How Foresters, Loggers, Forest Owners and the Forest Industry Became Champions for Clean Water
…(forest management/forestry operations). Since then, the program has grown, with all states now having forestry BMP programs in place to minimize water quality impacts and protect impaired waterbodies. What Are…
Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp
…is rare that so many people within different fields of the same profession can come together to teach and help future foresters grow and learn. These professionals use their knowledge…
Pass the Tissue, it’s Pollen Time!
…shady reputation with some, we’d be nowhere without pollen. Think birds and bees and the many wonderful benefits we get from everything that grows out of the ground. At the…
Pass the Tissue, it’s Pollen Time!
…and bees and the many wonderful benefits we get from everything that grows out of the ground. Special bags are put over loblolly pine flowers before they are ready to…
Forest Certification Programs
Forest Management Certification Programs Recently, Forisk Consulting group produced a report on the major forest certification standards for the American Consumer Institute. The report describes the certification systems as they…
Water Quality & BMPs
…focus with projects underway across the state. A USDA Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration grant is being matched by a group of water utilities and the Savannah River Clean Water…
Firefighting Training & Resources
…the classroom or field day exercises. The required courses and links are as follows: S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior This course, developed by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG),…
Forest Certification
…plan. This is good idea whether you decide to pursue certification or not. Forest Management Certification Programs Recently, Forisk Consulting group produced a report on the major forest certification standards…
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
…quality in the interface due to increased erosion and sedimentation, stormwater run-off, and rising water temperatures. Growth Rapid unplanned growth can radically change the landscape of an area. Tree cover…
Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1
…the summer months, when increases in ground level ozone may create health risks. For seven counties that are normally included in the summer burn ban, restrictions will be activated on…
