My Experience as an Urban and Community Forestry Intern
…staff, so they suggested I apply to intern here. Over the summer, I experienced and learned many incredible ways trees impact our people and our state, so I am happy…
Georgia Forestry Commission Wildfire Prevention Leader Earns Prestigious Award
…named winner of the 2022 Silver Smokey Bear Award. The award recognizes people and organizations that provide sustained, outstanding service, with significant wildfire preventio n impact. “Mark is particularly deserving…
Dreaming of a Green Christmas? Start by Recycling Your Tree
…for wildlife. For each tree harvested, one to three seedlings are planted in its place, making them a renewable resource, and when people purchase them, they also support local economies….
Teacher Conservation Workshop gets an A+
…go to, to protect the sustainability of the very resource that feeds their own families – not to mention the thousands of people who work alongside them. At the nursery,…
Accessibility
…basis of disability in our services, programs, activities, or employment. Upon request, we will make reasonable modifications and/or accommodations to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to…
Forest Health
…to the spread of destructive, non-native insects and diseases to forest ecosystems. While these pests can’t move far on their own, they can travel hundreds of miles when people move…
Longleaf Restoration
…addition, “fuels” of leftover logging debris on the forest floor caused catastrophic wildfires. Animal populations plummeted, with a cascading negative effect on the entire ecosystem. In the 1900s, people began…
Natural Disaster Recovery
…them, they could snap violently and cause personal injury. Operating a chainsaw on storm-damaged trees is dangerous. Historically, more people are injured by chainsaws than the storm that caused the…
Wildfire Prevention
…teaches people how to adapt to living with wildfire and encourages neighbors to work together to prevent losses External Website Georgia State Wildfires 2012 to Present View interactive map of…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
A CWPP provides a community with a road map to reduce wildfire risks. The plan identifies strategic sites and methods for risk reduction and structural protection projects across jurisdictional boundaries….
