Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

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…released five species of predatory beetles, numbering in the millions. Since 2016, these releases have been concentrated in six areas that we hope will become field insectaries. With the rising…

Callery Pear Information

Callery pear is one of the most rapidly-spreading invasive plants in the eastern U.S. This plant stems from cultivars of ornamental pears, most commonly the Bradford pear. Callery pear can have long thorns, and grows singly or in thick patches in old fields, roadsides, or forested areas.

Hurricane Cleanup Deadlines at Hand

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…giving participants until July 31 to submit the required paperwork.” Williams said that to date, just over half the approved FDMP contracts have been completed, field check-certified and approved for…

GFC Seeking Director/State Forester

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…information technology, field operations and program managers overseeing wildland fire protection, rural forestry assistance, urban and community forestry, reforestation, nurseries and tree improvement, state forests, conservation education, forest products marketing…

Forest Inventory Analysis

…forest survey of Georgia. Field work began in November 1995 and was completed in April 1998. Six previous surveys, completed in 1936, 1953, 1961, 1972, 1982, and 1989 provide statistics…

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…PDF Long CWPP -2019 PDF Lowndes CWPP -2018 PDF Lumpkin CWPP -2017 PDF Macon CWPP -2017 PDF Madison CWPP -2011 PDF Marion CWPP -2018 PDF McDuffie CWPP – 2019 PDF…

Meet GFC’s Director: Tim Lowrimore

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…into my new role is a lot like “coming home” for me. I served the GFC as a field forester many years ago, after graduating from the University of Georgia…

March Tornado Timber Damage Totals Nearly $3 Million

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…Our field foresters and urban forest strike team collected aerial and ground data for this assessment, which quantifies the wide degree of timber damage, from residential trees to mature managed…