Southern Regional Extension Forestry – Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Overview info and resource documents for the hemlock woolly adelgid, originally from Asia, which was first discovered in the eastern U.S. in the 1950’s. It has since spread throughout the range of hemlock in the East, and caused extensive mortality of mature hemlock – especially in the Appalachian Mountains.
Cogongrass in Georgia
…its introduction, it has become widespread throughout Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida and is moving into Georgia and South Carolina. This grass suppresses and eliminates natural vegetation thereby significantly reducing tree…
Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD)
GDEcD is the state’s lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, aligning workforce education and training with in-demand jobs, locating new markets for Georgia products, and planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development.
Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests
…of the brown thrasher, Georgia’s state bird. Head out for a strenuous five-mile hike on a wooded path. Forests provide the ultimate green space for thousands of Georgians and out-of-state…
Report Card for Georgia’s Forestland Released
…productive and sustainable for the generations of tomorrow.” To read the “2019 Sustainability Report for Georgia’s Forests,” and to learn more about services of the Georgia Forestry Commission, visit GaTrees.org….
Wildfires on the Rise in Georgia
…Sorrells said the lack of moisture has caused recent wildfires to burn more intensely and spread at high rates. With little rain in the forecast, conditions can become dangerous quickly,…
Forestry Commission Plants Special Seedlings in Dawson County
…at GFC’s Arrowhead Seed Orchard and is expected to be an excellent seed source in the future.” Virginia pine seedlings were also planted on the tract. Seeds from both species…
Taxes & Estate Planning
Ad Valorem Tax Assessment of Timber Sold In Georgia, timber is taxed only once during the period of its growth and that is at the time of harvest or sale….
Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…completed 130 restoration applications and 1,232 miles of debris clearing. They also read a whopping 1,141 agriculture water meters, a service provided by GFC for the Georgia Environmental Protection Division….
Southern Pine Beetle Prediction Map (2016)
Forecasting map for the spread of southern pine beetle infestations.
