Pine Bark Beetles in Georgia
Southern Pine BeetlePine bark beetles are insects that normally attack stressed and dying pine trees, and usually do not infest trees that are otherwise healthy and vigorous. They are attracted…
STEM & Forestry
…(STEM) with Project Learning Tree’s free STEM Strategies collection at https://www.plt.org/resources/stem-strategies/. You can also join me online to learn how to make your paper and take a virtual tour through…
Benefits of Outdoor Exercise
…health benefits. Exercise or consistent physical activity will reduce your risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, dementia, and breast cancer. BENEFITS OF STAYING ACTIVE: It is difficult to quantify…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…(like Brown-headed Cowbirds which lay their eggs in other birds’ nests) easier access to nests. Prioritizing and maintaining large blocks of forest, especially those along waterways, wetlands, and ephemeral streams,…
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…nursery survey, is water sampling and stream baiting the irrigation water within 6 nurseries also. Future stream baiting efforts will target more watersheds near other positive nurseries in the metro…
Storm Mitigation Planning
…Strike Team This video outlines the work of GFC’s Urban Forest Strike Team, which helps communities deal with the aftermath of severe storms. Video Urban Forest Sustainability and Management Review…
Forest Health
…Pear Information Cogongrass Eradication Agreement Cogongrass Eradication Strategies Cogongrass in Georgia Cogongrass in Georgia PSA Cogongrass: Identifying one of the Most Invasive Plant Species Cogongrass.org Georgia Invasive Species Task Force…
Reforestation
…15 miles into Montezuma, GA. At the 2nd traffic light in Montezuma, turn left onto Dooly Street. Follow Dooly Street (the name will change first to Drayton Road outside of…
Community Resources
…Programs Celebrating communities all across America that are creating healthier and more abundant community forests. Page on GFC Website Urban Forest Strike Team This video outlines the work of GFC’s…
Student Resources
…help you avoid an unpleasant encounter. PDF i-Tree Streets Within the i-Tree software suite, street tree populations are assessed using i-Tree Streets, which is an analysis tool for urban forest…