Community Wildfire Protection Plan
A CWPP provides a community with a road map to reduce wildfire risks. The plan identifies strategic sites and methods for risk reduction and structural protection projects across jurisdictional boundaries….
Smokey Bear
Smokey Bear programs are available by appointment to groups of 100 or more. Please be aware a Smokey Bear program can be canceled at a last minute notice due to…
Making the Shade Program
Many elementary schools do not have enough trees on the school’s campus, especially in the playground area. Strategically planted trees provide many benefits. Trees keep children healthy by: Reducing surface…
Forest Utilization
The staff assist businesses and forest landowners by: marketing Georgia’s forest resources to attract new industries providing marketing, technical, and forest resource procurement support to existing industries establishing new product…
Student Resources
TitleDescriptionDocument Type 2019 BMP Brochure – Sustaining Your Forest and Georgia’s Water Quality Forestry BMPs are an important part of the practice of sustainable forestry. Simply defined, sustainable forestry is…
Insecticide Applicators and Vendors for Hemlock Woolly Adelgids
Insecticide Vendors for Hemlock Woolly Adelgids This is not an all inclusive list and is meant for informational purposes only, not as a company endorsement. GPAL = Georgia Pesticide Applicators…
Management Plans & Advice
There are many reasons why it is helpful to have a forest management plan for your property. Primarily, a forest management plan helps you: Understand and organize the resources on…
Forest Certification Programs
Forest Management Certification Programs Recently, Forisk Consulting group produced a report on the major forest certification standards for the American Consumer Institute. The report describes the certification systems as they…
Emergency Response
Wildfire & Disaster In addition to the risk of loss of property and human life, the destruction of timber can be an expensive loss. The National Fire Protection Association offers…
Incident Command System
The ICS is managed by the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS). It gets agencies on the same page by: integrating common communication terminology providing training systemizing qualifications supporting technology…
