Final Leaf Watch Report for November 2nd, 2022

…Birch – Past peak. Sourwood – Red, and fading. Maple – Yellow, orange, red, and beginning to fade. Oak – Yellow, orange, and scarlet red. Sassafras – Yellow, orange, red,…

GA Forestry Commission Set to Launch Leaf Watch 2023

…FOX5 (WAGA) TV in David Chandley’s afternoon weathercast and on 95.5 FM WSB Radio’s Saturday morning “Green & Growing” program with Ashley Frasca. Reports include an overview of forest conditions…

GEORGIA FOREST CONSERVATION CHAMPION BRINGS HOME NATIONAL HONOR

…Association of State Conservation Agencies (NASCA), National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA), and National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils (NARCDC). For more information about forest management and services…

PLT and Me!

…after school, during summer camps, and as a partnership with other youth-serving organizations, like the recreation department. I quickly integrated Project Learning Tree into these sessions – from scattering pasta…

Water Quality & BMPs

…focus with projects underway across the state. A USDA Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration grant is being matched by a group of water utilities and the Savannah River Clean Water…

Firewise USA® Program

…the Toccoa Fannin County Mineral Bluff Salem Community Oglethorpe County Stephens Scarletts Way Towns County Young Harris Scoutland Hall County Gainesvilles Screamer Mountain Rabun County Clayton Shades of Tiger Rabun…

Ask The Arborist

…following checklist: Certification Look for professional association memberships with organizations like the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA), the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), and the National Arborist Association (NAA)….

Community Forestry Assistance

…tabs below for more information to consider: Urban Forest Map Where are trees abundant, scarce, healthy, unhealthy, or damaged? Is our community gaining or losing our tree cover, and at…

Five-Year Plan

…ecosystems for all of Georgia’s communities. Goals of the Five Year Plan STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Promote tree canopy and longevity at the landscape scale through the green infrastructure approach. STRATEGIC…