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….

Georgia’s Forest Action Plan

Community Forestry Program Alliance for Community Trees American Society of Landscape Architects (Georgia Chapter) Arborguard Tree Specialists Association of County Commissioners of Georgia Athens-Clarke County Landscape Division Atlanta Regional Commission…

Firefighting Training & Resources

…is issued by the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), the “Authority Having Jurisdiction” for wildland fire certification in the state of Georgia, in the form of a training completion certificate. Red…

Natural Disaster Recovery

…storm. PDF Storm Mitigation Template Community Forest Storm Mitigation Plan for Georgia Communities Template PDF Storm Mitigation Workbook Community Forest Storm Mitigation Planning for Georgia Communities Workbook PDF Timber Impact…

Here comes summer – your trees are getting thirsty!

…those trees need? There’s a formula for that! A tree needs extra water for as many growing seasons as its caliper measurement at planting. (Reminder: caliper is the diameter of…

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…

Fire Danger Rising – Public’s Help Needed

…before doing any type of outdoor burning. The Georgia Forestry Commission reports 577 wildfires in the past month, which burned some 3,500 acres, and 229 of those fires happened in…

My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern

…summer as an urban and community forestry intern. I study community forestry and arboriculture at the University of Georgia. My advisors spoke highly of the Georgia Forestry Commission and its…