Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…131 outreach events, southern pine beetle and emerald ash borer trapping, and numerous training, wildfire prevention and disaster assistance events such as Hurricane Michael recovery support in southwest Georgia. The…
COGONGRASS: IF YOU SEE IT, REPORT IT!
…At GFC’s Forest Health Department, spring is the start of our early detection season. The majority of this early detection work is done by placing insect traps around the state….
Defenders of Georgia’s Healthy Forests
…technology, people travel the globe more now than at any other time in human history. In addition, global commerce is busier than ever with goods being shipped all over the…
PLT and Me!
…the Project Learning Tree educator certification. Leaving that training with a huge book of activities and resources was so incredibly helpful. My county-level 4-H programs were already being taught in-school,…
Rural Fire Defense Program
…provides the GFC with a backup force of equipment and trained people for emergency forest fire situations. RFD fire suppression units include: Super Fire Knocker Wildland Brush Slip-In Unit Mobile…
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…products are crucial to the future of traditional pulp and paper, lumber and pole supplies. RECREATION Deeply inhale the crisp air. Hear the gurgle of a stream or the chirp…
Leaf Watch Report for October 05, 2022
…with hints of red. Poplar – Faint traces of yellow and brown. Maple – Faint hints of red and yellow. Sourwood – hints of red and yellow. Sassafras – Green…
Leaf Watch Report for October 12, 2022
Northwest GA Specific (Ridge and Valley/Cumberland Plateau): As nights become cooler and longer, foliage color change is becoming more vivid and visible. Over the past week the transformation has grown…
Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
…about obtaining burn permits, contact your local GFC office more information. Tractor & Bulldozer Rates Changes to the Tractor & Bulldozer rates go into effect on October 1, 2022. Monitor…
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
Forest landowners in Mitchell, Grady, and Decatur Counties are eligible for a free prescribed fire certification class, April 17-18, 2019, in Moultrie, Georgia. Training will be held at Southern Regional…
