Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
…also imidacloprid pellets that can be buried around the base of a tree which don’t involve any mixing. Soil drench kits are available from UGA Extension Offices in several North…
How Fire Earns GOOD Marks in the Forest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 6, 2023 Gov. Brian Kemp uses a drip torch during a demo prescribed burn at Georgia DNR’s 2023 Weekend for Wildlife fundraiser. (Jason Lee/DNR) Keeping Georgia’s…
Guest Blog – McIntosh SEED
…potential loss of the land that is rightfully theirs. Such was the case with landowner Maxine James. “Mclntosh SEED provided the services of a surveyor, who verified that I rightfully…
Georgia Celebrates Trees this Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 13, 2023 Communities across the state are planting trees and recognizing their benefits this month for Georgia’s Arbor Day. The day is observed annually on the…
Forestry Employees Honored for Outstanding Service to Georgia – Forest Management Team of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 21, 2023 A group of Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) employees is being honored for exemplary cost-share service to landowners. The ten foresters from throughout the state…
Forestry Employees Honored for Outstanding Service to Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Georgia Forestry Commission employees serving a 21-county region in west-central Georgia have been honored with a prestigious agency award. The annual “Area of the…
Safety Reminders for Storm Debris Burning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 13, 2023 As area residents continue cleaning up from recent severe weather, the Georgia Forestry Commission is issuing an important reminder. The burning of vegetative debris…
Vigilance Urged as Insect-Attacks Emerge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 31, 2023 The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is urging residents in four Georgia counties to be on the lookout for damage signs from the destructive southern…
GFC Mourns Loss of Forestry Employee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 6, 2023 The Georgia Forestry Commission is mourning the loss of a colleague who suffered a medical emergency yesterday while monitoring a contained wildfire that occurred…
2018-2022 Georgia Forest Inventory & Analysis Fact Sheet
This fact sheet is adapted from the current Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) data available for Georgia. The data for this report comes from the United States Forest Service and the USFS Evalidator database.