Fire Prevention & Suppression
…right to burn on their property and outlines measures required of burners to ensure safety. Please click here to learn more. What causes forest fires? More than half of the…
Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
…planning and timber sales reduces the likelihood that sellers or buyers will be caught off guard – and that helps landowners get the highest return for their timber. PDF Forest…
Longleaf Restoration
…addition, “fuels” of leftover logging debris on the forest floor caused catastrophic wildfires. Animal populations plummeted, with a cascading negative effect on the entire ecosystem. In the 1900s, people began…
Forest Biomass
…of these smaller trees. Trees greater than 9″ dbh can be used for lumber and other building products, and are higher in value. Defects in trees sometimes will cause larger…
Fire Weather
Monitor Wildfire Conditions The GFC Fire Weather System provides area fire weather forecasts. The state is divided into ten forecast areas to provide the most accurate local information. View Fire…
Wood-Using Industries
…with harvest planning and timber sales reduces the likelihood that sellers or buyers will be caught off guard – and that helps landowners get the highest return for their timber….
Forest Inventory Analysis
…and removals forest health insect and disease impact past natural and human-caused disturbances land use changes forestland types age classes What is the benefit of the data? We collect the…
Arson Investigations
…fires, contact GFC investigators: Arson Hotline 1-(800) GA-TREES (428-7337) E-mail enforcement@gfc.state.ga.us Arson is the third leading cause of wildfires in Georgia. Over the last five years, GFC rangers have responded,…
Care For Your Community’s Trees
…Forest Foresters and others who work outside and those who enjoy being in the outdoors are often confronted with hazards that can cause sickness, injury, or death. This booklet provides…
Landowner Resources
…the outdoors are often confronted with hazards that can cause sickness, injury, or death. This booklet provides a brief description of those hazards to help you avoid an unpleasant encounter….