Teacher Conservation Workshop gets an A+
…viable trees through a process that involves controlling how some of their heartiest trees are pollinated. I never knew that was possible, but they’ve found a way to artificially inseminate…
Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
…is by applying a systemic insecticide via either a soil drench or soil injection treatment. These two treatments involve mixing the recommended amount of insecticide based on the diameter of…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…visitors who enjoy our forests every year. The world-renowned Appalachian Trail, or AT, begins at Georgia’s Springer Mountain. Dozens of lakes across Georgia provide expansive beauty and respite along with…
GFC Seedling Sales Open!
…500 and up, with quantity discounts applied. In addition, the popular Pollinator Pack will be back this year. It contains 15 bee-friendly species, including five dogwoods, five red maples and…
Doing Business in Georgia
…within a two-hour flight of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Georgia offers state-of-the-art deep-water ports in Savannah and Brunswick operated by the Georgia Ports Authority. Georgia also offers inland barge operations…
Longleaf Restoration
…to realize deforested areas were not reseeding in longleaf. Instead, faster growing species such as loblolly, slash and hardwoods were taking over. By the late twentieth century, preserved recreational areas…
Georgia 2021 SPB Aerial Survey Report
Southern pine beetle (SPB) activity was very low across the state in 2021. Above average rainfall throughout the summer maintained healthy tree vigor resulting in very few pine beetle spots. Flights were flown across the state in August and September for a total of 5,509
miles.
Georgia’s Family Forest Landowners – 2021
Georgia’s forestry sector annually contributes about $36 billion to the state’s economy. Family forest landowners own 57% of forestlands in the state. These forestlands not only provide round wood for…
Danville Man Named GA Forester of the Year
…past year. He aided forest health personnel with southern pine beetle flights and trapping. He also serves numerous organizations with his forestry expertise, including FFA Forestry Field Days, UGA Extension…
Forestry Commission Plants Special Seedlings in Dawson County
…will be produced for the GFC’s Reforestation Department, which sells a wide variety of pine and hardwoods online and at its Flint River Nursery. Fields said the project was made…
