Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
Laurel Wilt disease in Redbay. (L) Toothpick-like frass tubes extruded by ambrosia beetles boring into the wood. (C) Large Redbay trees killed by Laurel Wilt, rotting, and falling to the…
Southern Pine Beetles
Figure 2: Southern pine beetle gallery – Photo by Ronald F. Billngs, Texas A&M Forest Service, Bugwood.org. Figure 1: Southern pine beetle – Photo by Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State…
Making the Shade Program
…determine the average value of adult volunteer labor, refer to the dollar amount specified by the Independent Sector by visiting their website. For children, use minimum wage as a standard….
Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories
…acre of tree canopy lost, one acre of impervious surface was gained. The study, by Dr. Liz Kramer with the Natural Resources Spatial Analysis Laboratory (NARSAL), compared satellite imagery from…
Timber Sales & Harvest Advice
Getting Started To request a site visit and find out more about timber sales, contact your local GFC forester. We recommend that you engage the services of a consulting forester…
Carbon Sequestration
Forests have the capacity to both store and emit carbon. Through the process of photosynthesis, trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store carbon in the stem, roots,…
Reforestation
Our Nursery and Seed Orchards All seedlings sold through GFC nurseries are grown from seed adapted to Georgia’s unique climate and soils. We process our seeds at our seed conditioning…
Burn Permits and Notifications
Under Senate Bill 119, GA code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the need to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) by the person, firm, corporation, or association who intends…
