Storm Mitigation Planning
…storm understanding the arborist’s role in the process What is a storm plan? Storm Plans serve as a guide for: assessing current storm readiness summarizing your community’s current forest management…
Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories
…rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. External Website SCFP Area Map – Sept 2021 SCFP Area Map by County PDF exclamation-circle No resources found- please try another search term….
Educator Resources
…can take to keep themselves and those around them safe. Learn more about creating a plan. External Website Georgia Forest Facts Fact sheet showing Georgia’s latest forestry statics. PDF Georgia…
Carefully Planned “Good Fires” Prevent Bad Ones
…as “good fire,” is a safe way to apply a natural process, ensure ecosystem health, and reduce wildfire risk “Sound forest management helps keep Georgia’s forests sustainable, and prescribed fire…
Kemp Leads Forest Field Day
…methods being used to protect waterways, and enhance wildlife and forest health. A shooting sports demonstration by Elbert County Gun Club underscored the role recreation plays in forest stewardship. Industry…
Taxes & Estate Planning
…receipt of payment under lump-sum, unit price or owner harvests are required to file the appropriate documents in a timely manner. Additional information, filing forms and deadlines may be obtained…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
Updated January 2020 Background Hemlock Woolly Adelgids (photo courtesy of bugwood.org) Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is an invasive insect native to Japan. This aphid-like insect threatens hemlock trees in the…
Georgia’s Forest Action Plan
…Protection Plan and the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment. This allowed seamless integration with existing statewide efforts already underway in Georgia. GFC contracted with the University of Georgia to develop geospatial…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
…We lost a little ground but there is still color to be found and more developing.” Northwest GA (Ridge and Valley/Cumberland Plateau): Over the past week, color change in elevations…
Georgia Forestry Commission Says Now is the Time to Order and Plant Trees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 1, 2020 Georgia’s tree planting season is well underway, along with brisk seedling sales by the Georgia Forestry Commission. Buyers have been busy choosing popular hardwood…
