Final Leaf Watch Report for November 17th, 2021
…showing dull colors of brown, yellow, and red. Chestnut oak, white oak, and red oak are among the few species retaining leaves contributing to arrays of brown and yellow. Select…
Carbon Registry
…owners as they seek reasonable returns for the ecological services they provide. Find out more about Carbon Sequestration. How does a forest provide clean air? Actively growing forests remove carbon…
PLT and Me!
…locations. After returning with their maps, the kids learned about scent and pheromones in the forest ecosystem, as well as learning if they were correct in their beetle findings! Another…
Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands
…deeded the property to the US Government. The area became known as the Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory, where top-secret research related to the possibility of powering an aircraft by nuclear…
What I Did On My Summer Vacation…
…make a meaningful contribution to society with the work that they do. It also doesn’t mean they have to work retail or fast food just to get by. Forestry is…
Teacher Conservation Workshop gets an A+
…forced me to rethink the personal opinions I had held about logging and the industry in general. Seeing trees cleared when you’re driving past a harvest site can be disconcerting,…
Leaf Watch Report for October 05, 2022
…leading to a later peak season. With sufficient rainfall over the summer, the overall forest health appears to be very good. Overall, leaf retention is still strong, and fall colors…
The Wise Way to Guard Against Fire
GFC Guest blog by Michael Courey, Towns Co. Firewise Coalition leader Many people long to leave hectic, high intensity lifestyles in large metropolitan urban areas and retreat to calmer, less…
A Message from GFC Director Tim Lowrimore
…and reducing non-essential tasks and reporting. In August, we invested strategic resources to address one of our greatest challenges –the retention of wildland firefighters – by instituting a new six-year…
Dreaming of a Green Christmas? Start by Recycling Your Tree
…the enthusiasm and dedication of nearly 1,000 local volunteers, encourage people to return year after year. If you haven’t already, take a moment to visit www.kgbf.org and find a ‘treecycling’…
