Meet GFC’s Director: Tim Lowrimore
…to serve as State Forester and Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission. Thank you also to the GFC employees who served during the search process, and to all of the…
Final Leaf Watch Report for November 2nd, 2022
…Amicalola Falls State Park this week into this upcoming weekend, but by then, it will most likely be past peak. Suggested scenic drives: State Route 136 from Dawsonville to Jasper…
Carrollton Resident Takes Leadership Role for Georgia Forestry
…One Forestry State in the Nation.” Phillips earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resources at the University of Georgia in 2013. He said he was attracted to the…
Leaf Watch Report for November 4th, 2021
Northwest GA Specific (Ridge and Valley/Cumberland Plateau): Fall color change in Northwest GA remains approximately one week behind last year. Many areas from 1500 to 3000 feet are currently at…
Shortleaf Pine & Oak Restoration in the Georgia Cumberlands Cost Share Project
…shortleaf pine and shortleaf pine/oak ecosystems in northwest Georgia. The grant is implemented by the Georgia Forestry Commission with funding administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The grant…
Natural Disaster Recovery
…who spot downed trees on primary roadways can notify local officials by calling Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) or their respective county EMA offices. Primary roadways include county and state-maintained…
Carbon Sequestration
…of the United States and provides the Southern Group of State Foresters’ (SGSF) recommendations for how these issues should be addressed in federal climate policy, should legislation be enacted. PDF…
Ecosystem Services
…year, according to a 2011 study led by Dr. Rebecca Moore at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. “Quantifying the Value of Non-Timber Ecosystem Services…
Milledgeville Forester Awarded for Outstanding Service to Landowners
…outreach efforts with groups as diverse as professional forestry organizations, educators, and Scouts. Jason McMullen graduated with a degree in forestry from the University of Georgia and has been with…
Careers
…application to one of the following contacts: Macon Response Center Booth, Ashlee Supervisor – Response Center abooth@gfc.state.ga.us Southern Response Center Waller, Rebecca Supervisor – Response Center rwaller@gfc.state.ga.us exclamation-circle Nothing found-…