Area Forest Landowners Receiving Top-Rated Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 18, 2024 Landowners in east-central Georgia already know what a special part of the state they live in. Now they can take extra pride in the…
Area Forest Landowners Receiving Top-Rated Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 18, 2024 Landowners in South Georgia already know what a special part of the state they live in. Now the can take extra pride in the…
CONCERNING SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE OUTLOOK FOR 2024
…Georgia alone. The impact of SPB on pine forests statewide can vary from year-to-year, so the Georgia Forestry Commission has a program in place to monitor conditions and predict the…
SMOKEY BEAR & KEVIN BACON SAY “PLAY IT SAFE” WITH WILDFIRES
…by the USDA Forest Service (USFS). The Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program assists at-risk communities with planning for and lowering wildfire risks on state, tribal, and privately managed lands….
Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program
The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) announces the Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) Grant…
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Management Plans & Advice
There are many reasons why it is helpful to have a forest management plan for your property. Primarily, a forest management plan helps you: Understand and organize the resources on…
Learn, Plan, Act
A Common Goal – Better Land Management The two organizations joined together to create this initiative because 89 percent of the south’s woodlands are privately owned, but only a small…
Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
…Wildfire Conditions The GFC Fire Weather System provides area fire weather forecasts. The state is divided into ten forecast areas to provide the most accurate local information. View Fire Weather…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…they can reduce their risk through alternative development patterns. It is achieved with input from local parties such as: state and local fire agencies homeowners and landowners city councils utilities…