High-flying Tools for Fire – and More!
…areas that were not burning. The spacing for that flight was 66 feet between drops and 250 feet between each pass. How fast will it fly? About 45 mph; weather…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…plants are important hosts for protein-rich native insects, like caterpillars, which nesting birds need to feed their growing chicks. More than 96 percent of land birds feed insects to their…
My Firewise Experience
…Always clean your gutters and under your deck to remove flammable debris and leaves. Keep flammable plants a safe distance (five feet) from your house. Prune tree branches/limbs away from…
State Managed Forests
…the trailhead parking area near the Main Gate on Dawson Forest Road. A trail user fee is required. A daily fee can be deposited in a collection tube at the…
Georgia Arbor Day
…a luncheon. There are typically 100 attendees and the event has a registration fee. Other events marking Arbor Day in Georgia are also held around the state in February. Arbor…
Chattahoochee Fall Line Prescribed Fire Cooperative
…Landscape Pilot Project. This trailer is very similar to the first, but we made improvements based on feedback provided by landowners that had rented the trailer in the past. The…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…hemlock’s role in the forest. Identification/biology HWA is an aphid-like insect that uses its sucking mouthparts to feed on fluids from hemlock trees. From fall through early summer, they are…
Asian Longhorned Beetle
…and bluish feet (Figure 1). Figure 1: Adult Asian longhorned beetle Figure 2: Females scratch a depression in the bark and lay an egg In two weeks when the egg…
Burn Permits and Notifications
…– Space – 25+ feet between fire and woodlands S – Space – 50+ feet between fire and structures T – Time – sunrise to sunset A – Attendance –…
Champion Trees
…criteria: It must have an erect woody perennial stem, or trunk, at least 9.5 inches in circumference measured 4.5 feet from the ground. It must have a definitely formed crown…
