How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…In the Southeast, more than 44% of the total water supply, or about 98 trillion gallons, comes through state and private forests before it makes its way into waterbodies. This…
Leaf Watch Report for November 4th, 2021
…larger percentage of sweetgum are showing colors ranging from dull red and maroon to yellow and brown. Hickory continues to retain leaves displaying a range of vibrant yellows. Overall, total…
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 9, 2020
…elevations. Since last week, the Fort Mountain area has shown a significant increase in color change compared to Lookout Mountain. Overall, total color change remains around 5%; most noticeable in…
2021 Dirty Dozen (Top Twelve Nonnative Invasive Plants) List
72 counties have had cogongrass detections since 2007, and to date 34 of the 72 counties have no active cogongrass. Georgia’s proactive treatment program assists landowners across the state, and 85% of all known cogongrass spots in Georgia are considered inactive.
The Georgia Forestry Commission documents all known cogongrass infestations.Invasive Species: Any plant or animal that has been introduced and aggressively competes with and displaces local native communities; normally having no native enemies to limit reproduction and spread.
The Dirty Dozen List of Non-native Invasive Species is ranked by the total acres occupied according to Forest Inventory and Analysis data. Honey Suckle and Fescue are not included in this list. Credit for the data used to make this list to the US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program and The Georgia Forestry Commission FIA Foresters.
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…credits: building-embedded carbon, which measures the total amount by mass of carbon stored within the building products used; and embodied-carbon, a holistic evaluation using a Life Cycle Assessment to measure…
My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…prism to determine the basal area within a given variable plot. I learned to use a hypsometer to effectively determine the merchantable and total height of trees to be cut…
Arbor Day Foundation Georgia Tree Planting Program
…signup period ends applicants will be notified of their approval status by email. In the email, approved landowners will receive the total amount of funds obligated to their application, their…
Georgia Marks National Forest Products Week October 17-23
…state’s second largest employer, with wages and salaries totaling just over $9 billion, and generates $977 million in state tax revenue. Some of the most common forest products made in…
State Celebrates Trees’ Value in February for Georgia Arbor Day
…are making tangible investments in future generations by planting more trees today.” In addition, a new study by the Georgia Forestry Commission and Georgia Tech shows the total economic impact…
SMOKEY BEAR & KEVIN BACON SAY “PLAY IT SAFE” WITH WILDFIRES
…the 11 applications submitted by communities within Georgia, five were successful in their bid for CWDG funding, totaling more than $1.1 million to invest in their wildfire risk awareness, planning,…
