Spring Tree Care
…to be considered established. An additional year of supplemental watering may be needed if that year has long periods of high temperatures and drought. Another formula to remember is this:…
Crawford County Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Wildfires
…years’ probation, $4,500 in fines, plus restitution. Georgia Forestry Commission Law Enforcement Officers charged Matthew DeFore with six counts of arson of lands December 2015, in connection with a series…
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Eligibility Land must be either cropland (including field margins) that was planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity four of six crop years from 2012 to 2017, and which…
Georgia Forestry Commission Helping Fight Western Wildfires
…training and educational courses throughout the year to maintain their qualifications. Firefighters are held to rigorous fitness standards, ensuring they can work 16-hour days in adverse conditions while hiking through…
Conservation Woodland Program
…property taxes. Landowners must promise to maintain their lands in the designated use (agriculture, forestry, or environmentally sensitive) for 10 years. Landowners can re-enroll after 10 years if they wish…
“Wildfires in Georgia”
…of helicopters dumping water on smoky fires below? Pictures like that are mostly associated with western fires that happen in the summer. California, for instance, averages 62,000 wildfires a year,…
The Season for Giving Thanks
By: Tim Lowrimore, GFC Director To my GFC colleagues, our customers, and the extended Georgia forestry family… Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for another great year of working together! As…
Trees Across Georgia (TAG) Grant Program
…qualified projects will be eligible for funding up to $150,000 per year for up to three years based on need and completed milestones. In addition, IRA qualified projects will not…
GA Forestry Commission Set to Launch Leaf Watch 2023
…“The GFC team is proud to provide the details that help Georgians get the most out of this great time of year.” The Georgia Forestry Commission Leaf Watch feature was…
Building Healthy Forests for Birds
…study published in the journal Science in 2019 revealed three billion, or one in four birds, have disappeared from our landscapes in the past 50 years, including common birds, like…
