My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern

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…summer as an urban and community forestry intern. I study community forestry and arboriculture at the University of Georgia. My advisors spoke highly of the Georgia Forestry Commission and its…

Ask The Arborist

…Forestry Commission, and while our community foresters are International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborists, their expertise mainly pertains to trees commonly found in Georgia. Note: GFC email serves cannot accept…

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…Individual assessments are conducted, and plans typically include: comprehensive road map roadway widths (important for emergency vehicles and evacuations) evacuation plans and strategies identifying available water sources listing of local…

State Managed Forests

…City of Atlanta land tract Dawson County Dawsonville office: (706) 265-3707 A cooperative project of: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia Forestry Commission, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Wildlife…

Tree Seedlings

…is from December through March 1). Seedlings are available to the public on a first come-first serve basis. Orders can be delivered to and picked up at any GFC office…

Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007

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…Commission Director Robert Farris also shared a memory that provides insight into the nature of a GFC wildland firefighter. “I’d gone to a refueling site where the tractors were coming…

Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests

…state tax base, with $977 million in gross tax revenue. Georgia’s urban and community forestry companies generated an additional $4 billion of economic activity in 2017. Strong markets for forest…

New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted

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…in July, significant changes were made to the Georgia law requiring burners to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission of their intent to burn outdoor yard debris. Landowners planning to burn…