A Look Back at GFC in 2021
…retaining employees, and we’ve allocated considerable resources to meet it. As many other businesses and organizations have experienced, our success in this area is not where we’d like to see…
“The Best Time to Plant a Tree was Yesterday.”
…always been an incredible resource for forestry needs. Once again, the GFC showed up hours after the storm to begin helping to clear roadways with their strike teams, and soon…
Lancaster Forestry Youth Camp
…future profession. My wife, mother, and I look forward to helping out with the camp every year. I like talking to the kids and finding out what they’re into and…
Newnan Tornado Recovery – One Year Later
…for emergency vehicles and GFC helped coordinate debris clean-up priorities. The GFC’s Urban Forest Strike Team did extensive inspections of the damaged tree canopy and provided assessments critical to federal…
“Wildfires in Georgia”
…of helicopters dumping water on smoky fires below? Pictures like that are mostly associated with western fires that happen in the summer. California, for instance, averages 62,000 wildfires a year,…
Special Committee Tackles Carbon Credit Tracking in Georgia
…The new amendment will incentivize real estate developers to utilize materials like lumber that continue sequestering carbon after the tree has been harvested and another has been planted in its…
North Georgia Burn Ban Boosts Air Quality
…Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, and Walton. Residents in Georgia counties not included in the annual burn…
In the Saddle of Unsung Heroes: Cross-training as a Wildland Firefighter
…learned while in the classroom. Each day would follow suit with a few variations, depending on special guest speakers, weather conditions, and technical support. If you are an extrovert like…
Wildfire Risk High as July Fourth Holiday Approaches
…dry grasses and vegetation.” While fireworks and the Fourth go together like hot dogs and mustard, special care must be exercised in any setting that’s not operated by professionals. If…
Making your Home more Energy Efficient – by Planting Trees
…to 20 percent. Trees’ leaves are valuable tools that shade the heat-absorbing surfaces of our homes. As the sun’s rays strike the leaves, the rays are blocked and absorbed. This…
