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…
Environmental
…cool over-heated urban centers, and be a food security solution. External Website Green Cities: Safe Streets his article surveys the research on roadside vegetation benefits, and the scientific evidence concerning…
Seedling Webstore is Open for Business!
…already sold out. One new hardwood we’re offering this year is black walnut. We have a limited supply available and are expecting them to sell quickly, too. Our popular Pollinator…
Benefits of Outdoor Exercise
…can have life-changing results on one’s heart – and mind. Physical activity has been linked to both mental and physical wellbeing in multiple studies. Being physically active has numerous proven…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…comes from my heart and from a religious perspective,” the veterinarian says. “But you can have the best of intentions and it doesn’t matter what you do if it’s not…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
GFC’s Urban and Community Forestry Program will offer a technical assistance program to cities and towns with populations of 50,000 and under, with a focus on disadvantaged areas as indicated…
Reforestation
…participate in two university/industry tree improvement cooperatives, and we maintain two seed production orchards: Flint River Nursery – Byromville, GA Our Flint River Nursery in Byromville, Georgia grows approximately 15-20…
My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…capacity as I start my new role with the commission as a UAS intern while attending a graduate program at the University of North Georgia in Geospatial Science and Technology….
Howard E. Bennett Museum
…destroyed too much of the structure. Some of the wormy chestnut lumber, however, was salvaged, and is now a part of the museum’s framing, sub-flooring and porch roof. Most of…
Georgia Forestry Commission Responds to Southern Wildfire Emergency
…days of temperatures topping 100 degrees, unusually low humidity, and critically dry vegetative fuels ready to burn have led to unprecedented wildfires exhibiting extreme behavior. The levels of wildfire intensity…
