Homeowner’s Role in Maintaining the Urban Forest
Download this guide to get tips on maintaining trees, selecting an arborist and a homeowner tree survey checklist.
Generating Value through Forest Carbon – An Introduction
Individuals seeking facts about the forestry carbon marketplace can easily be overwhelmed by the amount of information available. Confusing and contradictory details can make it very hard to assess income potential or assign appropriate risk. This guide seeks to provide answers to the most frequently asked questions about forestry carbon and help direct further investigation.
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
Executive Summary Georgia is an ideal place to live and work – offering a quality of life that is unmatched. We are business friendly, benefit from a temperate climate and…
Wildfires on the Rise in Georgia
…Frank Sorrells, “but that’s all drying out rapidly. Our crews have responded to several wildfires, especially in South Georgia, and we’re asking everyone to be extra vigilant about the danger…
High Fire Danger Impacts Outdoor Burning
…now we’re asking everyone to be extremely vigilant when doing any open burning, including burning yard debris.” Wildfire activity is on the rise statewide, according to Sorrells. Over the past…
3. Community Tree Planting and Establishment Guidelines
This Document is intended to aid homeowners and local government staff in planting and directing the establishment and maintenance of community trees.
Green Buffers for Screening and Noise Reduction
This document discusses basic landscape tools and guidelines for optimizing sound reduction and visual screening.
How to Hire a Tree Service
Helpful suggestions for finding a tree service and avoiding many of the pitfalls involved
How to Take Pictures of Your Tree
When requested to send photographic images of your tree to an arborist for review, it is important to remember the following photography “Do’s” and “Don’ts.”
Is My Tree Safe?
All trees will fail at some point in their life, and all trees have some level of risk associated with them. Determining the likelihood of tree failure requires a significant level of experience and knowledge about how trees grow, how they fail, and what characteristics make a tree “risky.”
