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…
Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
Eligibility County Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees determine land eligibility using on-site damage inspections that assess the type and extent of damage. To be eligible for EFRP, NIPF land must:…
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
…& commercial thinning, road stabilization and wildlife management practices. Pay Rate Landowners receive a pay rate based on 75% of the cost of installing the practice. Historically, underserved farmers may…
Georgia ReLeaf Grant Program
…government agencies, non-profits and educational institutions in Georgia for tree planting and tree-giveaway projects. Funding for this Program (Legislative Authority) The USDA Forest Service, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act*…
“We follow in the footsteps of great aviators…”: GFC Air Ops Unit in History
…technicalities of aviation have changed over the years, the heart of the pilot remains the same. I believe there is something within us that longs for adventure and exploration and…
New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted
…hand-piled vegetative matter no longer have to call the GFC or log into the GFC website to report their burns. Instead, burners must ensure safety measures are in place to…
GFC Leaf Watch
…Move Firewood Georgia Forestry Commission Forest Health experts say moving firewood has been linked to the spread of destructive, non-native insects and diseases to forest ecosystems. While these pests can’t…
Don’t Move Firewood
Georgia Forestry Commission Forest Health experts say moving firewood has been linked to the spread of destructive, non-native insects and diseases to forest ecosystems. While these pests can’t move far on their own, they can travel hundreds of miles when people move firewood, logs, chips, and mulch. Forest pests can kill our native trees and be very expensive, if not impossible, to control.
Leaf Watch Report October 13th, 2021
…The heavy rains we experienced over the last week have had an impact on leaf loss for birches and poplars, placing them at their peak this week. Scenic northeast drive:…
National Forest Products Week
…manufacturing high-value products. One of those technologies is called nanocellulose, which uses renewable and abundant wood cellulose. Nanocellulose is engineered by isolating and bundling together cellulose chains, and in so…
