Final Leaf Watch Report for November 2nd, 2022
…back to Hwy 411 (or head North on Hwy 76 into Blue Ridge). Route 3: Take Hwy 136 from I-75 to Lake Marvin Road / Pocket Road NW. Turn left…
Dreaming of a Green Christmas? Start by Recycling Your Tree
…homes, and sinks others into lakes to create fish habitats. Since the program’s inception, communities across Georgia have diverted over six million trees from landfills. “Bring One for the Chipper”…
Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
…application methods should be applied within 10 feet of a stream channel, lake, pond, or wetland. Contact your local GFC forester for more information or if you have any questions….
Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands
…the many creeks and rivers. Paulding provides man-made lakes and numerous streams. The areas are also favorites of spring turkey hunters and harvest numbers for these areas are well above…
Leaf Watch Report for October 25th, 2023
…Lake – Murray County North Central Georgia 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NC GA Week 4 10-25-2023 S.R. 180 Spur – Union County U.S. HWY 76 – Towns County S.R….
New Year, New Purpose: How to Give Your Tree a Second Life
…mulch for playgrounds and other landscaping projects, while others get sunk into lakes to create fish habitats. It’s a fun way to extend the magic of December while keeping the…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…water is crucial to the survival of humans and thriving communities. Healthy rivers, streams, springs and lakes are also a big part of what makes the southeastern United States so…
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…roads to “refill locations,” and helicopters fly many miles away to suitable ponds and lakes to refill buckets. This creates long turn-around periods for water supply. Sorrells said they learned…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…for Hemlock Woolly Adelgids Lula Lake Land Trust Website Optimized Insecticide Dosage for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Control in Hemlock Trees Southern Regional Extension Forestry – Hemlock Woolly Adelgid U.S. Forest…
2012 Georgia Forestry BMPs for Forest Firefighting Dip Sites and Associated Spoils Material
In some instances, forest fire fighting activities dictate the need for adequate sources of water for use in forest fire suppression. Such water can be taken, through the use of helicopter dip buckets, from ponds, lakes, rivers, or other existing sources.
