Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…honored that our ‘best of the best’ had an opportunity to be congratulated in the Georgia House and Senate and by Governor Brian Kemp,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Chuck…
The Timber Harvest Notification Website is Live!
We’re off and running! The Timber Harvest Notification (THN) website, housed on the Georgia Forestry Commission’s site at gatrees.org, has been activated. What exactly does it do? It gives timber…
Newnan Tornado Recovery – One Year Later
…2021, hundreds of volunteer hours have been donated, along with GFC seedlings and container trees as the community works to recover. “For many decades, Newnan has been known for its…
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FORESTERS #1 FOR AREA FIRE PROTECTION
…close to 4,000 prescribed-burn hours and served on eight out-of- state deployments in support of wildfire suppression. The Area 9 team serves the following counties: Baker, Mitchell, Berrien, Colquitt, Brooks,…
Fire Prevention & Suppression
Under Senate Bill 119, Georgia code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the notification requirement to the GFC of one’s intention to burn hand-piled natural debris. The law supports Georgians’…
Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
Getting Started To request a site visit and find out more about timber sales, contact your local GFC forester. We recommend that you engage the services of a consulting forester…
Forest Biomass
…to poultry houses. Pellets have the advantages of being uniform for ease of fuel handling (conveying), dense for ease of transport, and low in moisture to produce more energy. Forest…
Wildfire Prevention
…clearing Escaped prescribed burning Some outdoor burning requires a burn permit and/or notification. The burning of household garbage is prohibited and not permitted by GFC. When preparing for any type…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…PDF Hall CWPP -2013 PDF Hancock CWPP -2018 PDF Haralson CWPP -2017 PDF Harris CWPP -2018 PDF Hart CWPP -2012 PDF Heard CWPP -2018 PDF Henry CWPP -2017 PDF Houston…
Doing Business in Georgia
…within a two-hour flight of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Georgia offers state-of-the-art deep-water ports in Savannah and Brunswick operated by the Georgia Ports Authority. Georgia also offers inland barge operations…
