Dreaming of a Green Christmas? Start by Recycling Your Tree
…Company, and Burpee Seed Company, communities have the drop-off locations, media promotion, and chipping services they need to be successful. The Georgia Forestry Commission even provides complimentary tree seedlings for…
Community Tree Advocacy
…is a group of concerned citizens, usually volunteer, charged by their community’s tree ordinance to develop and administer a comprehensive tree management program. If your community is looking to start…
Searching for the Next “Great American Tree”
…provide, The American Grove is sponsoring the 5th annual Great American Tree Competition. The American Grove, an online community of tree enthusiasts, promotes the Great American Tree Competition (GATC) every…
“Friends that travel together, stay together”: Hand Crews of the Georgia Forestry Commission
…though some evenings may be cooler, there’s still sleeping in a stuffy tent, eating MRE’s or sack lunches, and on occasion, even having a bear come visit camp. This is…
GFC Seeking Director/State Forester
…leadership and communication skills to work effectively with forest landowners, industry, the environmental education community, and a wide range of natural resource agencies and NGO partners; Demonstrated experience with budgetary…
Environmental
…remove about 19 million pounds of air pollutants each year, worth about $47 million a year. Trees absorb and store an annual average of 13 pounds of carbon each year.…
A Message from GFC Director Tim Lowrimore
…at 2022 and preparing for new initiatives that will deliver value to Georgia and its forestry community. 2022 has been an incredible year at the Georgia Forestry Commission! We have…
Forest Water Quality Team Honored for Outstanding Achievements
…monitoring water resources near forestry operations has earned the agency’s 2021 Forest Management Team of the Year award. “It is especially fitting for the GFC’s Water Quality Program to be…
Cusseta Man Facing Charges of Serial Arson
A Cusseta, Georgia man has been charged with arson in connection with a series of fires near Fort Benning spanning two years. Georgia Forestry Commission Law Enforcement led the investigation…
