ALWAYS ON CALL

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…arrival, our GFC team jumped into action. Incident Commanders Blair Joiner and Kris Butler met with the Western Washington Incident Commanders to develop a plan to integrate the two teams…

GFC Launches Certified Burners’ Online Permit System

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…said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “Certified burners now have all the necessary planning tools at their fingertips, including up-to-date weather information and smoke-modeling maps. The GFC can analyze…

Environmental

…Community trees across the United States store 6.5 million tons of carbon per year, resulting in a savings of $22 billion in control costs. Stable Weather Research demonstrates that urban…

Recognizing the Value of ‘Good Forest Fires’

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…January 30 through February 5, 2022. “The Georgia Forestry Commission works with thousands of private and public partners to help spread the word about ‘good fire,’” said Georgia Forestry Commission…

Hurricane Helene Recovery Assistance

…to Georgia’s forests will be available in the Timber Impact Assessment, which will be posted here when it is completed in early November. This page is a resource for forest…

Southern Pine Beetles

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…The practices that may be available to landowners are listed below. To apply, click here: https://gatrees.org/forest-management-conservation/cost-share-incentive-programs/. Figure 7: Thinned pine stand – Photo by James Johnson, Georgia Forestry Commission. Non-commercial…