Certified Tree Professionals

…search portal by country (they are international) then state, city or zip code, and nearness of location. Once you have narrowed the list you may have to contact a number…

Care For Your Community’s Trees

…an ongoing basis, including: GAA CAA GUFC Basic Tree Care with GFC Extension and online training Have an annual budget for risk management and ongoing tree care. Only use tree…

Community Forestry Assistance

…next decade to have a robust tree canopy? What are trees contributing to clean air, climate mitigation, urban heat reduction, and stormwater uptake? Are trees equitably distributed regardless of race…

Storm Mitigation Planning

…When starting a plan, it is important to: Have effective tree management in place, including ongoing pruning and removal of trees at risk according to ANSI standards Have contracts in…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

Depletion of Georgia’s Tree Canopy According to a 2006 study, the Atlanta region lost an average of 50 acres of tree canopy per day between 1991 and 2005. For each…

Help at Hand for Michael-Struck GA Landowners

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…have on reducing insect infestations, as well as catastrophic wildfires.” Landowners who have 10 or more acres of forestland or a commercial orchard of any size with trees damaged by…

Carefully Planned “Good Fires” Prevent Bad Ones

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…of the forest that depend upon it. Long ago before western settlement, frequent low-intensity fires would have burned across the forests of Georgia, shaping forest plant communities. Prescribed fire promotes…

Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests

…other crop, it is important for the people who plant those trees to have markets to sell them when they are harvested. From paper and houses to furniture, many of…

Special Team Dispatched to Spread Fire Safety Alerts

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…and where the wildfire hazard is particularly dangerous. “Wildfires across the state in September were triple in number compared to our five year September average,” said Mark Wiles, Team Leader….

Law Enforcement

…leading cause of wildfires in Georgia. Over the last five years, GFC rangers have responded, on average, to 259 arson fires per year which burn more than 3,148 acres. To…