Timber Sales & Harvest Advice

…the type of sale, Best Management Practices (BMP) compliance, length of contract, damage penalties and harvest restrictions. Things to Consider When looking to sell your timber, make sure to consider…

Care For Your Trees

…it will take care of you. As research is being conducted and becoming available, findings reinforce what much of the urban forestry community already knows — that trees have a…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

…a management plan. Tree inventories document the species, diameter, health and location of community trees. Software tools such as iTREE are commonly used. To be most effective, an inventory should…

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…

Firefighting Training & Resources

…is issued by the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), the “Authority Having Jurisdiction” for wildland fire certification in the state of Georgia, in the form of a training completion certificate. Red…

Law Enforcement

…Bill 790 to enforce any law relating to the protection, security, conservation, or sale of forest/timber resources. GFC receives and evaluates complaints concerning timber transactions. Investigators are assigned to complaints,…

Prescribed Burn

…Sections 12-6-145 through 12-6-149 External Website Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Council for prescribed fire advocacy across the state External Website Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems Helpful resource for…

Prescribed Burn Certification

…will receive a comprehensive study manual and instruction on subjects such as fire behavior, fire weather and fire tactics. The applicants must pass a written test, have two years of…