Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…best estimate is that 59,000 West Coast plants (from positive Phytophthora ramorum nurseries) were imported into Georgia. Georgia Department of Agriculture intercepted 10,000 of these plants and they were destroyed,…
State Managed Forests
…to experience recreation and education. Directions from Georgia Hwy 400: Take Hwy 400 to the Dawsonville Outlet mall red light. Turn west onto Dawson Forest Road. Continue straight for approximately…
Emergency Response
…The state’s preparedness, response and recovery agency works with public and private sector organizations to prevent and respond to natural and man-made emergencies. External Website Wildfire Damage Assessment – West…
Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia
…important forest management tool. Are you interested in prescribed burning this year? Do you have all the tools to burn with? The GFC has two burn trailers in west-central Georgia…
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
…practices on privately owned forested lands: herbicide applications, mowing, mulching, thinning for habitat improvement, groundcover restoration, bottomland hardwood enhancement and prescribed burning. West Central Georgia Rx Burn Initiative Program The…
Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022
…current traffic, visit https://maps.app.goo.gl/zTYdn6a9Ve6EhPW58. Route 2: Take Hwy 52 from Chatsworth to Ellijay (this route passes Fort Mountain State Park). From Ellijay, head West on Hwy 76 back to Hwy…
Local Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Award
…safety, and achievements. “Under the direction of Chief Ranger Wesley Sisk, employees in the Dawson/Forsyth/Lumpkin/Gilmer/Pickens Unit demonstrated remarkable accomplishments during a time when normal operations were anything but normal,” said…
Leaf Watch Report for October 12, 2022
…136. For the best route in current traffic, visit https://maps.app.goo.gl/zTYdn6a9Ve6EhPW58. Route 2: Take Hwy 52 from Chatsworth to Ellijay (this route passes Fort Mountain State Park). From Ellijay, head West…
Leaf Watch Report for October 05, 2022
…(this route passes Fort Mountain State Park). From Ellijay, head West on Hwy 76 back to Hwy 411 (or head North on Hwy 76 into Blue Ridge). North Central GA:…
Georgia Forestry Commission Wildfire Prevention Leader Earns Prestigious Award
…distribution area while the campaign ran. Out west, Wiles used various print materials and digital media to reach audiences at Nevada’s “Burning Man” experience, backcountry hikers in Wyoming, and people…
