New Report Shows Continued Growth for Forestry in Georgia
…ranking forestry number one in compensation among all Georgia industries.” The impact values of urban and community forestry are separate values from the impact of the traditional forest industry, which…
GFC Centennial
…of the foundational issues raised a century ago ring familiar today. While Georgia landscapes are covered with more than 24 million acres of trees, land use changes pose an ongoing…
Forest Health
…the impact of regional issues such as periodic Pine Bark beetle outbreaks, Heterobasidion Root disease, and non-native exotics such as the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Gypsy Moth, and the Redbay ambrosia…
Water Quality & BMPs
…prevent and/or reduce issues such as excessive erosion or sedimentation, logging debris input, pesticide/fertilizer inputs, and temperature changes. Water diversions are structures used to regulate surface or sub-surface water flows….
Educator Resources
…Attachment & Meaning Place attachment and meaning are particularly relevant when considering issues of urban development and community-building. Attachment and meaning emerge from a variety of experiences and situations, and…
Guiding Principles for Forest Carbon Sequestration – Executive Summary
This paper examines the key issues surrounding the development and application of forest-based offset projects in the southern region of the United States and provides the Southern Group of State Foresters’ (SGSF) recommendations for how these issues should be addressed in federal climate policy, should legislation be enacted.
GFC Leaf Watch: October 16, 2020
…continues with color becoming more noticeable at the upper elevations and our roadside color across NE GA continues to increase in both coverage area and intensity. Looking back at some…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 23, 2020
…left on Hwy 27 Bypass and follow to the next intersection to get back on Hwy 136. Northeast GA Color development continues across NE GA with roadside colors becoming vibrant….
Southern Pine Beetles
…Georgia, including white pines. Trees are killed when beetles construct winding S-shaped egg galleries underneath the bark (Figure 2). These galleries effectively girdle the tree and destroy the conductive tissues…
Leaf Watch Report October 20th, 2021
…brown. Dogwood is nearing peak as a majority of this species continues to display a mix of dull and deep reds. The Lookout Mountain and Fort Mountain areas are showing…
