Storm Mitigation Planning

Planning Both communities and arborists need to plan ahead for storms. An effective storm plan will help to minimize a storm’s impacts on your community forest. GFC can help communities…

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…

Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

Depletion of Georgia’s Tree Canopy According to a 2006 study, the Atlanta region lost an average of 50 acres of tree canopy per day between 1991 and 2005. For each…

Champion Trees

Nominate a Tree Search Trees A champion tree is defined as the largest known tree of a particular species. To be considered, a tree must meet all of the following…

County Contacts

Foresters and rangers all across Georgia are trained to provide homeowners and landowners with a wide array of services. You can select your county to get the contact information for…

History

The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) was created in 1949 by the Georgia Legislature to replace the Department of Forestry. This change resulted from efforts to remove the power of appointing…

Prescribed Burn

A prescribed burn plan is important for a safe and successful prescribed burn. A written burn plan includes the prescription for the stand and outlines the objectives for the burn….

Prescribed Burn Certification

GFC instructors will provide instruction on subjects such as fire behavior, fire weather and fire tactics. Applicants may attend one of several training sessions scheduled throughout the year where they…