Leaf Watch Report for October 05, 2022

…to your back if traveling highways 17, 23, 76, and 441 into the mountains. The town of Tiger in Rabun County has an exceptionally high number of dogwood in good…

BREEZING INTO SUMMERTIME

…https://gatrees.org/burn-permits-and-notifications/. Georgia’s outdoor summer burn ban is in effect May 1-September 30 in the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta,…

North Georgia Burn Ban Helps Boost Air Quality

…1 in the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall,…

Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022

…Russell Scenic Highway) is an excellent option at this time, especially if visiting the town of Helen and Blairsville. Historically color change is a little more evident in the eastern…

The Wise Way to Guard Against Fire

GFC Guest blog by Michael Courey, Towns Co. Firewise Coalition leader Many people long to leave hectic, high intensity lifestyles in large metropolitan urban areas and retreat to calmer, less…

North Georgia Burn Ban Beginning May 1 Boosts Air Quality

…activity to keep Georgians and their property safe.” The burn ban will be in effect from May 1-September 30, The 54 Georgia counties affected are Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts,…

North Georgia Outdoor Burn Ban Lifted

…are required of practitioners conducting prescribed and agricultural/land clearing burns. The 54 counties whose burn bans will be lifted on October 1 are: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa,…

Leaf Watch Report for November 8th, 2023

Northeast Georgia: 2023 GFC Leaf Watch Report NE GA Week 6 11-8-2023 Cornelia City Park, Habersham County Fire Tower Mountain, Habersham County Richard B. Russell Recreation Area, Habersham County North…

Building Healthy Forests for Birds

…other insect pests with nest boxes, chimney swift towers, and bat boxes to provide homes for birds and other insectivores. Provide no support for feral or outdoor cats as they…