Ecosystem Services

…being within green space helps to restore the mind’s ability to focus. This can improve job and school performance, and help alleviate mental stress and illness. External Website Green Cities:…

Directories

…industry. This information is intended as a helpful resource for landowners, homeowners, and community leaders. GFC does not endorse specific businesses. Learn More County Contacts Foresters and rangers all across…

Lumber Boom Not Benefitting Southern Forest Owners – So What Now?

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…like urban development. By acknowledging these challenges and helping forest owners navigate available markets while managing for sustainability, we can help landowners keep their forests economically viable and intact. So,…

Fire Prevention & Suppression

…wildfires. Landowners can help too. By implementing a Forest Management Plan and subscribing to Best Management Practices, such as prescribed burning, thinning, and firebreak installation, landowners with forested land can…

Care For Your Trees

…material placed on the soil’s surface around trees and plants to enhance their growing conditions. Mulch helps maintain soil temperature and moisture, reduce water loss from soil, reduce weed competition,…

Making the Shade Program

Many elementary schools do not have enough trees on the school’s campus, especially in the playground area. Strategically planted trees provide many benefits. Trees keep children healthy by: Reducing surface…

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) in Georgia

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…the negative effects of the pest. These are usually used at the landscape level over long periods of time. Here in Georgia, we have utilized the help of the University…

Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia

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…that contain specialized equipment to help improve the efficiency and safety of your next prescribed burn. These burn trailers are housed in Marion and Talbot Counties but are available to…