Student Activity on Planting a Tree
Student Activity Instructions on planting a tree properly.
Ask The Arborist Series: Risk Assessment for your Trees
How to assess various types of trees and explains certain risk factors.
GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
…is to pick routes that provide change in elevation. Be aware of possible flooded crossings or high water fords. Drives that go over mountains or through the major gaps include:…
GFC Leaf Watch: November 5, 2020 (final leaf watch post)
Northwest GA (Ridge and Valley/Cumberland Plateau): Peak color has passed in a majority of NW GA, as last week’s high winds and heavy rains encouraged the loss of the remaining…
Choose a LIVE Christmas Tree for 2020!
…from one of the state’s many tree farms. The Georgia Forestry Commission maintains a list of growers throughout the state who can supply you and your family with a fresh,…
Georgia Forestry Commission Says Now is the Time to Order and Plant Trees
…a member of two tree improvement cooperatives, which insures the best genetic material for slash and loblolly is available to landowners. These seedling qualities include straightness, fast growth rate and…
Meet GFC’s Director: Tim Lowrimore
…can again freely congregate, shake hands and meet in person. With one of the most challenging years of my career I can recall now behind us, my focus remains optimistic…
Spring Tree Care
By Seth Hawkins, GFC Urban Forest Specialist Springtime is here and with longer days and warmer temperatures at hand, trees are waking up for the growing season. Trees’ water needs…
North Georgia Burn Ban Helps Boost Air Quality
…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 28, 2021 On May 1, a ban on outdoor burning begins in 54 Georgia counties, primarily in the…
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…Commission Director Robert Farris also shared a memory that provides insight into the nature of a GFC wildland firefighter. “I’d gone to a refueling site where the tractors were coming…
