High Fire Danger Impacts Outdoor Burning
…Division sets annual summer burning restrictions to reduce emissions from ground level ozone that may jeopardize air quality. Those restrictions are set to be lifted on Tuesday, October 1. “The…
North Georgia Outdoor Burn Ban Ends September 30
…ground level ozone. While burning a pile of crispy fall leaves outdoors is a must for many this time of year, a burn permit from the Georgia Forestry Commission is…
Fire Prevention Week 2020
…of travel. NFPA Firewise Fact Sheet – Immediate Zone. Mesh Screening on Vents: Mesh screening on your home’s vents helps keep embers out. Vent screening should be 1/8 inch or…
PLANNING A SAFE & FUN FOURTH OF JULY
…or allow them to travel, over dry grass and vegetation, or into wooded forest areas. Follow all safe practices, both for your personal safety and to prevent injuries to people…
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
…on the operation type and number of resource concerns that are meeting the stewardship level at the time of application and payments to implement additional conservation activities. All CSP contracts…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta. It’s a marvel of mass and recycled timber and glass with an apiary, pollinator garden and blueberry orchard on the roof. Glue-laminated columns and beams…
Wildfire Prevention
…of outdoor burn, always remember: Combustible materials should be removed from a home’s perimeter. Exit routes should be identified in advance. Keep the following close at hand: shovel, a hose…
Burn Permits and Notifications
…site, such as rake, shovel, garden hoe, etc.; weather awareness – to NWS red flag warnings, High Fire Danger designation of Very High or Extreme days and other hazardous conditions,…
New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted
…through September in 54 counties, primarily in the northern half of the state, to protect air quality from emissions that may increase ground level ozone. Of special note this year,…
Forest Biomass
Forest landowners and existing forest industry have the potential to grow this new bioenergy industry rapidly by providing the needed biomass fuel and infrastructure for new mills that will produce…
