Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…eastern U.S. and has the ability to alter landscapes that include hemlock trees. Fourteen counties in the northern part of Georgia are included in the range of eastern hemlock (Tsuga…
Howard E. Bennett Museum
…low hazard versus high hazard forest management, and a harvesting operation. Fire Protection The Georgia Forestry Commission is responsible for all wildfire protection in the state of Georgia. GFC rangers…
Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
…Georgia counties, and soil injectors are available at GFC County Units within the hemlock’s native range. Both soil drench kits and soil injectors can be checked out with a rental…
Vigilance Urged as Insect-Attacks Emerge
…weekly average count. The average number of SPB per-trap per-day was 16.5, which is considered in the low range. Echols County had the greatest overall SPB per-trap per-day catch at…
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
…sign-up, with announced cut-off dates for ranking and funding applications. Applications are evaluated and ranked and producers get credit both for conservation measures they have already implemented and for new…
Careers
…Ranger/Wildland Firefighter Ranger applications are only accepted when there is an advertised job vacancy posting. Examples of duties: Operate two to five ton trucks and medium to heavy crawler tractors…
Fire Prevention & Suppression
…and Preventing Forest Fires Early detection is key to effective fire suppression. When a fire emergency occurs, GFC rangers have the equipment and training needed to fight even the toughest…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Highlights The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) has completed its 2021 Forestry BMP Implementation Survey covering 260 randomly selected sites statewide. PDF 2021 BMP Survey Results Report Results of Georgia’s 2021…
Reforestation
…entrance. Arrowhead Seed Orchard – Cochran, GA 214 Ocmulgee Pfa Road Cochran, GA 31014 (478) 892-9580 Directions from Macon, GA: Follow I-16 E and US-129 ALT S/US-23 S for 33…
Tree Ordinances
…communities with revising existing ordinances and developing new ones. It provides information ranging from how to form a working group to developing a draft tree ordinance. Review community tree ordinances:…
