NIDIS Drought Alert Emails: Get Local Drought Conditions in Your Inbox
NIDIS drought email alerts provide up-to-date local drought information right to your inbox. Since the launch of the new Drought.gov at the beginning of 2021, NIDIS has partnered with NOAA’s…
Heterobasidion Root Disease (Annosum Root) Brochure
Detailed information about managing Heterobasidion Root Disease / Annosum Root Rot
Laurel Wilt Disease FAQs
Informational overview regarding Laurel Wilt Disease
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…483 complaints resulting in $413,434 of recovered damages to date (with many additional complaints pending judgment). NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE Forestlands are continually at risk for damage due to natural disasters….
Learning to Lead: GFC Foresters Come Together for Leadership Conference in Helen, GA
…break a work environment. At the GFC, we’re committed to constantly growing and striving to become the best versions of ourselves, both for each other and for the communities we…
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…Service, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service) agencies recognized the threat this disease posed to eastern forests and formed a Sudden Oak Death Action Committee (SODAC) in 2001 to…
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
…biological control agents. On March 1, 2021, the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) proposed repeal of Chapter 224-3, “Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine,” in its entirety. Following an open comment period, on…
Howard E. Bennett Museum
…by the Georgia Forestry Commission as a residence, and then as an office. Plans to move the original cabin to Macon were shelved when it was discovered that termites had…
Urban & Community Forestry
Healthy community and urban forests are integral to the lives of all Georgians. The Georgia Forestry Commission’s urban and community foresters help protect and promote Georgia’s urban forests by: Providing…
Connect With Nature
…and what activities are near you. Discover the Forest Remember – experiences are meant to be shared! Discover easy, family-friendly activities for enjoying the outdoors, no matter where you are….
