How Fire Earns GOOD Marks in the Forest
…Many songbirds, white-tailed deer, and the endangered red cockaded woodpecker are fire-dependent species. Georgia’s native longleaf pine ecosystem is reliant on fire as well. Annually over one million acres of…
Grant Program Funds Tree Plantings
…communities. Projects that utilize trees as Green Infrastructure. This past planting season, more than $59 thousand was awarded to 14 recipients, including Cairo, Cedartown, Brunswick, Cochran, Bryan County, Covington, Gwinnett…
Fire Valued for Ecosystem Health during Prescribed Fire Awareness Week
…fire at various intervals, including that of the longleaf pine forest and gopher tortoise. White-tailed deer, the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, and many native songbirds are fire dependent as well. The…
