Health & Recreational
…of the urban forestry community already knows — that trees have a positive impact on human health. Check out research on why Healthy Trees make Healthy Lives. External Website i-Tree…
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
…Unlike our native beetles that kill weakened trees as part of the natural nutrient recycling process, emerald ash borers kill vigorously growing and weakened ash trees. It is not native…
Educator Resources
…please try another search term. Tree Advocacy Organizations Athens Community Tree Council Coastal Bryan Tree Foundation Cobb Trees Georgia Tree Council Marietta TreeKeepers Savannah Tree Foundation Trees Atlanta Trees Columbus…
Georgia Celebrates Trees this Month
…Director Tim Lowrimore. “This is a great opportunity for communities to come together and support the many benefits trees deliver, including storm water uptake, cooling shade, homes for wildlife, and…
Longleaf Restoration
…three years) Completion of practices Compliance with highly erodible land and wetland requirements Benefits: High cost share rate- 75% of state averages Technical assistance in developing plan for implementation of…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…homeowners associations environmental organizations A completed CWPP is circulated to the community and posted on their public website so citizens can understand their local risk and prepare accordingly. CWPP plans…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Highlights The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) has completed its 2021 Forestry BMP Implementation Survey covering 260 randomly selected sites statewide. PDF 2021 BMP Survey Results Report Results of Georgia’s 2021…
A Look Back at GFC in 2021
…for federal assignments in a timely manner – Prior to 2021, it sometimes took three to 12 months before employees received incident pay. This year, most employees received incident pay…
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Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…system that builds sustainability into every construction project.” Members of the technical advisory committee are: Dr. Russell Gentry, Georgia Tech School of Architecture (committee chair); Edie Sonne Hall, Three Trees…
