Care For Your Community’s Trees
…care practices that follow ANSI standards and tree risk specifications. Through the news media, recognize your community tree advocates and celebrate your community’s trees. Recruit and retain volunteers. Community Resources…
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…
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…Green Industry Association (GGIA) and the outcome was a task force that formulated a set of voluntary BMPs for Georgia nurseries that will minimize the introduction of infected nursery stock….
Community Resources
…owners and nonprofit organizations. Page on GFC Website Community Forestry Friend Program Application The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is rewarding communities and campuses implementing exemplary urban forestry programs with a…
Connect With Nature
…The “Discover the Forest” website has put together a list of activities that have all the information you need to get started — including what to do, what to bring,…
More “Good Fire” Helping Prevent “Bad Fire” in Georgia
…the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) this year than the five-year average. That means a cleaner forest floor to combat catastrophic wildfires. It also means more new vegetative growth, providing food…
Community Forestry Assistance
…able to offer programs that provide financial assistance to encourage projects that plant trees and increase the benefits of tree canopy, create and support long-term and sustained urban and community…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…Provided? You will need to complete a short self-assessment survey for your community that takes about 20 minutes to complete online. The survey helps us to determine what support is…
Asian Longhorned Beetle
…willow. There are also several native beetles that look similar to ALB: https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=18810. The Georgia Forestry Commission is working closely with our counterparts in South Carolina to learn about this…
What I Did On My Summer Vacation…
…that I’ve learned during the workshop with the community that I serve. With my arsenal of games, activities, and investigations from the Project Wet, Wild, and Learning Tree teaching guides,…
