Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
Executive Summary Georgia is an ideal place to live and work – offering a quality of life that is unmatched. We are business friendly, benefit from a temperate climate and…
Law Enforcement
GFC investigators are specially trained to conduct investigations of forestry-related crimes. Timber security laws have been amended and updated over time, and in 2014, GFC investigators were authorized by House…
Christmas Tree Vendor Directory
Vendor Name, Contact Name, City, Tree Species , , Phone: County: Open Date: Mon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat: Sun: Rushing’s Ole Mill Farm Joel & Tammy Rushing 128 Cecil…
Conservation Woodland Program
GFC’s Georgia Conservation Woodland Program provides conservation tools to assist Georgia landowners with management goals and objectives for 20 acres or fewer. Is Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program Right for You?…
SAF Certification Recognizes Urban Foresters – Seth Hawkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 19, 2024 Georgians living in urban areas are gaining newly enhanced support to care for their trees. Seth Hawkins of Rome, Georgia works for the Georgia…
News Archives
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Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
Laurel Wilt disease in Redbay. (L) Toothpick-like frass tubes extruded by ambrosia beetles boring into the wood. (C) Large Redbay trees killed by Laurel Wilt, rotting, and falling to the…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 16, 2020
Northwest GA (Ridge and Valley/Cumberland Plateau): Lots of rain over the past week has led to a slightly different look in the higher elevations. Many of the trees previously displaying…
Georgia Forestry Commission Director Named by Governor Kemp
Governor Brian Kemp has appointed Georgia forestry veteran Timothy M. Lowrimore to serve as state forester and director of the Georgia Forestry Commission. Following a swearing-in ceremony on December 21…
Area Timber Thefts Yield Arrest and More Investigation
A Hephzibah man is in the Richmond County jail facing felony charges for timber theft. Ryan Casey Price, 23, was arrested after Georgia Forestry Commission investigators traced a trail of…
