OUTDOOR BURN BAN BOOSTS SUMMER AIR QUALITY

…burn ban is in effect May 1-September 30 in the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas,…

A Look Back at GFC in 2021

…colleague, friend or family member from this dreaded disease. As 2022 dawns, I feel very fortunate to be in a position to lead the Georgia Forestry Commission. It is a…

North GA Burn Ban to be Lifted October 1

…The 54 counties whose burn bans will be lifted on October 1 are: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb,…

Final Leaf Watch Report for November 2nd, 2022

…Amicalola Falls State Park this week into this upcoming weekend, but by then, it will most likely be past peak. Suggested scenic drives: State Route 136 from Dawsonville to Jasper…

BREEZING INTO SUMMERTIME

…Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike,…

North Georgia Burn Ban Beginning May 1 Boosts Air Quality

…Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison,…

North Georgia Outdoor Burn Ban Lifted

…Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe,…

Leaf Watch Report for November 8th, 2023

…Central Georgia 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NC GA Week 6 11-8-2023 Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawson County Northwest Georgia…

New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted

…counties whose burn bans will be lifted on October 1 are: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette,…

North Georgia Burn Ban Helps Boost Air Quality

…1 in the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall,…