Burn Permits and Notifications
…by the EPA External Website Fire Danger Rating Graphic data from statewide fire danger weather stations Page on GFC Website Forecast Fire Danger Rating Daily updates for 24-hour fire danger…
Ask The Arborist
…character of a tree can reduce the very real risks associated with leaning. It’s not that trees that lean are inherently bad; it’s just that gravity creates problems. PDF Lightning…
Prescribed Fire Advisories
…11, 2021 Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker, and Whitfield Jeff Shardt (706) 695-6737 March 11, 2021 Long, McIntosh, and Wayne Grant Deal (912) 602-3893 March 11, 2021 Jasper and Jones Marcus…
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020
…and remaining species are starting to shed leaves but have yet to show much change in color. Dogwoods are gradually fading from green to deep red in the higher elevations….
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 9, 2020
…and red are gradually expanding. Red maple, sumac, and blackgum are primarily responsible for the faint patches of red, while hickory and poplar are providing small hints of yellow. Sweetgum…
Meet GFC’s Director: Tim Lowrimore
…and hopeful – confident that brighter days are ahead. I am grateful to Governor Brian Kemp, GFC Chairman Larry Spillers and the Board of Directors for giving me the opportunity…
Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species (Project WINGS)
…Rate Provides cash grants of up to $1,500 over three years, along with planning assistance in managing electrical or gas transmission right-of-ways for wildlife. Payment is $50 per acre per…
Conservation Woodland Program
…hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called nonnative, exotic, nonindigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and…
Fire Danger Rising – Public’s Help Needed
…Sorrells said late winter freezes and frost have caused grasses and vegetation to die back, creating dangerous tinder for fires. Below-normal rainfall, low humidity, and windy conditions have been gripping…
COGONGRASS: IF YOU SEE IT, REPORT IT!
…a monoculture of just cogongrass. It also burns hotter than our native grasses and creates serious fire hazards in areas where it has become established. Initially, it was thought that…
