Georgia Burn Notification Law Changing
…Rules. To clear land with or without an ACD, or burn off acreage or understory, please click here to contact your local GFC county office. For more information about these…
USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) is now available from July 22, 2021 through October 15, 2021
…for assistance through the Farm Service Agency (FSA) from July 22, 2021 through October 15, 2021. Full details of the program and application process can be found here: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/07/20/usda-announces-pandemic-assistance-timberharvesters-and-haulers. FSA…
Connecting with the next Generation of Passionate Professionals
…performed water quality Best Management Practice examinations, learned the capabilities of hand-held computers with the Global Positioning System and gotten up close and personal with forest health issues, including emerald…
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…It is their passion to help homes that are threatened and the people and wildlife that call these areas home. Their hearts are all about service. They leave as a…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
…Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Georgia Wildlife Federation, the U.S. Forest Service, Tall Timbers and the Jones Center at Ichauway. “Georgia DNR strongly supports prescribed fire and is…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…and reduce barriers to application. This often includes efforts like logger training and certification programs, preharvest planning advice, property tax incentives, equipment loan programs and helping develop forest management plans….
GFC Leaf Watch
…Travel Site External Website Fall Color Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia External Website Brasstown Bald Webcams Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia External Website Leaf Coloring Pages US Forest Service External…
Leaf Coloring Pages
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National Forest Products Week
…jobs to Georgia in 2019. Mass timber construction is an up-and-coming practice gaining interest in the South. Mass timber utilizes exponentially more lumber than traditional construction and has the potential…
2020 – Georgia Statewide Forest Resources Strategy
Georgia’s original Forest Action Plan was produced with contributions from many program leaders of the Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service. Content contributors included Dr. Jon Ambrose, Constance Buford, Joe Burgess, Scott Thackston, Devon Dartnell, David Dickinson, Frank Sorrells, Ken Parker, Gary White, Scott Griffin, Josh Love, Joan Scales, Jim Ozier, Dru Preston, Dick Rightmyer, Buford Sanders and Risher Willard. Liz Kramer, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences contractor, conducted the GIS analyses. Final document design and production was accomplished by Wendy Burnett, Kassie Keck and Stasia Kelly. Development and publication of this document was assisted by a grant from the National Association of State Foresters.
