Georgia’s Forest Action Plan
…data layers used to identify priority areas. Issues identified in the 2008 Forest Management Sustainability Report will be used as the foundation for strategy development. The Forest Action Plan was…
Fire Weather
…Weather Forecasts V Smoke In addition to standard weather conditions, it is equally as important to plan for smoke dispersion on prescribed fires. VSmoke-Web is a web-based implementation of VSmoke…
Wildfire Prevention
…GFC Website V Smoke VSmoke-Web is a web-based implementation of VSmoke (Lavdas, 1996) and is designed to assist with planning prescribed burns in the Southern United States. External Website Wildfire…
Understanding Georgia’s Outdoor Burning Laws
…of escape when someone is burning hand-piled vegetation. There are common denominators that come up time and time again when wildfires are caused by someone who burns hand-piled vegetation and…
Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
…will help everyone understand what is expected of all parties involved in the sale. All contracts should include the amount to be paid and how the payments will be disbursed,…
Firefighting Training & Resources
…Yellow “Overpant” or Jean or “BDU” Style (big enough to be used as an “overpant”). Fireline Boots – must meet at least all of the following requirements: Eight-inch minimum boot…
Forest Inventory Analysis
…and removals forest health insect and disease impact past natural and human-caused disturbances land use changes forestland types age classes What is the benefit of the data? We collect the…
Fire Prevention Week 2020
…about “good fire” and “bad fire,” both of which have an impact on our lives. Prescribed fires are considered “good fires,” because they are used by knowledgeable practitioners to manage…
New Report Shows Continued Growth for Forestry in Georgia
…report, produced by the Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology are: Direct impacts increased 2.4% in sales and 0.9% in employment over 2018. Total output increased 0.6%, the ninth…
Lumber Boom Not Benefitting Southern Forest Owners – So What Now?
…slump – so there was little impetus to churn out new lumber supply. Shortly after the first lockdowns in June 2020, however, quarantined homeowners surprised the industry by curing their…
