Local Forest Ranger Receives Fire Prevention Award
…because of his collaborative efforts. “I’m flattered and honored to receive this award,” said English. “People remember the 2016 fires in North Georgia and those in California. It’s encouraging that…
GFC’s Local Forest Ranger and WUI Specialist Receives Fire Prevention Award
…the 2016 fires in North Georgia and those in California. It’s encouraging that what we do has real meaning for them and can make a difference.” English received a special…
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…got one! You guys are going to Oregon!” (Or California, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and even Alabama!) Wherever they are sent, the Georgia crew shows up representing our great state with…
A Look Back at GFC in 2021
…in fewer than 30 days after returning home. More than 60 GFC wildland firefighters answered the call, some on multiple occasions, to combat wildfires in California, Arizona, Washington, Minnesota and…
“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,…
Carbon Registry
…growers have been developed in Georgia, California, Maine, Oregon, and in other parts of the world. Companies such as utilities cost-share tree planting or reforestation in exchange for “carbon credits,”…
Conservation Woodland Program
…creating your own biochar. Not to mention improving your pollinator habitat. The file provided below offers you a step-by-step process of growing your own food on your own land along…
My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern
…in an area and if the trees are being taken care of. When trees aren’t being supported through best management practices, the community foresters can offer technical assistance and advice…
Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022
…hickory, and poplar are starting to shed leaves and showing faint shades of yellow and brown. Dogwood appears to be the first species to offer the most significant color changes…
Landowner Resources
…Español Mejores prácticas para evitar lesiones y daños al quemar PDF Disaster Resource Center The USDA Disaster Resource Center offers information about specific disasters and emergencies, how to prepare, recover,…
