Fire Prevention Week 2020
…of travel. NFPA Firewise Fact Sheet – Immediate Zone. Mesh Screening on Vents: Mesh screening on your home’s vents helps keep embers out. Vent screening should be 1/8 inch or…
North Georgia Outdoor Burn Ban Ends September 30
…ground level ozone. While burning a pile of crispy fall leaves outdoors is a must for many this time of year, a burn permit from the Georgia Forestry Commission is…
High Fire Danger Impacts Outdoor Burning
…Division sets annual summer burning restrictions to reduce emissions from ground level ozone that may jeopardize air quality. Those restrictions are set to be lifted on Tuesday, October 1. “The…
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
…on the operation type and number of resource concerns that are meeting the stewardship level at the time of application and payments to implement additional conservation activities. All CSP contracts…
Explore Georgia
Official Georgia Tourism and Travel Site
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta. It’s a marvel of mass and recycled timber and glass with an apiary, pollinator garden and blueberry orchard on the roof. Glue-laminated columns and beams…
SAF Certification Recognizes Urban Foresters – Seth Hawkins
…It signifies a high level of competency and commitment that ensures superior management and care for sustainable urban forests and green spaces. “Urban forests are vital for enhancing the quality…
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…and low water tables, water sources to support both engine and helicopter bucket operations are limited. Because of the remoteness of most areas, engines must travel long distances on unimproved…
Pine Bark Beetles
…needles on the ground. The black turpentine beetle usually attacks the lower part of a tree from ground level up to 12 feet. Their pitch tubes are an inch or…
New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted
…through September in 54 counties, primarily in the northern half of the state, to protect air quality from emissions that may increase ground level ozone. Of special note this year,…
