GFC’s Local Forest Ranger and WUI Specialist Receives Fire Prevention Award
…Chief or the Forest Fire Management Officer is allowed to nominate one individual or group each year. English was nominated for the award by Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Service Fire Management…
Storm Timber Impact Assessment Report
The National Weather Service (NWS) determined an EF-4 tornado crossed Heard, Coweta, and Fayette Counties in the late hours of March 25, 2021 and into the early hours of March 26, 2021. The tornado touched down at approximately 11:37 PM EDT, west of Franklin, Georgia, ending at approximately 12:30 AM EDT just north of Peachtree City, Georgia
Outstanding Employees Honored at Georgia Forestry Commission
…who primarily worked on Georgia Forestry Commission and Georgia Department of Natural Resources managed lands. It has expanded to an elite group of resource professionals who serve more than 10…
March Tornado Timber Damage Totals Nearly $3 Million
…forests.” The report documents the National Weather Service determination that the storm initially touched down west of Franklin at approximately 11:37 PM EDT and ended about an hour later at…
North Georgia Burn Ban Helps Boost Air Quality
…help them do their work by recognizing the burn ban and enjoying the many benefits Georgia’s trees and other natural resources give us in summer and all year long.” For…
Pine Bark Beetles
For more specific information on SPB, click here. Pine bark beetles are native to Georgia and can have devastating effects on pine trees. Pine bark beetles found throughout Georgia include…
Georgia’s Burn Notification System Changes – Coming Soon!
…to eliminate the need to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) by the person, firm, corporation, or association who intends to burn hand-piled natural vegetation/yard debris. Any local burning ordinances…
Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program (SPB)
…and suppress current beetle infestations. Eligibility Non-industrial landowners, which means any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe or other native group, other private legal entity, excluding corporations whose stocks…
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
…receive a 90% pay rate. Contract Length Three years Application Process This program is administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Applications are received on a continuous basis with…
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
…of the approved conservation practices. Contract Length 10-year cost-share agreements or 30 year to permanent easements. Application Process This program is administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)….
