Care For Your Community’s Trees
…of all trees in high occupancy areas. A protocol for prioritizing mitigation. Recordkeeping, reporting and communications. Standard of care adopted. Tree risk assessment specifications meeting ANSI A300 Part 9 standards…
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)
…development on biodiversity in the WUI have yet to be scientifically validated. It is accepted, though, that most threats to biodiversity arise from human activity. Habitat loss, or destruction, and…
Law Enforcement
GFC investigators are specially trained to conduct investigations of forestry-related crimes. Timber security laws have been amended and updated over time, and in 2014, GFC investigators were authorized by House…
Huber “Trees for Georgia” Program
Program Overview: Huber Engineered Woods LLC has donated $30K to fund the purchase of pine seedlings to be planted within the following counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Gwinnett,…
My Internship Experience Working with GFC State Lands
…out timber sale boundaries on the map and then mark them with flagging on site, so they were more visible. I assisted with flying our drone to create an orthomosaic…
Leaf Watch Report for November 11th, 2021
…Fair/ River Birch Poor Yellow-poplar – Defoliated/Brown but past peak Sourwood – Bright Red / Pink Sumac – Bright to deep reds with many defoliated. Maple – All elevations are…
Outstanding GFC Employees Honored by State Legislators
…2,000 hours of training, employees assisted 620 landowners with prescribed burning, plowing and harrowing, suppressed 141 wildfires on 463,000 acres, and assisted with Hurricane Michael relief and GFC seed collection…
Cogongrass in Georgia
Click here to view the latest video on Cogongrass! Cogongrass, Imperata cylindrica (L.), is considered the seventh worst weed in the world and is listed as a federal noxious weed…
Area Timber Thefts Yield Arrest and More Investigation
…oak species. The timber has an estimated value of $2,700, with its value as firewood estimated at $7,600. “This is the first arrest related to firewood theft,” said Clavier, “and…
Emergency Response
…and software called FiResponse. It offers current information about Georgia’s reported and active wildfires. Details include: fire location whether a fire is active, contained or controlled when suppression is complete…
