My Firewise Experience
…North Georgia in the Fall. Throughout the past year, I have sought various ways to serve my community and opportunities to help fund my college education. With this being said,…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…of Georgia, the University of North Georgia, Young Harris College and (previously) Clemson University in the rearing and releasing of predator beetles in HWA infested areas. To date, we have…
Tree Campus Higher Education® Application
The Tree Campus Higher Education® program helps colleges and universities around the country establish and sustain healthy community forests. Sign up!
Tree Campus Higher Education® Program
The Tree Campus Higher Education® program helps colleges and universities around the country establish and sustain healthy community forests.
YHC – Hemlock Project
The Young Harris College (YHC) Hemlock Proiect is a volunteer effort of community members and students to help raise Sasajiscymnus tsugae, a tiny ladybird beetle that is one of the few natural predators of the HWA. The organization works in conjunction with the Forest Service and GFC to decide where to release the adult beetles.
School of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ABAC)
The Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) School of Agriculture and Natural Resources leads the South in advancing the agriculture field through hands-on experience and rigorous academic preparation. The school offers six baccalaureate programs.
Community Forestry Assistance Program
GFC’s Sustainable Community Forestry Program (SCFP) provides technical support to cities, counties, elementary schools, college campuses, home owners and nonprofit organizations.
Urban Forest Sustainability and Management Review – Checklist
The Urban Forest Sustainability & Management Review System is designed to provide a framework for comprehensively evaluating urban forest management programs. This review system (the checklist and the process) can be used for municipal or county urban forest management programs, or to evaluate college or corporate campus management programs
Five-Year Plan
…College EPA Green Infrastructure and Water Protection City of Alpharetta City of Valdosta Georgia Forestry Commission Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Resiliency Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful City of Atlanta Arborist Division City…
Community Forestry Assistance
With funding provided by the US Forest Service, GFC assists communities with: Tree board development Tree ordinance revision Becoming a Tree City USA, Tree Campus USA, or Tree Line USA…
