Wood-Using Industries
…state of Georgia. External Website Hurricane Matthew Timber Impact Assessment Georgia (2016) Hurricane Matthew impacted multiple southern states, and all coastal counties of Georgia experienced extreme winds and heavy rain…
Georgia Grown
GFC is a Georgia Grown partner. This marketing and economic development program was developed in 2011 by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The No. 1 goal of Georgia Grown is…
Forest Certification
…plan. This is good idea whether you decide to pursue certification or not. Forest Management Certification Programs Recently, Forisk Consulting group produced a report on the major forest certification standards…
Care For Your Trees
…material placed on the soil’s surface around trees and plants to enhance their growing conditions. Mulch helps maintain soil temperature and moisture, reduce water loss from soil, reduce weed competition,…
Care For Your Community’s Trees
Benefits of a thriving urban canopy: Increasing property value. The presence of larger street trees can add from 3% – 15% to home values. Increasing spending in business districts. Shoppers…
Storm Mitigation Planning
Planning Both communities and arborists need to plan ahead for storms. An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. GFC can help communities…
Environmental
…related to parks, green spaces, and natural areas. Learn more with this brief summary. External Website Green Cities: Reduced Risk Trees and vegetation can dampen ambient noise, improve air quality,…
Social & Cultural
…a variety of experiences and situations, and are often related to parks, green spaces, and natural areas. Learn more with this brief summary. External Website Green Cities: Reduced Risk Trees…
Health & Recreational
…Website Green Cities: Reduced Risk Trees and vegetation can dampen ambient noise, improve air quality, cool over-heated urban centers, and be a food security solution. External Website Green Cities: Safe…
Ecosystem Services
…and are often related to parks, green spaces, and natural areas. Learn more with this brief summary. External Website Green Cities: Reduced Risk Trees and vegetation can dampen ambient noise,…
