GFC Applications for the Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program (SPB) and Invasive Plant Control Cost Share Program (IPCP).
The Georgia Forestry Commission is now accepting applications for two programs that provide financial incentives to help landowners manage their forestland. The purpose of the Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share…
2020 Georgia Southern Pine Beetle Prediction Survey Update
The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) participates annually in the southern pine beetle (SPB) prediction trapping program. The southern pine beetle is the most destructive forest pest in the southeastern states. Survey results are documented in an annual report so that activity and damage levels can be anticipated and mitigated.
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FORESTERS #1 FOR AREA FIRE PROTECTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 18, 2024 Landowners in a 15-county area of southwest Georgia can take pride in receiving wildfire protection and much more from the Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC)…
Water Quality & BMPs
…potential erosion and sedimentation. Online BMP Learning Modules GFC has partnered with Georgia Environmental Protection Division and Southeastern Wood Producers Association to produce a number of online Best Management Practices…
Pine Bark Beetles
…the southern pine beetle (SPB), the black turpentine beetle (BTB), and three species of Ips engraver beetles, with a fourth found just in northern Georgia. Southern pine beetles can be…
A Note from GFC’s New Deputy Director
…and the Florida Forest Service. I would not be the person I am today if it were not for the support I received from our neighbors to the south. Throughout…
Forestry Education Tools at Hand Through New Websites
Georgia’s educators and the learning community have enhanced access to forestry and natural resource materials through a new web portal. The Georgia Project Learning Tree and Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop…
The GFC Seedling Store is Open for Business!!
…The term “southern yellow pine” refers primarily to longleaf, shortleaf, slash, and loblolly pine trees. The GFC’s Flint River Nursery grows improved selections of loblolly, slash, and shortleaf pines. High…
THE GFC SEEDLING STORE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
…The term “southern yellow pine” refers primarily to longleaf, shortleaf, slash, and loblolly pine trees. The GFC’s Flint River Nursery grows improved selections of loblolly, slash, and shortleaf pines. High…
Timber Products
…the Event: On Tuesday, April 5th, and Wednesday, April 6th, a strong storm system produced multiple tornadoes, mainly across central and South Georgia. Georgia Forestry Commission management foresters and GIS…
