Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees
GFC Blog: by Media Relations Specialist Stasia Kelly It’s summertime in Georgia…do you know where your energy dollars are going? Chances are, the cost of cooling your home has risen,…
Safety Reminders for Storm Debris Burning
…procedures. Learn more here: https://gatrees.org/burn-permits-and-notifications/. The tornado that caused widespread damage in Troup County on March 26 was one of five tornadoes to hit the area since January of this…
New School Year – New Tools to Learn About Natural Resources
…able to do, given their grade levels. NGSS has been adopted by several states, and though Georgia is not one of them, these standards can be cross-walked with the Georgia…
GA Forestry Commission Set to Launch Leaf Watch 2023
…in the field, then summarize and disseminate it to GFC audiences. Through the years, technology has been adopted to make the information easier to gather and share via the internet…
Educating future generation of decision-makers and others about the importance of our natural resources
…and be able to do, given the grade level. NGSS has been adopted by several states, and though Georgia is not one of them, these standards connections can be cross-walked…
Resources
…There were 33 tornado touchdowns, with seven of the tornadoes causing timber damage that required an assessment. Storm Disaster Recovery, Timber Products PDF 2022 Water Quality Area Map The state…
Local Forest Ranger Receives Fire Prevention Award
…fire prevention effort. In 1994, the award’s name was changed to memorialize the loss of Robert Browning, who died fighting a wildfire in Colorado. Each State Fire Chief or the…
GA Forestry Report: April Tornadoes Cause $3 Million+ In Damages
…2020 Tornadoes” was compiled by the Georgia Forestry Commission’s Forest Health Management Group & Sustainable Community Forestry Program. After the National Weather Service confirmed tornado levels from EF-0 to EF-3,…
Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
…spreading across the United States. To date, there is no biocontrol or insecticidal control, and only the cultural practice of not moving infested material will possibly slow the spread. Avocado…
Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) in Georgia
In March 2022, the Entomological Society of America adopted the common name “spongy moth” as the common name for the invasive moth Lymantria dispar (formerly known as “gypsy moth”). We…