Think safety before starting a burn.
…planning to ensure prescribed burners can still accomplish their objectives. The primary concern when conducting a prescribed burn must always be safety. Recently, GFC rangers responded to fires that got…
Add A Line Fire Safety
Add a line to discover objects threaten by fire and things that protect them.
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
…fire applied in a knowledgeable manner to a specific land area under selected weather conditions. It is used to accomplish pre-determined, well-defined management objectives, such as reducing hazardous fuels, enhancing…
2021 Low Water Crossing Installation in Lower Coastal Plain
The Federal Clean Water Act, Section 404, exempts normal, established, ongoing silvicultural activities from the permitting process for discharges of dredged or fill material in jurisdictional wetlands; provided that 15 federal mandates are complied with.
This crossing:
• Crossing Purpose: To access timber for harvesting
• Alternatives: Other side would have required crossing another stream and building a new road
• Primary objective of State Forest: Timber Production
• Management Plan: Harvest timber and then reforest
Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia
…your property the daily rental rate is cut in half to $50 per day. FSP’s are written to help each landowner reach their long-term management objectives as fast as possible….
Recognizing the Value of ‘Good Forest Fires’
…Director Tim Lowrimore. “Prescribed fire is an essential forest management tool that is carefully applied by trained burners so that valuable objectives can be reached. Those include reducing the risk…
Fire Danger Rising – Public’s Help Needed
…or shovels to help control the fire. Other safety tips include caution when cooking outside or using grills; keeping open flames away from combustible vegetation; recognizing hot objects such as…
Explore and Enjoy Georgia’s Public Lands
…pine stands, while the other components are wetlands made up of pond cypress and swamp blackgum. The forest is managed for a variety of objectives, such as timber management, wildlife,…
Pardon Our Smoke
…and trained prescribed fire practitioners plan these good fires for times when the greatest ecological benefits are achieved with the fewest smoke impacts. Some objectives of this burning include helping…
My Firewise Experience
…tanks, and other flammable objects at least 30 feet from your home. These tips will make you be Firewise around your home. To find out more about Firewise USA, visit…
