Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…homeowners associations environmental organizations A completed CWPP is circulated to the community and posted on their public website so citizens can understand their local risk and prepare accordingly. CWPP plans…
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…place. “The Georgia Forestry Commission is proud to be facilitating this important effort,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Tim Lowrimore. “We’ve gathered an extraordinary group of subject experts who are…
Incident Command System
…Command. In these instances, the agency with jurisdiction over the incident would serve as Incident Commander (IC). The agency with the next-most responsible jurisdiction would serve as Deputy IC. In…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
…Forestry Commission personnel are highly skilled and well trained to meet required needs of wildfire response. Agency staff that responds to incidents, including firefighters and overhead support, must complete required…
State Managed Forests
…30 years. For example, areas of the forest composed mostly of pine tree species will be thinned before they start to die from overcrowding. Areas of mature pine will be…
Community Tree Advocacy
…is a group of concerned citizens, usually volunteer, charged by their community’s tree ordinance to develop and administer a comprehensive tree management program. If your community is looking to start…
Social & Cultural
…that is important, consider nature and the trees that surround the area. Trees help build a sense of community character and place. Fast Facts People prefer natural over hardscape settings,…
Forest Health
…has been inadvertently brought into camp, it should be burned on-site immediately or turned over to park officials. Moving Firewood Resources Don’t Move Firewood (brochure) Don’t Move Firewood.org Firewood –…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…chicks, and native plants host many more insects than non-native plants. Non-native plant species that have overtaken areas are termed invasive. Common examples of invasive species in Georgia include Chinese…
Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories
…An inventory can help improve your work scheduling and cyclical maintenance program, improve your ability to respond to storm damage, enhance efficiency when responding to constituents’ requests, and locate all…
