March Tornado Timber Damage Totals Nearly $3 Million
…Our field foresters and urban forest strike team collected aerial and ground data for this assessment, which quantifies the wide degree of timber damage, from residential trees to mature managed…
North Georgia Burn Ban Helps Boost Air Quality
…Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker and Walton….
Pine Bark Beetles
…white to yellow in color. However, Ips pitch tubes can also take on an orange-pinkish color. Though generally, a little smaller, SPB pitch tubes look like popped popcorn in color…
Weather Conditions within a 24 hour period
If you would like to see the current weather conditions within a 24 hour period for the Co-Op Area (Oakland Station – North Marion County), please click this link.
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…being away from your family for 16-18 days, and working with the same 19 people every day. Some days they go without showers and a hot meal. They hike up…
“We follow in the footsteps of great aviators…”: GFC Air Ops Unit in History
…Operations unit is a good example, unlike my knees, of something that is getting better with age. And if our past is any indication, the future is looking bright for…
New Rules in Effect as North Georgia Burn Ban is Lifted
…Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding,…
Leaf Watch Report October 7th, 2021
…is taking place this weekend as well. From the alpine village on the Unicoi Turnpike (GA 17), yellow poplars are showing some nice golds climbing towards Brasstown Bald. GA 180…
National Forest Products Week
…oils. Some products that use nanocellulose technologies include improved tires, stronger cements, high barrier plastic-like packaging, rubber products, cosmetics, biomedical products, batteries, and more. Much of this ongoing research has…
Why Choose a Live Christmas Tree?
…one that’s just right for them. I would like to encourage everyone to visit your local tree farm and select a locally grown tree and support a local small business….
