Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…Oak Death pathogen has now been found in 17 nurseries throughout Georgia. Georgia Department of Agriculture nursery inspectors inspect plants imported into our state, and continue to intercept some infected…
Doing Business in Georgia
Whether traveling by truck, train, air, or sea, Georgia’s excellent transportation logistics allow deliveries to make it to market fast. Trucks traveling from Georgia reach more than 80% of the…
Forestry Services Contractors Directory
…Planting Herbaceous Aerial Spray Machine Planting Open Land Machine Planting Site Prepared Land Woody Aerial Spray Woody Ground Spray Chuck Lowery 117 McMurray Rd, Eastman,ga Chuck Lowery Office Phone:478-374-4606 Mobile…
Five-Year Plan
The purpose of the Five-Year Plan for Georgia’s Urban and Community Forests is to: provide strategic direction for urban and community forest programs coordinate statewide efforts to value, conserve, manage…
Urban & Community Forestry
Healthy community and urban forests are integral to the lives of all Georgians. The Georgia Forestry Commission’s urban and community foresters help protect and promote Georgia’s urban forests by: Providing…
SAF Certification Recognizes Urban Foresters – Seth Hawkins
…Forestry Commission (GFC) as Urban and Community Staff Forester, and he recently earned a special certification from the Society of American Foresters (SAF). The prestigious designation of Certified Urban &…
SAF CERTIFICATION RECOGNIZES URBAN FORESTERS – LEA CLARK
…Forestry Commission (GFC) as an Urban and Community Forest Specialist, and she recently earned a special certification from the Society of American Foresters (SAF). The prestigious designation of Certified Urban…
Annual Northern Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1
…54 counties affected by the ban are: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon,…
Southern Pine Beetles
…All of the above factors help sustain beetles when their numbers are low. However, during epidemic years when SPB numbers are skyrocketing, even the healthiest of trees/stands are killed. Therefore,…
Cost Share & Incentive Programs
…Forestry practices include stream restoration, livestock exclusion, restoring native vegetation in uplands, planting longleaf pine, and establishing native ground cover. Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species (Project WINGS) This…
