Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
…2004 with Florida following closely behind in 2005. This nonnative invasive insect/disease complex quickly spread across eleven Southern States (Mississippi 2009, Alabama 2011, North Carolina 2011, Arkansas 2015, Louisiana 2014,…
Certified Burner Reciprocal Agreement
…Fire Manager 5645 Riggins Mill Road Dry Branch, GA 31020 Please include mailing address, email and phone number to be added to database. Once entered into the database, a Georgia…
GFC Launches Certified Burners’ Online Permit System
…levels produce more specific data used for emission calculations. These details provide high-quality data that can be used to model air quality and health for communities all the way up…
Learning to Lead: GFC Foresters Come Together for Leadership Conference in Helen, GA
…is known as the “Real Colors / True Colors” test. It is designed to help us understand our behaviors and improve communication between individuals. After taking a brief questionnaire, the…
New Online Tool Tracks Georgia Wildfire Activity
…able to see the fire location, whether the fire is active, contained or controlled, and when suppression is complete. Frequent “refreshing” of the site keeps the real-time data current. “This…
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…hand on the renamed “Georgia Bay Complex.” When it was deemed contained in July, it had decimated more than 564,450 acres in Georgia and Florida, damaged nine homes and gobbled…
Forests & Water: A Critical Combination
…of assessments to come up with the data for such an important report. We’re really proud of that, too! So if you’re interested in what it takes for the Georgia…
Burn Permits and Notifications
…by the EPA External Website Fire Danger Rating Graphic data from statewide fire danger weather stations Page on GFC Website Forecast Fire Danger Rating Daily updates for 24-hour fire danger…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…come back later and must be completed in one setting. Does your locality have a digital tree canopy coverage map/data? How old is the data (what year was it created)?…
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…have been tested to date. Oak Resource and Estimated Value According to 2004 Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) data, Georgia has approximately 9.7 million acres of Oak-type forest and 24.7 million…
