My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
Guest Blog by Jason Rucker UAS Flight Ops Intern My name is Robert “Jason” Rucker, and this summer, I was an intern with the Georgia Forestry Commission’s State Lands Department….
South Georgia Landscape Restoration Cost Share Project
…2023 Click here for a complete list of SGA Cost Share Project Guidelines Click here to complete application. Counties eligible for this Funding Opportunity is highlighted in the below map….
Invasive Plant Control Program
…comprised of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the University of Georgia. For more than 15 years, members of this…
Educator Resources
…letters to discover forest animals. PDF Forest Products Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt for forest product items around the house/yard. PDF Fun in the Woods Coloring Sheet Coloring sheet showing fun…
Tree Ordinances
…trees. A well-designed tree ordinance can take months or years for communities to write, but can provide many benefits to people living in the community. Tree ordinances should be formulated…
New Online Tool Tracks Georgia Wildfire Activity
…progress and the facts can be accessed from a computer or smart phone.” Sorrells explained that the Wildfire Public Viewer is directly linked to the Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC) wildfire…
Reflections on the Big Fire of 2007
…Commission Director Robert Farris also shared a memory that provides insight into the nature of a GFC wildland firefighter. “I’d gone to a refueling site where the tractors were coming…
Heterobasidion Root Disease (formally Annosum Root Disease) in Georgia
…The fungus that causes HRD enters pine stands when its airborne spores land on the freshly cut stump or root surfaces. The spores progress downward through the root system and…
New School Year – New Tools to Learn About Natural Resources
…much vacation fun as possible, teachers across the state are already preparing to welcome students back for the new school year. We are here to help! Whether it’s within the…
PLT and Me!
…research-based information by assessing and identifying local needs. Having a personal interest in environment-related topics and wanting to expose the youth in my community to natural resource education, I completed…
