Invasive Plant Control Program (IPCP)
…Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) Non-native olive sp. (Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnus angustifolia) Kudzu (Pueraria montana) Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) Pay Rate Participants receive a rate of $40 per acre for…
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
…sign-up, with announced cut-off dates for ranking and funding applications. Applications are evaluated and ranked and producers get credit both for conservation measures they have already implemented and for new…
Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species (Project WINGS)
…Rate Provides cash grants of up to $1,500 over three years, along with planning assistance in managing electrical or gas transmission right-of-ways for wildlife. Payment is $50 per acre per…
One Tree Planted – Reforestation Program
Program Overview One Tree Planted is providing funding to assist private landowners in North Georgia with reforestation expenses. The funds will reimburse approved landowners $100/acre on eligible reforestation practices. Signup…
Landowners Can Help Reduce Wildfire in Georgia
…a requirement to notify the GFC of the intention to burn, Georgia’s wildfire rate has remained constant. Complacency crept in and fires were left unattended, or smoldering embers caught a…
Connecting with the next Generation of Passionate Professionals
…fencing, it’s clear this young man has a great variety of practical and creative skills. (Follow him on Instagram at “builtbybrady12.”) As Brady’s internship come to an end in August,…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
…rugged terrain. Many Georgia crew members have served multiple assignments in previous years, gathering valuable experience they apply away and at home. “Georgia has been receiving a good amount of…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…In 1972, the Clean Water Act (CWA) expanded U.S. water quality protections, creating a regulatory structure to govern pollutant discharges into waterbodies, and directed states to assess nonpoint source (NPS)…
National Forest Products Week
…been conducted at Georgia Tech’s School of Material Science and Engineering. Some economists forecast the economic value of nanocellulose to reach $783 million by 2025. Credit: Wikimedia.org It is amazing…
Final Leaf Watch Report for November 17th, 2021
…fabulous viewing without having to go far from home. If you do want to hit the road, the Lake Russell Recreation area, with a 100-acre lake surrounded by biking and…
