New School Year – New Tools to Learn About Natural Resources
…leaders working with youth from preschool through grade 12. PLT’s materials revolve around hands-on activities that connect children to nature and actively engage them in learning and investigating. PLT offers…
North Georgia Fire Linked to Arson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 6, 2023 A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist in northwest Georgia, where wildfires have been on…
Defenders of Georgia’s Healthy Forests
…with solutions for managing them. We also offer outreach services to provide education. Employees of the Forest Health Program frequently give presentations at many different events around the state. Some…
About
Our headquarters is in Dry Branch, Georgia. We also have district and county offices throughout the state. The director of the GFC is known as the state forester. GFC provides…
Forest Industry
Our numbers speak for themselves. One of the top exporters nationwide in 2019 for wood, wood fuel, and wood pellets $36.3 billion – total impact of the forest industry on…
Forest Health
…provide guidance to landowners and mitigate the loss to our natural resources. The goal is to offer technical assistance and training to landowners and land managers in order to minimize…
Reforestation
…Some landowners will encounter problems that are unique to their specific lands. If you need advice, contact your local GFC office. A qualified forester will be able to offer assistance….
Forest Biomass
Forest landowners and existing forest industry have the potential to grow this new bioenergy industry rapidly by providing the needed biomass fuel and infrastructure for new mills that will produce…
Fire Weather
…linked to GFC’s wildfire computer-aided dispatch system and software called FiResponse. It offers current information about Georgia’s reported and active wildfires. Details include: fire location whether a fire is active,…
Wildfire Prevention
When burning, always check the weather first. A major cause of debris burn wildfires is not following Ga code section 12-6-90 and burning with improper weather conditions. Changing conditions and…
