Cost Share & Incentive Programs

…Georgia area in FY23. Huber “Trees for Georgia” Program Huber Engineered Woods LLC has donated $25K to fund the purchase of pine seedlings to be planted within the following counties:…

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…PDF Glynn CWPP -2019 PDF Gordon CWPP -2013 PDF Grady CWPP -2018 PDF Greater Okefenokee Forest Management Options: A Forest Planning Manual for Wildfire Mitigation This manual was developed in…

Firewise USA® Program

…Creek State Park Douglas County Lithia Springs Talking Rock Creek Gordon County Ranger Tallulah Falls Rabun County Tallulah Falls Talmo Jackson County Talmo Tate City Towns County Clayton Tolomato Island…

Rural Fire Defense Program

…Water Supply Tanker Federal Excess Personal Property In 2005, Congress authorized the Secretary of Defense under 10 U.S. Code § 2576b to provide excess personal property (via sale or donation)…

Ask The Arborist

…review, it is important to remember the following photography “Do’s” and “Don’ts.” PDF Is My Tree Safe? All trees will fail at some point in their life, and all trees…

Making the Shade Program

…include on-hand supplies, third-party donations of supplies or equipment, the value of time (including fringe benefits), professional services at the professional rate, or time spent by employees or volunteers on…

The Value of Conservation Easements in Georgia

Intact forestlands provide numerous benefits. However, as these areas are fragmented and disappear, so do the irreplaceable benefits they provide. The donated conservation easement, then, is the most logical legal tool to secure long-term conservation in Georgia.

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,

High Fire Danger Impacts Outdoor Burning

…burn bans are being lifted are: Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett,…

How to Take Pictures of Your Tree

When requested to send photographic images of your tree to an arborist for review, it is important to remember the following photography “Do’s” and “Don’ts.”