My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…amount of time. This could be particularly useful in Forest Health, where the technology could replace manned flights requiring a large amount of fuel to conduct flyovers to determine areas…
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
…was to successfully complete a handline or smaller firebreak using fire tools, using a drip torch to apply fire to further reduce vegetation that could become wildfire fuel, and identify…
Conservation Woodland Program
…“fuel”, such as a river, lake, or road. The GFC offers fire break plowing and harrowing for a nominal fee; for more information about our services call your local county…
Teacher Conservation Workshop gets an A+
…chance. Every single piece of the tree is used, and anything left over becomes biofuel to run their entire operation. So, that means no coal was burned, only wood, which…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
…habitat for wildlife, reduces fuel loads and lowers the risk of wildfire smoke impacts on our communities.” Wildlife Resources Division Fire Safety Officer Shan Cammack, a long-time steering committee member…
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…used to “scratch lines” to reach the mineral soil. And let’s not forget the fuel needed to run the chainsaws; it’s heavy! And all the while they must wear full…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
…are dictated by vegetative fuel, weather conditions, wildfire activity and fire suppression resource availability. Level 5 is the highest level on the fire activity scale, and July 14 is the…
Fire Valued for Ecosystem Health during Prescribed Fire Awareness Week
…fire is used by qualified land managers to clear underbrush and vegetative debris, which can fuel dangerous wildfires, or “bad fires,” and for effective ecosystem management. “Prescribed fires have tremendous…
Think safety before starting a burn.
…the proper humidity, winds, moisture levels and more to put fire to work reducing fuel levels, enhancing wildlife habitat and aesthetics, preparing for reforestation and accomplishing many other forest management…
GFC Centennial
…sequestration, biofuel and ecosystem services. Enhanced outreach and public education, including increased online and social media presence. Internal training, recruitment, retention and succession planning. Past Director Memories: Bob Lazenby Memory…
