STEM & Forestry
STEM & Forestry By Chelsea York GFC Conservation Education Coordinator November 8 is National STEM/STEAM Day! Chances are you’ve heard those buzzwords over the past few years, especially in the…
High-flying Tools for Fire – and More!
…Natural Resources (GDNR) owns two of these systems and GFC owns one. In the past year, these systems have burned more than 5000 acres on state lands in West Central…
GA Forestry Commission Set to Launch Leaf Watch 2023
…FOX5 (WAGA) TV in David Chandley’s afternoon weathercast and on 95.5 FM WSB Radio’s Saturday morning “Green & Growing” program with Ashley Frasca. Reports include an overview of forest conditions…
New Year, New Purpose: How to Give Your Tree a Second Life
…past 33 years, the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation (KGBF) has helped residents recycle over six million trees across the state through its “Bring One for the Chipper” program. Some become…
PLT and Me!
…a “cookie”. Fast-forward 12 years, and I was serving as a County 4-H agent with the University of Georgia (UGA). UGA Extension is part of the College of Agricultural and…
CONCERNING SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE OUTLOOK FOR 2024
…trees as their primary habitat. Known as “the most destructive pest in the Southeast,” SPB has killed about $300 million worth of pine trees over the past five decades in…
Careers
…equipment and maintaining radio contact with personnel Stay abreast of current fire information and issue weather updates Receive and process burn permits Perform related clerical work including completion of reports…
Water Quality & BMPs
…past couple of decades, forestry in Georgia has scored very well in implementing BMPs and protecting our water and land resources – scoring an “A” grade of about 90% or…
Forest Biomass
…Merchantable Stem Wood The wood in the stems of sound trees greater than 5″ in diameter at breast height (dbh) has been traditionally used for lumber, wood panels, paper, and…
