Storm Timber Impact Assessment Report
The National Weather Service (NWS) determined an EF-4 tornado crossed Heard, Coweta, and Fayette Counties in the late hours of March 25, 2021 and into the early hours of March 26, 2021. The tornado touched down at approximately 11:37 PM EDT, west of Franklin, Georgia, ending at approximately 12:30 AM EDT just north of Peachtree City, Georgia
Leaf Watch Report for October 26th, 2022
…color change is approximately 85% above 2000 feet and 70% below 2000 feet. Species specifics: Maple – Deep red fading to vivid orange. Yellow poplar – Yellow, bronze, or gold….
Final Leaf Watch Report for November 2nd, 2022
…best route in current traffic, visit https://maps.app.goo.gl/zTYdn6a9Ve6EhPW58 Route 2: Take Hwy 52 from Chatsworth to Ellijay (this route passes Fort Mountain State Park). From Ellijay, head West on Hwy 76…
South Georgia Landscape Restoration Cost Share Project
…groundcover restoration, bottomland hardwood enhancement and prescribed burning. APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 17, 2023 Click here for a complete list of SGA Cost Share Project Guidelines Click here to complete application….
SMOKEY BEAR & KEVIN BACON SAY “PLAY IT SAFE” WITH WILDFIRES
…the 11 applications submitted by communities within Georgia, five were successful in their bid for CWDG funding, totaling more than $1.1 million to invest in their wildfire risk awareness, planning,…
Accessibility
…participate in, and enjoy, our programs, services, and activities. When considering applicants for employment, medical or physical disabilities will be considered only when they prevent otherwise qualified individuals from performing…
Forest Health
…beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, apparently introduced from Asia in solid wood packing material into the Port of Savannah. Since 2003, laurel wilt has caused massive mortality of redbay (Persea borbonia) trees…
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
…practices on privately owned forested lands: herbicide applications, mowing, mulching, thinning for habitat improvement, groundcover restoration, bottomland hardwood enhancement and prescribed burning. West Central Georgia Rx Burn Initiative Program The…
Forest Certification Programs
…relate to southern forestry practices. The percentage of certified forestland is approximately one-fifth of Georgia’s timberland. Many Georgia landowners participate in one of the following forest certification programs: Sustainable Forestry…
Natural Disaster Recovery
…to occur, so major expenditures before then would be wasted. When it appears the tree will survive, more careful pruning and continued fertilization (with deep watering, if necessary) is recommended….
