Grant Funding Available for Urban and Community Forestry Management
…tree plantings, tree giveaways, workforce development, professional staffing, canopy mapping, and other community forestry projects that deliver specific benefits. Those benefits include access to nature, strengthened urban forest planning and…
Wildfire Risk Reduction Grants Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 Opportunities are available now for communities to enhance their protection from wildfire through special grant funding. Eligible entities to apply for the funding include…
Fall Wildfire Danger on the Increase Across North Georgia
…specific location. Most north Georgia counties are not issuing burn permits for agricultural or land clearing burns at this time. As a reminder, state law prohibits outdoor burning when the…
“Smokey Bear and Me: A Thanksgiving Thrill!”
…too cold or too windy to do our jobs, and fellow balloon handlers Kasey and Chelsea (former Disney employees) made it easier by “showing us the ropes,” so to speak….
Dublin Resident to Lead Forest Health for Georgia Forestry Commission
…US before joining the Georgia Forestry Commission as a management forester in 2013. He has served in various agency roles, including District Forest Health Coordinator and most recently, GIS Specialist….
New Year, New Purpose: How to Give Your Tree a Second Life
…and other species have been planted by residents since the event launched in the 1990s, increasing urban and rural tree canopy. And the sustainability doesn’t stop there. According to the…
Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification (WRRQ) in Georgia
…Risk Reduction Qualification (WRRQ), is being brought to Georgia. A cadre of GFC staff specializing in arboriculture and wildfire risk mitigation have plans to begin providing this training to arborists…
GFC’s Rural Fire Defense Program (RFD)
GFC’s Rural Fire Defense Program (RFD) By Emily Hamilton, GFC Rural Fire Defense Manager The Georgia Forestry Commission offers special services to Georgia communities through the Rural Fire Defense Program….
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FORESTERS #1 FOR AREA FIRE PROTECTION
…at the Ag Expo in Moultrie. Skilled in-house construction teams completed projects including unit roofing, remodeling, and driveways. They also established special bearing-repair shops that support efficient heavy equipment maintenance….
GEORGIA FOREST CONSERVATION CHAMPION BRINGS HOME NATIONAL HONOR
…outstanding commitment to promoting continuing forestry and logger education and his commitment to partnerships serves as a model for other GFC employees. Kastle received a special plaque for winning the…
