Chattahoochee Fall Line Prescribed Fire Cooperative
…and future plan of the Co-Op is to listen to the needs of our local landowners. West Central Georgia is the focal area of the project. The primary benefit is…
Think safety before starting a burn.
…planning to ensure prescribed burners can still accomplish their objectives. The primary concern when conducting a prescribed burn must always be safety. Recently, GFC rangers responded to fires that got…
Shortleaf Pine & Oak Restoration in the Georgia Cumberlands Cost Share Project
Program Overview This cost share project is the primary focus of the “Restoring Shortleaf Pine and Oak Habitat in the Georgia Cumberlands II” grant and is intended to help promote…
“We follow in the footsteps of great aviators…”: GFC Air Ops Unit in History
…also crotchety), flying technically advanced aircraft owned by the State – all with the purpose of protecting Georgia’s forest resources. Our primary mission, forest protection, consists of the detection of…
Conservation Woodland Program
…Coneflower Spiderwort Bee Balm False Rosemary St. John’s Wort Blackeyed Susan Hardy Lantana Sunflower Buttonbush Ironweed Sweet Pepperbush Butterfly Weed and other Milkweeds Hyssop Wheat Celosia Catnip Joe-pye Weed Wild…
2021 Low Water Crossing Installation in Lower Coastal Plain
The Federal Clean Water Act, Section 404, exempts normal, established, ongoing silvicultural activities from the permitting process for discharges of dredged or fill material in jurisdictional wetlands; provided that 15 federal mandates are complied with.
This crossing:
• Crossing Purpose: To access timber for harvesting
• Alternatives: Other side would have required crossing another stream and building a new road
• Primary objective of State Forest: Timber Production
• Management Plan: Harvest timber and then reforest
2021 Wood-Using Industry Directory
The Georgia Forestry Commission is pleased to bring you the 2021 Georgia Primary Wood-Using Industries Directory. The Directory is designed to serve as a reference for producers seeking to market their wood products and for wood users in locating suppliers.
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
…with me. The primary purpose of this and all our operations at GFC is to return home safely to our families at the end of the day. Every exercise built…
Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022
…for the primary attractant of oak tree leaf color change. Lack of rain had stressed species like sweetgum, sycamore, blackgum, and yellow poplar, which has led to premature leaf cast…
Final Leaf Watch Report for November 2nd, 2022
…birch, redbud, and sumac are well past peak in many locales. The primary species that display spectacular and brilliant fall color at this time are mainly varieties of oak species….
