Emergency Response
…WUI can take to help safeguard their property from fire, including: choice of building materials landscaping designs remove hazardous fuels from the forest floor and around structures conduct controlled prescribed…
Timber Products
…more. Slash, loblolly and longleaf are the species of choice for pine straw production. Christmas Trees Ninety percent (90%) of Georgia’s Christmas tree production is Virginia pine. The other 10%…
Human Resources Information
…employee to insure his/her spouse and child(ren). Dental Insurance Georgia state employees are offered a choice of three dental plans. Choices include Select or Select Plus traditional plans or an…
Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program (SPB)
…are publicly traded or legal entities principally engaged in the processing or manufacturing of wood products. Minimum practice size is 10 acres. Forestry Practices Covered Includes non-commercial thinning, pine release,…
Incident Command System
…additional skilled people and critical resources in a timely and cost effective manner Georgia Forestry Commission’s IMT2 GFC’s IMT2 consists of GFC personnel from all service areas of the agency….
Community Forestry Assistance
With funding provided by the US Forest Service, GFC assists communities with: Tree board development Tree ordinance revision Becoming a Tree City USA, Tree Campus USA, or Tree Line USA…
Forest Health
…forests in Georgia is identified before it becomes a threat. Regional disasters such as wildfire, hurricane, tornado, ice storm, and insect outbreaks are assessed by the Forest Health Programs to…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…local GFC office. Helpful Resources TitleDescriptionDocument Type Appling CWPP -2018 PDF Atkinson CWPP -2018 PDF Bacon CWPP -2019 PDF Baker CWPP -2017 PDF Banks CWPP 2022 PDF Barrow CWPP -2017…
Canopy Studies & Tree Inventories
…PDF Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis The Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program has provided the Nation’s forest census since 1930. A system of forest measurement field…
Forestry Employees Honored by Georgia Legislature
A group of employees from the Georgia Forestry Commission has been recognized by state legislators for their outstanding leadership, service, and education in the protection and conservation of Georgia’s forest…
