High Fire Danger Impacts Outdoor Burning
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
Special Team Dispatched to Spread Fire Safety Alerts
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
New Online Tool Tracks Georgia Wildfire Activity
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
Taxes & Estate Planning
…market value. This normally results in a reduced assessment for properties in these categories. Passive Loss Rules and Forest Landowner Classifications There are three classifications applied to forest landowners under…
Lightning Struck Trees
For trees, the impact of a lightning strike may be light, leaving no obvious damage, or it may be severe, with catastrophic results.
Sirex Woodwasp in Georgia
…(nematode that sterilizes the adults), was developed in Australia and successfully introduced into the environment and this has helped suppress outbreaks. This nematode has been tested in NY (2006), and…
Prescribed Fire and COVID-19
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
GFC’s Stance on Burning during the COVID-19 Pandemic (4/9/2020)
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
GFC and COVID-19: 5/21/20 Update
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
GFC and COVID-19 – 5/27/20 Update
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…