Timber Harvest Notifications

Please email us at timberharvest@gfc.state.ga.us if you need further assistance. Timber Harvest Notification Website Announcement Video Overview Webinar and Tutorial Video for Timber Harvesters HB 897 (OCGA 12-6-24) Model Timber…

Certified Burners Early Permit System

Please call your local GFC county office if you need further assistance. New User? Here is how to Request an Account. Looking for a Tutorial? Here is how to Enter…

Asian Longhorned Beetle

In early June 2020, a homeowner near the town of Hollywood, SC, close to the coast, found an odd-looking beetle, which was sent to Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry…

Firewise USA® Program

…City of Sky Valley Rabun County Dillard City of Young Harris Towns County Young Harris Cloudland at Lookout Mountain Dade County Lookout Mountain Cloudland Canyon Dade County Trenton Crooked River…

Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators

…Among its many noteworthy achievements in protecting close to 223,000 forested acres, personnel were recognized for assisting an average of 24 landowners per employee, achieving an equipment inspection score of…

Georgia’s Forest Action Plan

Georgia’s Forest Action Plan and subsequent Resource Strategy were initially developed in response to the 2008 Farm Bill. The three consensus-based national priorities with accompanying strategic objectives are: Conserve working…

GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020

…The top of Lookout Mountain and the Cloudland Canyon area currently show the most color change. Further East in the Fort Mountain area, there is a small amount of change,…

Leaf Watch Report for October 27th, 2021

…duller shades of maroon and brown. Overlooks and ridges are still primarily green but continue to display larger patches of red, gold, and yellow as the season progresses. Cloudland Canyon…