Registered Consulting Foresters Directory
This application allows you to search for consulting foresters that cover the state of Georgia. These professionals are registered foresters within the state and have personally requested to be added to GFC’s database.
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.
Law Enforcement Warns About Fake Burn Permitting Scam
…burn permit may need to be obtained from local county or city officials/offices, based on local ordinances. “Law Enforcement has informed us that a rogue website is offering nationwide burn…
Asian Longhorned Beetle
…be eradicated. In Georgia, please send reports or questions to Lynne Womack (lwomack@gfc.state.ga.us). For more information on ALB, visit these two websites: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/asian-longhorned-beetle; https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=2178. All photos are from Bugwood images….
Virtual Meeting Brings Together Prescribed Fire Proponents
…the Zoom meeting agenda and sign up to participate at https://nwf-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l51tC-pWR42TPNmWzyIZqQ “The Georgia DNR supports prescribed fire and is proud of fire practitioners’ careful application this year during these sensitive…
