My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
Guest Blog by Jason Rucker UAS Flight Ops Intern My name is Robert “Jason” Rucker, and this summer, I was an intern with the Georgia Forestry Commission’s State Lands Department….
Grant Program Funds Tree Plantings
…Housing Authority, Thomasville, Statesboro, Warner Robins, Oxford, Savannah, Valdosta, and Thunderbolt. In the 2022-2023 season, approximately 300 trees were planted and more than 2,400 trees were distributed. If all trees…
GFC’s people and services impact Georgians
…according to their area of expertise. OUR VISION – Healthy and abundant forests that support a robust industry while providing social, environmental, and financial benefits to all of Georgia. We…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…to ensure a healthy urban forest? How much should we plant today, tomorrow, over the next decade to have a robust tree canopy? What are trees contributing to clean air,…
Prescribed Fire Advisories
…and Wayne Robert Horan (404) 985-6579 January 14, 2020 Appling, Long, Tattnall and Wayne Patrick Hughes (904) 524-2893 January 11, 2020 Brantley, Charlton, Clinch and Ware Reggie Forecine (912) 614-4041…
SFI Report: Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
Georgia is an ideal place to live and work – offering a quality of life that is unmatched. We are business friendly, benefit from a temperate climate and boast world class recreational and cultural experiences. Key to this way of life is the state’s robust forest industry, which supports our economy, natural resources and recreational opportunities.
About
Our headquarters is in Dry Branch, Georgia. We also have district and county offices throughout the state. The director of the GFC is known as the state forester. GFC provides…
Community Forestry Assistance
…next decade to have a robust tree canopy? What are trees contributing to clean air, climate mitigation, urban heat reduction, and stormwater uptake? Are trees equitably distributed regardless of race…
Resources
…NGA, NASA, CGIAR, N Robinson, NCEAS, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, Rijkswaterstaat, GSA, Geoland, FEMA, Intermap and the GIS user community, Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, © OpenStreetMap contributors,…
