Carbon Sequestration
…nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, was founded in 1996 as the first private voluntary greenhouse gas registry in the world. External Website Climate Action Reserve A helpful source of information…
Burn Permits and Notifications
…low relative humidity, high winds, etc. Agriculture, silviculture, land-clearing burns and vegetative storm debris DO require burners to contact us to provide notification and/or obtain a burn permit. Call 1-800-GA-TREES…
Fire Weather
Monitor Wildfire Conditions The GFC Fire Weather System provides area fire weather forecasts. The state is divided into ten forecast areas to provide the most accurate local information. View Fire…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…CWPP -2016 PDF Irwin CWPP -2018 PDF Jackson County CWPP 2022 PDF Jasper CWPP -2016 PDF Jeff Davis CWPP -2019 PDF Jefferson CWPP -2017 PDF Jenkins CWPP -2019 PDF Johnson…
Emergency Response
Wildfire & Disaster In addition to the risk of loss of property and human life, the destruction of timber can be an expensive loss. The National Fire Protection Association offers…
Firewise USA® Program
…Covington Flat Rock Ridge Union County Blairsville Flovilla Butts County Flovilla Fort Mountain Murray County Chatsworth Fort Yargo Barrow County Winder Georgia Bend Charlton County Saint George Hampton Henry County…
Wood-Using Industries
…state of Georgia. External Website Hurricane Matthew Timber Impact Assessment Georgia (2016) Hurricane Matthew impacted multiple southern states, and all coastal counties of Georgia experienced extreme winds and heavy rain…
Timber Products
…extreme winds and heavy rain on October 7th and 8th, 2016. PDF Pine saw-timber Volumes in Georgia, 2017 Utilization and Marking Analysis: Study of SYP Standing Volumes and Acreage PDF…
Ask The Arborist
…Tree Root Systems Generally, trees with structurally sound root systems do not fall, except during very high wind events. When trying to determine which trees have root systems that are…
Making the Shade Program
…out for respite from overactive minds’ Trees improve campus aesthetics. Trees provide shady gathering areas for teachers, administrators, and students. Trees conserve energy by shading air conditioning equipment, windows, and…
