Learn, Plan, Act
A Common Goal – Better Land Management The two organizations joined together to create this initiative because 89 percent of the south’s woodlands are privately owned, but only a small…
Fire Weather Forecast
Current Fire Weather Forecasts and current National Fire Danger Ratings by GFC Areas
Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems
Helpful resource for managers to plan and execute prescribed burns in Southern forests and grasslands
Area Fire Weather Forecast
Daily forecasts with NFDRS Ratings and State-wide Fire Danger Ratings
Stormwater to Street Trees
Report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on how to engineer urban forests for stormwater management.
Nature’s Water Filter Fact Sheet
Did you know working forests are the most significant factor affecting water quality and quantity in Georgia? Download fact sheet to learn more.
Cleaning our Air Fact Sheet
Did you know that Georgia’s 22 million acres of working forests provide clean air for you to breathe every day? Download fact sheet to learn more.
Conserving Habitat for Georgia’s Wildlife Fact Sheet
Georgia is one of the most biologically diverse states in the nation, and working forests play a big role ensuring healthy wildlife habitats. Download fact sheet to learn more.
Billy Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp
This Camp provides an indoor and outdoor classroom for energetic, inquisitive students to learn about forestry, wildlife, ecology, tree identification, fire protection, forest products and the people who manage these resources in Georgia’s vast forests. It was founded in 1988 by Billy Lancaster and is sponsored by the Georgia Division of the Society of American Foresters. For ages 12-13.
People of Forestry: Discover Careers in the Forest Activity Booklet
People of Forestry – Discover Careers in the Forest is an outreach project of the Southern Group of State Foresters and the state forestry agencies representing 13 southern states. It is intended to help children across the South become interested in careers in forestry at an early age.