SOPERTON NATIVE NAMED STATE FIRE PROTECTION CHIEF

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 3, 2024 Protecting the state from wildfires is a foundational mission of the Georgia Forestry Commission. Directing the multi-faceted operations of firefighting and fire prevention is…

Meet GFC’s Director: Tim Lowrimore

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…into my new role is a lot like “coming home” for me. I served the GFC as a field forester many years ago, after graduating from the University of Georgia…

Gary White Named GFC Interim Director

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…of 2020. Gary White graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management. After serving with the Peace Corps in Durking Faso, he returned to…

Asian Longhorned Beetle

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…it feeds inside the tree, eventually killing it (Figures 3 and 4). Figure 3: Asian longhorned beetle larva Figure 4: Asian longhorned beetle larval tunnels These larvae can overwinter in…

Carbon Sequestration

…Registry Work? The Registry has developed a protocol for estimating and reporting carbon stocks in forests. The protocol was drafted with help from the University of Georgia Warnell School of…

Student Resources

…and universities around the country establish and sustain healthy community forests. Sign up! Tree Campus Higher Education® Program The Tree Campus Higher Education® program helps colleges and universities around the…

Forest Utilization

The staff assist businesses and forest landowners by: marketing Georgia’s forest resources to attract new industries providing marketing, technical, and forest resource procurement support to existing industries establishing new product…

PLT and Me!

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…a “cookie”. Fast-forward 12 years, and I was serving as a County 4-H agent with the University of Georgia (UGA). UGA Extension is part of the College of Agricultural and…