Forest Stewardship Program

…10-year planning period. This template provides landowners with technical guidance that places near-equal emphasis of these objectives. It prescribes conservation practices to establish new longleaf pine forests using either artificial…

State Managed Forests

…Nature Conservancy as part of its Broxton Rocks conservation priority area. The GFC board recently approved the inclusion of this property as a foot travel only access tract as part

Burn Permits and Notifications

…and heart disease in humans. Please see this .pdf for more details. PDF Safety First For Landowners Burning Debris This video provides helpful tips for safely burning debris. Video V…

Firefighting Training & Resources

…training completion certificate. The Commission desires to provide high quality wildland fire training to our cooperators and partnered. Part of our strategies to meet this objective is to provide qualified…

Incident Command System

…IMT2 maintains a primary and alternate team roster, as well as apprentice and trainee positions. All members join the team voluntarily and take part in ongoing training. When IMT2 is…

Smokey Bear

…Sponsors must provide an adequate, private dressing area for Smokey & escort. Only official artwork depicting Smokey Bear may be used in promoting an appearance. Happy Birthday Smokey! Cheers to…

Ask The Arborist

…for recommendations for certified arborists who actually perform tree maintenance or removal and compare quotes with others.) Contracts Demand that work only start once a contract is signed by both…

Certified Tree Professionals

…before signing. Make sure contracts say: when work will start and end which party is responsible for cleanup the total price the certified arborist’s hourly rate for additional work approved…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

…plots across the United States serves as the program’s foundation. External Website iTree Software i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban and…

Educator Resources

…on planting a tree properly. PDF Tree ID Chart to help identify leaves found in the forest. PDF Why Do Leaves Change Color? Coloring sheet explaining what causes leaves to…