Wildfire Prevention
When burning, always check the weather first. A major cause of debris burn wildfires is not following Ga code section 12-6-90 and burning with improper weather conditions. Changing conditions and…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…Rockdale CWPP -2016 PDF Schley CWPP -2017 PDF Screven CWPP -2019 PDF Seminole CWPP -2017 PDF Spalding CWPP -2017 PDF Stephens CWPP -2016 PDF Stewart CWPP -2018 PDF Sumter CWPP…
Timber Products
…889 trees can be grown per acre (7 foot x 7 foot spacing; 5-year rotation; 6 feet average height). Firewood Firewood is sold by weight, truckload, or a cord (pile…
Ask The Arborist
…These trees were genetically selected for their perfect “lollypop” shaped crown, but it is that shape that is responsible for a shortened life span. The limited life of these trees…
Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths
Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social interactions occur (that include people from different backgrounds), and relationships or partnerships take form. Read this briefing for research studies.
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…that span rural Georgia and trees that shade our suburban parks and line our city streets require careful management and investment. Georgia has more acres of privately owned timberland than…
Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1
…activities,” said Frank Sorrells, Chief of Protection for the Georgia Forestry Commission. “That’s more likely to occur in cities, where there’s more asphalt and concrete than open green space and…
North Georgia Burn Ban Boosts Air Quality
…Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, and Walton. Residents in Georgia counties not included in the annual burn…
Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees
…to heat, and then radiating that heat back into our living spaces. The heat from roofs, walls, sidewalks, driveways, roads, and parking lots raises homes and offices’ temperatures to uncomfortable…
North Georgia Burn Ban Beginning May 1 Boosts Air Quality
…Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, and Walton. Residents in Georgia counties not included in the annual burn…
