Arson Investigations
The Georgia General Assembly passed a law giving GFC the authority to enforce the fire laws of the state nearly 100 years ago. To combat arson and enforce Georgia’s forestry…
Doing Business in Georgia
…generated nearly $42 billion in economic value to the state in 2022. PDF Georgia Forest Products Exports (2019) An overview of Georgia’s largest product exports for 2019. PDF Georgia Department…
Emergency Response
…built in wooded settings near forests and remote land. Wildfires can spread quickly and change direction rapidly, igniting brush, trees and homes. There are actions landowners and homeowners in the…
Forest Biomass
Forest landowners and existing forest industry have the potential to grow this new bioenergy industry rapidly by providing the needed biomass fuel and infrastructure for new mills that will produce…
Forest Stewardship Program
…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…
Longleaf Restoration
…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…
Tree Roots – Driveways and Sidewalks
When planting trees near our homes, we have to be aware of the serious and expensive consequences of tree roots growing under driveways and sidewalks.
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…that small ponds, or “helicopter dip sites” could be dug to create sufficient water refill locations at strategic places near the swamp’s perimeter to provide for the quick return of…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 23, 2020
…does appear that again this year we have seen some of our red oaks going straight to brown, but at nowhere near the levels we saw the last two years….
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020
…near Hog Pen Gap Slight changes off Richard Russell Scenic Highway, looking south in White County NORTHEAST: Bright sunny days and cool nights spur on the change and the trusty…
