Forest Water Quality Team Honored for Outstanding Achievements
…has communicated the importance of that connection to people in Georgia and across the entire Southeast.” For more information about programs and services of the Georgia Forestry Commission, visit GaTrees.org….
Area Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2022 Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) employees working throughout “Area 9, Camilla,” a 15-county region in the southwest part of the state, have earned the agency’s…
Local Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2022 Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) employees working throughout Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Gilmer, and Pickens Counties have been awarded the agency’s “North Zone County of the…
Local Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2022 Georgia Forestry Commission GFC) employees working throughout Early and Miller Counties have been awarded the agency’s “South Zone County of the Year” award. The…
Fire Prevention Week 2020
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
More “Good Fire” Helping Prevent “Bad Fire” in Georgia
…the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) this year than the five-year average. That means a cleaner forest floor to combat catastrophic wildfires. It also means more new vegetative growth, providing food…
Tree Seedlings
…is from December through March 1). Seedlings are available to the public on a first come-first serve basis. Orders can be delivered to and picked up at any GFC office…
Georgia to Celebrate Trees’ Many Benefits on Arbor Day
…middle of our planting season,” said Chuck Williams, Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission. “Whether you’re adding trees to your yard, a city park, or any other landscape, you’re doing…
Appreciating “Good Fire” in the Forest
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
North Georgia Outdoor Burn Ban Lifted
…fires and any damage that may result from their embers. Because escaped debris burning is the number one cause of wildfires in Georgia, the Georgia Forestry Commission reminds individuals they…
