Choose a LIVE Christmas Tree for 2020!
…products we depend on all year long. Clean air. Filtered water. Homes for wildlife and places for camping, hiking and many types of outdoor recreation. Everyday products for our lives,…
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…
Georgia Forestry Commission Wildfire Prevention Leader Earns Prestigious Award
…of this distinction,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “Throughout his 40-year career, he has been dedicated to wildfire prevention awareness and has led numerous federal fire prevention teams…
Georgia Forestry Commission hosts a Fall Huddle with Leadership and Partners
…opportunity for GFC personnel from all departments to meet face to face bringing together old friends and the chance to make new ones. Strengthening bonds across the agency in this…
Think Trees for the Holidays
…of carbon annually and provide each of us with environmental services and products we depend on all year long. Clean air. Filtered water. Homes for wildlife and places for camping,…
International Leaders Visit a Privately-Held Property in Georgia to Learn About Sustainable Forestry and Community Resiliency
…how to keep family land for future generations to have and enjoy. The National Wildlife Federation, the U.S. Forest Service, The Georgia Forestry Commission, NRCS, the Georgia Department of Natural…
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FORESTERS #1 FOR AREA FIRE PROTECTION
…“best of the best.” Employees in Camilla-based Area 9 have been recognized as GFC’s Statewide Area of the Year for FY23. “You’ve heard the saying, ‘there is no I in…
Learning is for Everyone
…forestry student. We’re ramping up for fall, just as we close the books on a very busy season of teaching and learning. We’ve held special outdoor summer camps for kids,…
Community Forestry Assistance Program
GFC’s Sustainable Community Forestry Program (SCFP) provides technical support to cities, counties, elementary schools, college campuses, home owners and nonprofit organizations.
GFC’s Stance on Burning during the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/9/2020)
…seek medical care for non-COVID-19 issues. Our sister forestry agency to the northeast, the SC Forestry Commission, this week implemented a statewide burn ban. We have discussed with them how…
