GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020
…faces north, east, south, or west), locations on the slope (lower slope/mid-slope/ridge top), local factors such as location in/on a cove, exposed ridge, river bottom, and species, etc. results in…
Newnan Tornado Recovery – One Year Later
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 24, 2022 Residents, special guests, and the Georgia Forestry Commission will be on hand Saturday, March 26 in Newnan to mark the first anniversary of tornadoes…
Forest Legacy & Conservation Easements
…forest management plan is developed by GFC to address the landowner’s specific goals. What is a Working Forest Conservation Easement (WFCE)? WFCEs do more than strip specified development rights from…
Appreciating “Good Fire” in the Forest
…Awareness Week.” Prescribed fire is known as “good fire,” because it is carefully applied to forest vegetation under specific weather conditions to advance defined forest management objectives. “Prescribed fire has…
Fall Leaf Watch Kickoff
While 2020 has thrown us some curves, one constant we can depend on is a colorful autumn in north Georgia. Dropping temperatures and sunny days usher in a special time…
GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020
…peak next week. Overall, total color change is around 50% but ranges up to 100% as elevation increases. Species specifics: Dogwood – vivid red is beginning to dull and shedding…
GFC Leaf Watch: November 5, 2020 (final leaf watch post)
…following weeks. Species specifics: Dogwood – vivid red has faded followed by leaf loss Birch – slowly fading to brown and yellow Yellow-poplar – dull yellow and brown Redbud –…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…habitat for a variety of at risk, threatened and endangered species. We need healthy working forests to do conservation in the South. These species depend on it.” Mass timber, of…
COGONGRASS: IF YOU SEE IT, REPORT IT!
…through site-specific herbicide treatments conducted by GFC’s Forest Health Program specialists. These treatments are done at no cost to the landowner. Once the area is sprayed with herbicide, GFC foresters…
GFC U&CF Technical Assistance Program
…scarce, healthy, unhealthy or damaged? Is our community gaining or losing our tree cover and at what rate? Should we be concerned? How can we justify spending the right amount…
