Ask The Arborist
…or mushrooms growing from the trunk or base of a tree, are an indication that a rotinducing pathogen has taken up residence. Some of these fungi are significantly less harmful…
Incident Command System
The ICS is managed by the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS). It gets agencies on the same page by: integrating common communication terminology providing training systemizing qualifications supporting technology…
Water Quality & BMPs
…dictate the need for adequate sources of water for use in forest fire suppression. Such water can be taken, through the use of helicopter dip buckets, from ponds, lakes, rivers,…
Hurricane Michael – Forest Landowner Relief Program Meeting (Bainbridge Part 2)
Video 2 of 5 – Video footage of Bainbridge Meeting, 01/23/19 (broken into five sections)
Prescribed Fire and COVID-19
…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. During the #COVID19 pandemic, it is imperative that prescribed fire practitioners statewide exercise heightened judgement about smoke management. GFC is communicating with…
GFC and COVID-19
…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. Sa fety. Flexibility. Service. Those are the themes we’re embracing at the Georgia Forestry Commission during this extraordinary time. While COVID-19 directives…
Georgia’s Forest Action Plan
…included Dr. Jon Ambrose, Constance Buford, Joe Burgess, Scott Thackston, Devon Dartnell, David Dickinson, Frank Sorrells, Ken Parker, Gary White, Scott Griffin, Josh Love, Joan Scales, Jim Ozier, Dru Preston,…
Laurel Wilt Disease Associated with Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
…Texas 2015, Kentucky and Tennessee in 2019). Other native forest species susceptible to the disease include redbay (Persea borbonia), swampbay (Persea palustris – often considered synonymous with redbay), sassafras (Sassafras…
Pine Bark Beetles in Georgia
…due to the catastrophic mortality they cause during outbreak periods. The southern pine beetle in particular, periodically causes massive losses in many parts of Georgia and should be taken into…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia
…should be taken when applying systemic insecticides, including wearing personal protective equipment, being mindful of the site conditions and following label instructions. If you have more questions about chemical applications,…
