Georgia ReLeaf Grant Program
…and the Community Forestry Assistance Act of the 1990 Farm Bill, has allocated funding to the Georgia Forestry Commission for statewide distribution, in partnership with the Georgia Tree Council. To…
Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…131 outreach events, southern pine beetle and emerald ash borer trapping, and numerous training, wildfire prevention and disaster assistance events such as Hurricane Michael recovery support in southwest Georgia. The…
Timber Security
…House Bill 790 to enforce any law relating to the protection, security, conservation, or sale of forest/timber resources. GFC receives and evaluates complaints concerning timber transactions. Investigators are assigned to…
Arson Investigations
The Georgia General Assembly passed a law giving GFC the authority to enforce the fire laws of the state nearly 100 years ago. To combat arson and enforce Georgia’s forestry…
Leaf Watch Report for October 20th, 2022
…at all elevations, as it has already transformed from green to a mix of dull reds and yellows. Sumac within the understory has recently begun displaying a variety of reds….
Free Prescribed Fire Class for Select Applicants
…requirements for becoming a certified prescribed burner in Georgia, one of which is successful completion of the training session. In addition to the April 17-18 class in Moultrie, two additional…
Firewise USA® Program
…for your home and your community. List of Firewise Communities in Georgia Argyle Clinch County Argyle Asheland Cove Towns County Young Harris Autumn Ridge at the Creek Towns County Hiawassee…
Dublin Resident to Lead Forest Health for Georgia Forestry Commission
…He has served on the Southern Group of State Foresters GIS and Storm Damage Assessment Committees, the Statesboro City Tree Board, and the Pine Beetle Prediction Trapping Working Group. Torbett…
Carbon Sequestration
…California, Maine, Oregon, and in other parts of the world. Companies such as utilities cost-share tree planting or reforestation in exchange for “carbon credits,” and transactions are recorded in a…
Defenders of Georgia’s Healthy Forests
…technology, people travel the globe more now than at any other time in human history. In addition, global commerce is busier than ever with goods being shipped all over the…
