Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program

…promote the care of trees in communities throughout Georgia with emphasis on disadvantaged communities. The USDA Forest Service, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Community Forestry Assistance Act…

Georgia’s Forest Action Plan

…Community Forestry Program Alliance for Community Trees American Society of Landscape Architects (Georgia Chapter) Arborguard Tree Specialists Association of County Commissioners of Georgia Athens-Clarke County Landscape Division Atlanta Regional Commission…

Economic

…transportation safety. External Website Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social interactions occur (that include people from…

My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern

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…summer as an urban and community forestry intern. I study community forestry and arboriculture at the University of Georgia. My advisors spoke highly of the Georgia Forestry Commission and its…

Health & Recreational

…Website Green Cities: Reduced Risk Trees and vegetation can dampen ambient noise, improve air quality, cool over-heated urban centers, and be a food security solution. External Website Green Cities: Safe…

Firefighting Training & Resources

…is issued by the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), the “Authority Having Jurisdiction” for wildland fire certification in the state of Georgia, in the form of a training completion certificate. Red…

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…homeowners associations environmental organizations A completed CWPP is circulated to the community and posted on their public website so citizens can understand their local risk and prepare accordingly. CWPP plans…

Environmental

…city trees, and transportation safety. External Website Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social interactions occur (that…

Five-Year Plan

…and enhance Georgia’s community forests. The plan guides the strategic direction of the Georgia Forestry Commission Sustainable Community Forestry Program and Georgia Urban Forest Council Vision Citizens, policy-makers and managers…