Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…visitors who enjoy our forests every year. The world-renowned Appalachian Trail, or AT, begins at Georgia’s Springer Mountain. Dozens of lakes across Georgia provide expansive beauty and respite along with…
Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022
…significant colors while the mountain’s base remains green. Driving anywhere on Lookout Mountain will yield the best colors this week as elevation is sustained on top of the plateau. The…
SAF Certification Recognizes Urban Foresters – Seth Hawkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 19, 2024 Georgians living in urban areas are gaining newly enhanced support to care for their trees. Seth Hawkins of Rome, Georgia works for the Georgia…
Longleaf Restoration
…to realize deforested areas were not reseeding in longleaf. Instead, faster growing species such as loblolly, slash and hardwoods were taking over. By the late twentieth century, preserved recreational areas…
Water Quality & BMPs
…For instance, water bars with turn-outs, rolling dips and/or broad-based dips installed periodically within a road system allows the roads to drain off periodically into stable areas, preventing or reducing…
U.S. Forest Service – Invasive Insects
Resource information for invasive insects from the U.S. Forest Service
Insecticide Applicators and Vendors for Hemlock Woolly Adelgids
Insecticide Vendors for Hemlock Woolly Adelgids This is not an all inclusive list and is meant for informational purposes only, not as a company endorsement. GPAL = Georgia Pesticide Applicators…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…plants are important hosts for protein-rich native insects, like caterpillars, which nesting birds need to feed their growing chicks. More than 96 percent of land birds feed insects to their…
Grant Program Funds Tree Plantings
…Housing Authority, Thomasville, Statesboro, Warner Robins, Oxford, Savannah, Valdosta, and Thunderbolt. In the 2022-2023 season, approximately 300 trees were planted and more than 2,400 trees were distributed. If all trees…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
…and tropical force winds threaten to severely thin out the canopies through Thursday. With a variety of conditions across the region developing, the best way to see the most color…
