Callery Pear Information
Callery pear is one of the most rapidly-spreading invasive plants in the eastern U.S. This plant stems from cultivars of ornamental pears, most commonly the Bradford pear. Callery pear can have long thorns, and grows singly or in thick patches in old fields, roadsides, or forested areas.
Law Enforcement Warns About Fake Burn Permitting Scam
…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. The Georgia Forestry Commission is warning landowners to beware of an internet scam purporting to issue burn permits. The only way to…
Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program
…number of objectives can be met. The program features multiple in-depth documents, internet links, and the capability to create your custom management plan. With this program and website, everything is…
A Look Back at GFC in 2021
…the pandemic – I am incredibly proud that our agency workload returned to pre-pandemic levels by the spring of 2021. Improved network cybersecurity – We installed new computer hardware and…
Conservation Woodland Program
GFC’s Georgia Conservation Woodland Program provides conservation tools to assist Georgia landowners with management goals and objectives for 20 acres or fewer. Is Georgia’s Conservation Woodland Program Right for You?…
Careers
…fire control activities under limited supervision Operate and monitor a voice and data communications system consisting of: two-way radio, telephone and computer data communications network Assist in location, dispatching of…
Forest Industry
Our numbers speak for themselves. One of the top exporters nationwide in 2019 for wood, wood fuel, and wood pellets $36.3 billion – total impact of the forest industry on…
Carbon Sequestration
Forests have the capacity to both store and emit carbon. Through the process of photosynthesis, trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and store carbon in the stem, roots,…
Fire Weather
…the site keeps the real-time data current. Slow internet speeds may hamper proper functioning. Open the Georgia Wildfire Public Viewer Burn Permits and Notifications Some outdoor burning requires a burn…
Emergency Response
…Slow internet speeds may hamper proper functioning. Open the Georgia Wildfire Public Viewer Helpful Resources The following listings are intended to provide forest landowners with resources that can help with…
