1999 – 2009 Georgia Trout Stream BMP’s Interpretation addendum
Georgia’s forestry BMP manual (revised in 1999 and 2009) recommends a 100 foot wide Streamside Management Zone, measured from the stream bank horizontally outward away from the stream; to be implemented on all Georgia designated primary or secondary trout streams – and tributaries (p. 11 Georgia’s BMPs for Forestry manual).
Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) in Georgia
…but the female Asian spongy moth does. Damage Caused Male and Female Spongy Moths The larvae, or caterpillar, is the destructive stage of the spongy moth. These larvae feed on…
SuddenOakDeath.org
The information below provides both quick answers to general questions about Sudden Oak Death, as well as more in-depth information.
Project WINGS brochure
Project WINGS (Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species) is a rights-of-way management campaign designed to create new wildlife lands along gas and electrical transmission lines.
Directories
Biomass Suppliers Directory GFC provides this Forest Biomass Suppliers directory to offer information on potential synergies that might be developed with local forest industry businesses and landowners. Learn More Christmas…
Callery Pear Information
Callery pear is one of the most rapidly-spreading invasive plants in the eastern U.S. This plant stems from cultivars of ornamental pears, most commonly the Bradford pear. Callery pear can have long thorns, and grows singly or in thick patches in old fields, roadsides, or forested areas.
#SpringIntoAction with GFC!
…humans, or just peering out the living room window, nature’s finest is on full display right now. Let’s capture these memorable moments together! What are you seeing (and hearing) from…
Forest Health Archived Resources
…Cogongrass Winter Update 2023 Known Cogongrass in Georgia Dirty Dozen List – Nonnative Invasive Plants (2019) EAB – Destructive Tree Pest Detected in Georgia (2013) Georgia 2021 SPB Aerial Survey…
2019 Conservation and Restoration Priorities in the Middle Chattahoochee River Basin
The Chattahoochee River originates in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains above Helen, Georgia, and drains almost 5.6 million acres (8770 mi2) of piedmont and coastal plain landscape in Alabama and Georgia. With a length of 430 miles, it is commonly divided into three segments, with the Upper Chattahoochee flowing through Atlanta before becoming the Middle Chattahoochee through Columbus. From Lake Walter F. George, the Lower Chattahoochee
flows south toward Lake Seminole, where it joins with the Flint River to form Lake Seminole, which drains, in turn, into the Apalachicola River and the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, the Chattahoochee provides drinking water for more than half of all Georgians and recreation opportunities on the reservoirs above the 13 dams that punctuate its course.
2020 Georgia Southern Pine Beetle Prediction Survey Update
The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) participates annually in the southern pine beetle (SPB) prediction trapping program. The southern pine beetle is the most destructive forest pest in the southeastern states. Survey results are documented in an annual report so that activity and damage levels can be anticipated and mitigated.