Environmental Education in Georgia
Environmental Education Advances Quality Education, environmental education (EE) is a learning process that increases knowledge and awareness about the environment and develops skills that enable responsible decisions and actions that impact the environment.
Fire Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week works to educate everyone about the small but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe. Learn more about creating a plan.
National Arson Awareness Week
The U.S. Fire Administration provides resources to spread important messages in your community to prevent arson. Access resources.
HB 1EX Bill
Bill provides emergency disaster relief assistance for cleanup efforts for timberland owners, as well as emergency funding for state agencies and local governments in heaviest-impacted areas.
Georgia’s Forest Legacy Program Brochure
The Forest Legacy Program protects environmentally important working forests threatened by conversion to non-forest uses. GFC assists private landowners with technical advice in forest management and by holding conservation easements that support working forests.
Sudden Oak Death Brochure
Overview of the causes, impacts and preparations for Sudden Oak Death
Redbay Laurel Wilt Recovery Plan (2015)
Overview of efforts to reclaim and replenish areas impacted by Laurel Wilt Disease
Cogongrass in Georgia
14 minute Youtube video descriving cogongrass and its impact in Georgia
UNG Ecological Protection Lab
The University of North Georgia (UNG) Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock from the invasive Wooly Adelgid by initiating biological control efforts through the rearing and release of predatory beetles to reduce adelgid numbers and impacts.
Report Card for Georgia’s Forestland Released
…our trees are an economic powerhouse,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Chuck Williams. “As they silently filter our water and clean our air, they’re working hard to give us thousands…