Storm Damage: Information for Landowners
Storms cause varying degrees of damage to forests and damage can be highly variable across affected areas of the landscape. Landowner objectives for the forest will help determine what actions are needed to restore the health and productivity of the forest resource. View steps to take after any storm.
Urban & Community Forestry
…their community’s trees. Connecting communities and partners with qualified urban forestry consultants who help manage projects. Helping homeowners with storm planning, maintenance and management issues. Being ready to respond when…
How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…systems are carefully planned and designed to follow the natural contours of the land and avoid waterbodies where possible. During construction and maintenance, bare soil road surfaces are armored, ditches…
Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees
…the east, south and west sides of homes can significantly impact cooling bills and quickly pay back the installation and maintenance costs. Shaded surfaces also need to be painted less…
Leaf Watch Report for October 05, 2022
…are the main draw for most peepers. With a front approaching this coming weekend, we should have good clean, clear air that will improve visibility and put the feel of…
Area Forest Landowners Receiving Top-Rated Service
…preventing and protecting citizens from wildfire to equipment maintenance and educational outreach, this group has consistently demonstrated outstanding levels of skill and dedication.” On average, employees in the unit recorded…
Forest Health
…ramorum. On these hosts, the fungus causes a bleeding canker on the main stem of the tree which grows over a period of several years until it girdles the tree….
Longleaf Restoration
…partners that actively supports range-wide efforts to restore and conserve longleaf pine ecosystems. External Website Keys to Successfully Establishing a Longleaf Pine Best practices for planting and maintaining longleaf pines…
Reforestation
…participate in two university/industry tree improvement cooperatives, and we maintain two seed production orchards: Flint River Nursery – Byromville, GA Our Flint River Nursery in Byromville, Georgia grows approximately 15-20…
Timber Products
…timber commodities to Georgia’s economy. These are used to make furniture, building products, paper and packaging, energy products, and other products we use daily. Pine Straw GFC has maintained a…
