Prescribed Burn

…is required. To learn more about the basics of Prescribed Burning, please watch this video. The West Central Georgia Prescribed Burn Trailers are available for use as well. Helpful Resources…

Urban Forest Strike Team

This video outlines the work of GFC’s Urban Forest Strike Team, which helps communities deal with the aftermath of severe storms.

Asian Longhorned Beetle

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…willow. There are also several native beetles that look similar to ALB: https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=18810. The Georgia Forestry Commission is working closely with our counterparts in South Carolina to learn about this…

GFC Centennial

…astound early colleagues who fought fires with mule-drawn wagon-loads of water and shoved logs down a river toward the mill. What they would certainly have in common, however, is an…

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Eligibility Land must be either cropland (including field margins) that was planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity four of six crop years from 2012 to 2017, and which…

National Forest Products Week

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…third week of October, which this year is October 18– 23. Forests makeup almost two-thirds of the state and are an important component of water quality. Two out of every…

My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands

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Guest Blog by Jason Rucker UAS Flight Ops Intern My name is Robert “Jason” Rucker, and this summer, I was an intern with the Georgia Forestry Commission’s State Lands Department….

STEM & Forestry

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…Math is also used to determine the rate and speed that a fire will burn based on environmental factors and for computing the correct ratios of chemicals, water, and heat…

Building Healthy Forests for Birds

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…About Birds Georgia: Birds Georgia is building places where birds and people thrive. We create bird-friendly communities through conservation, education, and community engagement. Founded in 1926 as the Atlanta Bird…