Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in Georgia
…Georgia Forestry Commission hosted a group of west coast nursery and regulatory officials to illustrate the risk of Phytophthora ramorum in our eastern forests. Steve Oak, USDA Forest Service, and…
Urban & Community Forestry
…campuses, homeowners and nonprofit organizations. Assisting communities in forming tree boards, developing tree ordinances, and earning recognition for their efforts and celebrating their community’s trees. Connecting communities and partners with…
Water Quality & BMPs
…Highlights The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) has completed its 2021 Forestry BMP Implementation Survey covering 260 randomly selected sites statewide. PDF 2021 BMP Survey Results Report Results of Georgia’s 2021…
Landowner Resources
…Commission. PDF Forest Stewardship Virtual Field Day Series: Longleaf Pine Episode two of our Forest Stewardship Virtual Field Day Video series. The topic of this video is Longleaf Pine. External…
Forest Health
…beetle/Laurel Wilt disease. Common concerns include: Diseases (and Helpful Resources) Details about tree diseases common to Georgia: Heterobasidion Root Disease (formerly Annosum Root Disease) – Many Georgia landowners with property…
Management Plans & Advice
…plan, known as a Forest Stewardship Plan Ready to build your roadmap to success? Start here. After you complete this form, GFC’s forest management team will contact you to get…
Would wood work? Builders eye mass timber for construction, conservation
…for those services, and the products that come out of them, so we can properly compensate the landowner.” Growers are already under the gun. An over-abundance of trees from the…
Burn Permits and Notifications
Under Senate Bill 119, GA code section 12-6-90 was changed to eliminate the need to notify the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) by the person, firm, corporation, or association who intends…
Kemp Leads Forest Field Day
…the bedrock of forest sustainability,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Chuck Williams, “and it’s one of the core missions of the Georgia Forestry Commission. Landowner events such as this are…
Carefully Planned “Good Fires” Prevent Bad Ones
…fire that benefits these trees and habitats.” In 2019, the USDA Forest Service and the State of Georgia signed a Shared Stewardship agreement (PDF, 262 KB) that strengthens the commitment…
