Storm Mitigation Planning

Planning Both communities and arborists need to plan ahead for storms. An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. GFC can help communities…

Ask The Arborist

…Forestry Commission, and while our community foresters are International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborists, their expertise mainly pertains to trees commonly found in Georgia. Note: GFC email serves cannot accept…

Timber Products

…Analysis (FIA) program, the Southern Research Station (SRS) in cooperation with the Georgia Forestry Commission. PDF Georgia Certified Mills & Products (2023) This is a list of companies that participated…

Carbon Registry

…energy flows. Some sections of this document end with a sub-section titled Commentary. The commentary sections are non-mandatory and are included to inform the user of background information, provide references…

Carbon Sequestration

…Registry Participation in the Registry is completely voluntary and there is an administrative fee associated with project registration. The Registry is not a market platform. It is designed for reporting…

Tree Seedlings

…is from December through March 1). Seedlings are available to the public on a first come-first serve basis. Orders can be delivered to and picked up at any GFC office…

State Managed Forests

…are restricted to open roads only. Primitive camping is permitted ONLY in designated camping locations in the forest on days it is open. Camping is restricted to 14 consecutive days…

Forest Health

…beetle/Laurel Wilt disease. Common concerns include: Diseases (and Helpful Resources) Details about tree diseases common to Georgia: Heterobasidion Root Disease (formerly Annosum Root Disease) – Many Georgia landowners with property…

New Online Tool Tracks Georgia Wildfire Activity

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…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. The Georgia Forestry Commission has launched an online tool that pinpoints wildfire activity throughout the state. By visiting the agency’s website at…

Doing Business in Georgia

…integrated network of 34 technical colleges with multiple campuses Each year 50,000 graduates of technical, four-year and two-year colleges enter the Georgia labor force. GeorgiaHire.com is a free, online recruiting…