Dreaming of a Green Christmas? Start by Recycling Your Tree
…affiliates have provided an answer: recycle them! Although the popularity of artificial trees has risen over the years, real trees provide a sustainable solution for families and wildlife alike. According…
Social & Cultural
…street tree populations are assessed using i-Tree Streets, which is an analysis tool for urban forest managers that uses tree inventory data to quantify the dollar value of annual environmental…
Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) in Georgia
…several hundred different trees species, especially oaks. During epidemic population levels entire forests can be stripped of their leaves (or defoliated). Repeated, severe defoliation from spongy moth larvae in combination…
Salvaging the Bradford Pear
These trees were genetically selected for their perfect “lollypop” shaped crown, but it is that shape that is responsible for a shortened life span. The limited life of these trees is a function of structural failure, not “natural causes.”
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 managers that uses tree inventory data to quantify the dollar value of annual environmental and aesthetic benefits.
Report Card for Georgia’s Forestland Released
…those challenges. “Georgia’s population is increasing at record rates,” said Williams, “and we need to pay special attention to the effect that has on the state’s water, air, and wildlife….
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…landscapes and in our cities. Forests for Georgia’s Economy Georgia’s population is increasing at record rates. Within 25 years, the number of people calling our state “home” is expected to…
Longleaf Pine Forest Establishment Hub
The Forest Stewardship Program is designed to integrate forest management objectives of sustaining quality native timber, native wildlife populations, soil & water resources, aesthetics, & recreation, over a 10-year planning period. This template provides landowners with technical guidance that places near-equal emphasis of these objectives. It prescribes conservation practices to establish new longleaf pine forests using either artificial planting methods or natural regeneration methods.
Student Resources
…death. This booklet provides a brief description of those hazards to help you avoid an unpleasant encounter. PDF i-Tree Streets Within the i-Tree software suite, street tree populations are assessed…
Georgia’s Forest Action Plan
…Fund University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Wildlife Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Georgia’s Sustainability Report Due to population growth projections and the…
