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.
Hazards of the Forest
Foresters and others who work outside and those who enjoy being in the outdoors are often confronted with hazards that can cause sickness, injury, or death. This booklet provides a brief description of those hazards to help you avoid an unpleasant encounter.
Ransomware Attack Impacting GFC Online Services
…prompt attention. Georgia’s state cybersecurity team is investigating an online security breach at our agency. No customer information has been compromised at this time, and the team is working diligently…
Summer Camp Openings for Nature-Loving Middle Schoolers
…in a spacious dining hall. All students completing the Forestry Youth Camp receive a certificate of completion and a tee shirt. Registration is open until all slots are filled and…
GFC Tracking Palmetto Berry Thieves
…The Georgia Forestry Commission is working with local authorities to track illegal harvesters who are canvassing forestland in search of the in-season berries. Arrests have been made by both Georgia…
Georgia Marks National Forest Products Week October 17-23
…and wood for millions of uses? Forests, of course! October 17-23, 2022, is National Forest Products Week and the Georgia Forestry Commission is joining the US Forest Service and people…
Deadline Approaching for GA Timber Harvesters and Counties
…the day those counties and the loggers who work within them are required to use the new online Timber Harvest Notification (THN) system. “This system was created in response to…
WILDFIRE INJURY UNDER INVESTIGATION
HOLDING STATEMENT APRIL 3, 2024 A Georgia Forestry Commission wildland firefighter suffered serious injuries from a falling tree while working to control a Dade County wildfire last night. The firefighter…
BREEZING INTO SUMMERTIME
…for public health and our environment. Clean air is important to human and ecosystem health, and at the Georgia Forestry Commission, we take pride in the tremendous air-cleaning services our…
CONCERNING SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE OUTLOOK FOR 2024
…trees as their primary habitat. Known as “the most destructive pest in the Southeast,” SPB has killed about $300 million worth of pine trees over the past five decades in…
