develops skills that enable responsible decisions and actions that impact the environment.
New School Year – New Tools to Learn About Natural Resources
…decision-makers, educators, parents, and others learn about the importance of our natural resources. At the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) our mission is to provide leadership, service, and education to protect…
Making the Shade Program
…buildings. The Making the Shade program enlivens and activates communities for years to come. Students and parents can serve as the primary planters. This allows them to take ownership and…
PLT and Me!
…research-based information by assessing and identifying local needs. Having a personal interest in environment-related topics and wanting to expose the youth in my community to natural resource education, I completed…
Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program
…promote the care of trees in communities throughout Georgia with emphasis on disadvantaged communities. The USDA Forest Service, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Community Forestry Assistance Act…
