North GA Burn Ban to be Lifted October 1
…Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker and Walton. While the fall months offer weather that is ideal for debris burning and prescribed fire, Georgia Forestry Commission Protection Chief Frank Sorrells…
Teacher Conservation Workshop gets an A+
…of our day trips. We were able to see, and later understand, how prescribed fire is a beneficial and necessary practice for certain forests in Georgia, most especially the long…
Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification (WRRQ) in Georgia
…and businesses from the impacts of wildfires. The first step is understanding the difference between “fire” and “wildfire.” In Georgia, the forestry community is working daily to use prescribed fires…
Careers
…storm damage to forest lands Develop prescribed burning plans and assist with implementation Provide assistance with establishing Streamside Management Zones Present forestry programs to school groups and local government bodies…
Forest Management & Conservation
…Practices Sustainable forests start with modern forest management practices. GFC educates landowners about these practices, which include: prescribed burning timber harvesting reforestation pest management and control Forest Management Plans GFC…
Longleaf Restoration
A Brief History of the Longleaf Pine During the 1700 and 1800s, longleaf populations began to fall as millions of acres were cleared to build communities and transportation routes. In…
Reforestation
…state, as it leads to cracking and breaking. Transporting Do not transport seedlings in truck beds containing fertilizer, chemical, or fuel residues. Protect plants from weather extremes when transporting to…
Burn Permits and Notifications
…Smoke VSmoke-Web is a web-based implementation of VSmoke (Lavdas, 1996) and is designed to assist with planning prescribed burns in the Southern United States. External Website exclamation-circle No resources found-…
Firewise USA® Program
…interface (WUI) emerged. The term was first described in the context of fire and firefighting. Fire managers noticed that, as development moved into rural areas, new problems were occurring that…
Forest Utilization
…for growing-stock and nongrowing-stock logging residue are described and interpreted. External Website, PDF 2022 Georgia Firsts Fact Sheet Georgia’s leadership in the production of forest products in the U.S. south,…
