Georgia Grown
GFC is a Georgia Grown partner. This marketing and economic development program was developed in 2011 by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The No. 1 goal of Georgia Grown is…
Ecosystem Services
…year, according to a 2011 study led by Dr. Rebecca Moore at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. “Quantifying the Value of Non-Timber Ecosystem Services…
Asian Longhorned Beetle
In early June 2020, a homeowner near the town of Hollywood, SC, close to the coast, found an odd-looking beetle, which was sent to Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry…
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…
BREEZING INTO SUMMERTIME
…across the state. To help diminish air issues surrounding ozone pollutants, the Georgia EPD has instituted an outdoor burn ban every summer since 2005. While campfires, cooking fires, and some…
OUTDOOR BURN BAN BOOSTS SUMMER AIR QUALITY
…issues surrounding ozone pollutants, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has instituted an outdoor burn ban every summer since 2005. While campfires, cooking fires, and some agriculture burns are permitted, 54…
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FORESTERS #1 FOR AREA FIRE PROTECTION
…Cook, Decatur, Seminole, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Grady, Thomas, Miller, and Early. The group is credited with excellent community outreach, hosting numerous Forestry Field Days and reaching more than 60,000 people…
Wildfire Risk High as July Fourth Holiday Approaches
…the location of grills, open cooking fires and campfires. They should be in areas free of dry grass and vegetation and well away from homes, buildings, and forested areas that…
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…
Georgia Arbor Day
…Invite local school children to read poems about trees. Serve cookies and coffee. Take photos for publicity and post-promotions. Distribute tree seedlings. If your community is a designated Tree City…
