America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative (ALRI)
ALRI is a collaborative effort of multiple public and private sector partners that actively supports range-wide efforts to restore and conserve longleaf pine ecosystems.
The Longleaf Alliance
The mission of the Longleaf Alliance is to ensure a sustainable future for the longleaf pine ecosystem through partnerships, landowner assistance and science-based education and outreach.
Heterobasidion Root Disease (Annosum Root Rot) Guide
Annosus root rot can be a serious problem of pines in plantations that have been thinned one or more times. Loblolly, slash and white pines are affected most but shortleaf and longleaf are sometimes infected.
Cogongrass.org
Comprehensive information on cogongrass in Georgia along with links to other southeastern state efforts on cogongrass
Georgia Invasive Species Task Force
The Georgia Invasive Species Task Force is comprised of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the University of Georgia. For more than 15 years, members of this group have worked cooperatively together in invasive species detection, education, and control.
Don’t Move Firewood.org
The Don’t Move Firewood campaign is an outreach partnership managed by The Nature Conservancy. The overarching goal of the campaign is to protect trees and forests all across North America from invasive insects and diseases that can travel in or on contaminated firewood.
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Rules & Regulations
EAB Rules and Regulations from the State of Georgia
U.S. Forest Service – Invasive Insects
Resource information for invasive insects from the U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service – Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Overview information for management of HWA invasive insects
Southern Regional Extension Forestry – Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Overview info and resource documents for the hemlock woolly adelgid, originally from Asia, which was first discovered in the eastern U.S. in the 1950’s. It has since spread throughout the range of hemlock in the East, and caused extensive mortality of mature hemlock – especially in the Appalachian Mountains.