Community Forestry Assistance
…benefits, or mitigate urban heat islands and must be completed by March 31, 2025. Projects that provide 100% of the benefits to disadvantaged communities will be eligible for a match…
Timber Products
Here are some interesting facts about some of the many products that come from Georgia’s trees: Timber Products Pulpwood for paper, saw timber lumber, poles, and veneer logs are valuable…
Ask The Arborist
…parties. Read contracts carefully before signing. Verify that contracts detail when work will be started and completed, which party is responsible for clean-up, the total price, and the arborist’s hourly…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…the products you use come from trees. The whole cycle—from planting and harvesting through use and replanting— is remarkable. It is also fragile. As our state urbanizes and suburbanizes, there…
National Forest Products Week
…doing breaks down cellulose to a microfiber component. Nanocellulose improves the properties of strength, stiffness, and adhesive qualities. It is comparatively lightweight and acts as a barrier to moisture and…
Forest Health
The Forest Health Program conducts surveys to monitor and detect the presence of insects, diseases, and invasive plants that harm Georgia’s forests. Basically, anything that harms the health of the…
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…all carbon impacts, from the extraction of raw materials until the building material’s final disposal. The committee expects their work to be complete by late this year. “Georgia is the…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Best Management Practices (BMPs) to prevent and reduce impacts to sensitive areas of your land. Best Management Practices (BMPs) are proven, common sense measures, methods and practices used to prevent…
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…
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…
