Burn Permits and Notifications
…Radiation (OAR), which oversees policies and protections for air quality and radiation exposure External Website Federal Clean Air Act Overview of the Clean Air Act and corresponding protections and actions…
Georgia Census 2020
…of dollars in federal funds are distributed. The #census is used to calculate the number of representatives each state has in Congress and how much money is allotted to public…
GFC and COVID-19 – 5/27/20 Update
…closed to the public but are staffed by one person daily who answers calls and issues burn permits. New protocols for accepting visitors and meeting with you in person are…
EAB Update (2021)
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was first detected in Georgia in 2013 in DeKalb and Fulton Counties and has now been found in 44 counties in Georgia. As of September 2021, there are infestations in 35 states, the District of Columbia and five Canadian provinces. Since 2013, both the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Forestry Commission have followed federal guidelines and restricted the movement of ash materials out of quarantine areas.
Forest Legacy & Conservation Easements
…forestland. The State holds title to the Forest Legacy conservation easements and provides technical advice to landowners. Landowners who donate a conservation easement are eligible for certain Federal and State…
Outstanding Employees Honored at Georgia Forestry Commission
…and harvesting. In addition, the Commission is now able to assist its federal partners in the same manner, through the development of a Good Neighbor Authority agreement, a ground breaking…
Lumber Boom Not Benefitting Southern Forest Owners – So What Now?
…put, the supply of unharvested trees far outweighs the demand from sawmills. Compounding this challenge is the fact that many forest owners, who participated in federal tree planting cost-share programs…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…into the atmosphere from cars, trucks, coal plants, cement makers, deforestation and agriculture has since returned to historically high levels. The federal government’s goal of slashing carbon emissions in half…
“Good Fires” Take Center Stage at Upcoming Virtual Meeting
…Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Georgia Wildlife Federation, the U.S. Forest Service, Tall Timbers and the Jones Center at Ichauway. “Georgia DNR strongly supports prescribed fire and is…
High-flying Tools for Fire – and More!
…the size of a brief case and others require cases and supplies that fill up the back of a truck. All GFC UAS pilots are required to obtain a Federal…
