Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories

…a management plan. Tree inventories document the species, diameter, health and location of community trees. Software tools such as iTREE are commonly used. To be most effective, an inventory should…

Care For Your Trees

…and species of each tree in your yard changes to its structure over time, such as small or discolored leaves, premature leaf loss and the presence of mushrooms or fungus…

GFC and COVID-19

…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. Sa fety. Flexibility. Service. Those are the themes we’re embracing at the Georgia Forestry Commission during this extraordinary time. While COVID-19 directives

11-17-21 Final 2021 Leaf Watch Report

Foliage color change is ending in NW GA as a large percentage of trees have lost their leaves. The few leaves remaining are showing dull colors of brown, yellow, and red. Chestnut oak, white oak, and red oak are among the few species retaining leaves contributing to arrays of brown and yellow.  Select few maples are still showing some vivid colors of yellow and orange.

Overall color intensity will likely decrease in the coming week as leaves continue to drop. 

GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 9, 2020

…this week by the birches. Many yellow poplars are currently shedding leaves with leaf showers common along your drive. However, there is still a solid population of poplar that are…

GFC Leaf Watch: October 30, 2020

…is there is still plenty of foliage in transition and still plenty green so we should still see more color development in the coming days to the next 2-3 weeks….

Reforestation

…participate in two university/industry tree improvement cooperatives, and we maintain two seed production orchards: Flint River Nursery – Byromville, GA Our Flint River Nursery in Byromville, Georgia grows approximately 15-20…

Leaf Watch Report October 7th, 2021

…are starting to shed leaves but have yet to show much change in color. Overall, total foliage color change is less than 5%, but is most noticeable in areas above…