Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program

…benefits of trees. Tree Advocacy Group Development and Support – Projects that organize or train tree boards and projects that develop or enhance a non-profit 501(c)3 group’s ability to support…

GFC’s Rural Fire Defense Program (RFD)

…government entities, the Georgia Forestry Commission loans and leases equipment for firefighting purposes. The Commission furnishes surplus equipment of various types to cooperators, who agree to develop the equipment into…

Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests

…is more pressure to develop land. We have a vested interest in ensuring that public policy and healthy markets support the growth and regrowth of trees across Georgia’s countryside, suburban…

Tree Ordinances

…by a tree board or department. How to develop new tree ordinances or revise existing ones. Get started: download GFC Tree Ordinance Development Guidebook. This guide was designed to assist…

Careers

…storm damage to forest lands Develop prescribed burning plans and assist with implementation Provide assistance with establishing Streamside Management Zones Present forestry programs to school groups and local government bodies…

Management Plans & Advice

…plan is free, and GFC can help. GFC’s 40+ field foresters help landowners develop custom management plans at no charge. Our foresters: provide general advice on all forest management topics,…

Water Quality & BMPs

…Type Total Maximum Daily Loadings (TMDL) In July of 1997, the state of Georgia came under a federal court order to develop Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) rates and implementation…

Burn Permits and Notifications

…drought outlook, predicting whether drought will develop, persist, or improve. Want to track multiple locations? Once you sign up, there will be a link to subscribe to additional locations. You…

Timber Products

…with the Georgia Forestry Commission. PDF Georgia’s Forests – 5 Year Report (2019) Inventories provide information needed to formulate sound forest policies, provide information for economic development, develop forest programs,…

Forest Inventory Analysis

…economic development, develop forest programs, and provide a scientific basis to monitor forest ecosystems. PDF Historical trends of timber product output in the South Historical data of periodic canvasses of…