Community Tree Advocacy

…is a group of concerned citizens, usually volunteer, charged by their community’s tree ordinance to develop and administer a comprehensive tree management program. If your community is looking to start…

Firefighting Training & Resources

…is issued by the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), the “Authority Having Jurisdiction” for wildland fire certification in the state of Georgia, in the form of a training completion certificate. Red…

Howard E. Bennett Museum

…by the Georgia Forestry Commission and located in Milledgeville, Georgia. Construction labor for the cabin was provided by Georgia Forestry Commission personnel. A group of individuals, public entities, and private…

Burn Permits and Notifications

Under Senate Bill 119, GA code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the need to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) by the person, firm, corporation, or association who intends…

Forest Health Archived Resources

…Report Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Spread in Georgia Map (2012) Ips Engraver Beetle Outbreak (2016) Ips Engraver Beetle Outbreak Update (2017) Longleaf Pine Mortality – Rhizoctonia Blight (2010) New Ambrosia Beetle…

Ecosystem Services

…interactions occur (that include people from different backgrounds), and relationships or partnerships take form. Read this briefing for research studies. External Website Green Cities: Work & Learning Places that incorporate…

Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths

Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social interactions occur (that include people from different backgrounds), and relationships or partnerships take form. Read this briefing for research studies.

Invasive Plant Control Program

comprised of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the University of Georgia. For more than 15 years, members of this…

Careers

…fire control activities under limited supervision Operate and monitor a voice and data communications system consisting of: two-way radio, telephone and computer data communications network Assist in location, dispatching of…

Forestry Education Tools at Hand Through New Websites

…special attention given to Georgia’s wildlife, forests, forest products and water. Participants share 18 different hands-on project-based activities, go on field trips and on completion, receive certificates in Project Learning…