OUTDOOR BURN BAN BOOSTS SUMMER AIR QUALITY

…mostly north and central Georgia counties (listed below) do not allow hand-piled yard debris and land-clearing debris burns from May 1 to September 30. For complete details, visit https://epd.georgia.gov/air-protection-branch/open-burning-rules-georgia. Georgia…

THE GFC SEEDLING STORE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

…week in December. Buyers can receive orders at their local GFC office or pick them up at GFC’s Flint River Nursery in Byromville. To place an order, visit our online…

Chickasawhatchee WMA FY25

County: Baker
Location: Chickasawhatchee WMA
Deadline: 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
Bid Process Contact: Ben Hammond, GFC, 706-612-3729
Sale Area Contact: Michael Staton, GA DNR, 404-844-6448

GFC Launches Certified Burners’ Online Permit System

…register to use the system at https://georgiafc-burnpermit.firesponse.com/. For more information about becoming a certified burner go to https://gatrees.org/fire-prevention-suppression/prescribed-burn-certification/. To learn more about services of the Georgia Forestry Commission, visit GaTrees.org….

Area Forestry Employees Earn 2021 Performance Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 3, 2022 Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) employees working throughout “Area 9, Camilla,” a 15-county region in the southwest part of the state, have earned the agency’s…

Public Invited to Meeting About Climate Change and Carbon Storage

Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “Our agency is leading the establishment of a special committee that will create rules governing the registry and an independent auditor who will certify GFC-registered carbon…

Appreciating “Good Fire” in the Forest

* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…

March Tornado Timber Damage Totals Nearly $3 Million

…dwellings, utility buildings and commercial properties. One citizen fatality was reported. The report can be found here: https://gatrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/StormTimber-Impact-Assessment-Heard_Coweta-Counties-March-25-2021.pdf. For more information about services of the Georgia Forestry Commission, visit GaTrees.org….

Area Forest Landowners Receiving Top-Rated Service

community outreach. Among other achievements, they completed numerous building projects, hosted a special delegation of business leaders from Japan, volunteered at the Billy Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp, and served as…

Fire Prevention Week 2020

* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…