SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FORESTERS #1 FOR AREA FIRE PROTECTION
…teamwork,’” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Tim Lowrimore, “and these men and women personify that motto. They’re expert wildland firefighters and prevention experts and have additional capabilities from machinery repair…
Educator Resources
…Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign. External Website Tree Campus K-12® The Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus K-12® inspires collaboration between schools, students, and communities to facilitate experiences with trees as…
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
…having two years of burning experience, and having been in charge of five prescribed burns (which may occur before or after the class). Registered class participants will receive self-study materials…
Forestry Commission Plants Special Seedlings in Dawson County
…at GFC’s Arrowhead Seed Orchard and is expected to be an excellent seed source in the future.” Virginia pine seedlings were also planted on the tract. Seeds from both species…
USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) is now available from July 22, 2021 through October 15, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2021 The USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) will provide relief to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that experienced losses due…
Sung to the tune of “School’s Out for Summer!”
…skills. Summer is also a time for them to explore topics that interest them. Allowing youth to engage in a combination of structured and unstructured activities as simple as outdoor…
Sung to the tune of “School’s Out for Summer!”
…skills. Summer is also a time for them to explore topics that interest them. Allowing youth to engage in a combination of structured and unstructured activities as simple as outdoor…
Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program
…Georgia PDF GFC UC&F Species Selection List Recommended Tree Species Selections for Urban and Community Forest Sustainability PDF Grant Expenditures Form Budget worksheet to be used with all TAG grant…
“Smokey Bear and Me: A Thanksgiving Thrill!”
…as we shared our common ground fire prevention message. Helping hold the lines on our giant, helium-filled Big Bear in the Big Apple was quite an experience! Fortunately, it wasn’t…
CONCERNING SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE OUTLOOK FOR 2024
…locations statewide this spring, GFC Forest Health specialists say heightened activity can be expected in the Piedmont, mostly central, region of Georgia in 2024. Five counties have high probability (>50%)…
