NIDIS Drought Alert Emails: Get Local Drought Conditions in Your Inbox
…Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions to Exceptional Drought (D4)—changes for your location, and learn how long your region has been in drought. U.S. drought outlooks are updated: Get an email twice…
GFC Launches Weekly Fall Foliage Updates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 The fall foliage season in Georgia begins soon and the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is ready with valuable tips for leaf peepers! Beginning on…
North GA Burn Ban to be Lifted October 1
…Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker and Walton. While the fall months offer weather that is ideal for debris burning and prescribed fire, Georgia Forestry Commission Protection Chief Frank Sorrells…
OUTDOOR BURN BAN BOOSTS SUMMER AIR QUALITY
…mostly north and central Georgia counties (listed below) do not allow hand-piled yard debris and land-clearing debris burns from May 1 to September 30. For complete details, visit https://epd.georgia.gov/air-protection-branch/open-burning-rules-georgia. Georgia…
Spring Tree Care
…a twice-weekly regime. If two or more inches of rain are received in a week, supplemental water is likely not needed. Check this fact sheet for more information: How to…
Caring for your Trees: Proper Watering
…week than to water a little bit each day. In summer during periods of drought and high temperatures, the tree may require watering the specified amount twice a week. When…
Prescribed Fire Advisories
…2020 Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Monroe, Putnam and Twiggs Nathan Herron (478) 221-0458 February 20, 2020 McIntosh Blaine Tyler (912) 506-8372 February 13, 2020 Liberty and McIntosh Frank Williams, III (912)…
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…
Georgia ReLeaf Grant Program
…and the Community Forestry Assistance Act of the 1990 Farm Bill, has allocated funding to the Georgia Forestry Commission for statewide distribution, in partnership with the Georgia Tree Council. To…
Tree Ordinances
…trees. A well-designed tree ordinance can take months or years for communities to write, but can provide many benefits to people living in the community. Tree ordinances should be formulated…
