GFC Tracking Palmetto Berry Thieves
…landowners often do not notice the thefts until their property has been picked clean. Illegal harvesters operate day and night and may be dangerous if confronted. Landowners are being urged…
“Wildfires in Georgia”
…of helicopters dumping water on smoky fires below? Pictures like that are mostly associated with western fires that happen in the summer. California, for instance, averages 62,000 wildfires a year,…
Sung to the tune of “School’s Out for Summer!”
…and more. It’s fun to try a simple “sit-spot activity” over the summer. Pick a place in your yard, local park, or forest where you can just observe nature. Take…
North Georgia Burn Ban Boosts Air Quality
…Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, and Walton. Residents in Georgia counties not included in the annual burn…
New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted
…Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding,…
Leaf Watch Report October 20th, 2021
…Sweetgum is still showing some dull yellows along roads and river corridors. Some small roadside oaks above 3000’ elevation are beginning to show color change. Maples have picked up varying…
GFC Leaf Watch
…External Website The Science of Color in Autumn Leaves US National Arboretum External Website Fall Color Pictures Virginia Tech External Website exclamation-circle No resources found- please try another search term….
Conservation Woodland Program
GFC’s Georgia Conservation Woodland Program provides conservation tools to assist Georgia landowners with management goals and objectives for 20 acres or fewer. Is Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program Right for You?…
GFC Seedling Sales Open!
…Seedlings can be picked up at local GFC offices or at our Flint River Nursery. While online orders are strongly encouraged for all seedlings this year, recent ransomware attacks have…
Forest Stewardship Virtual Field Day Series: Pine Bark Beetles
Episode one of our Forest Stewardship Virtual Field Day Video series. The topic of this video is Pine Bark Beetles.
