Georgia Census 2020
…of dollars in federal funds are distributed. The #census is used to calculate the number of representatives each state has in Congress and how much money is allotted to public…
GFC Centennial
…settlers followed, timber became recognized as a great source of revenue, and its value led to the creation of an industry of seemingly endless supply. That is, until cleared lands…
Lumber Boom Not Benefitting Southern Forest Owners – So What Now?
…driven stumpage prices down even further. How Can Southern Forest Owners Address Excess Timber Supply Issues? Although we will never complain that the South has abundant and healthy forests, it…
Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program (SPB)
…pine stands($40/acre), prescribed burning of loblolly/shortleaf pine stands or longleaf stands 10 years old or less ($5/acre). Contract Length A period of ten (10) years unless the practice is so…
Educating future generation of decision-makers and others about the importance of our natural resources
…be integrated into corresponding lesson plans or used as stand-alone activities. Download the video “A Tree’s Dream” and the accompanying lesson plans for grades 3 – 8 to address ways…
Leaf Watch Report for November 11th, 2021
…Bronze and Yellows Blackgum – Reds Sassafras – Yellows/Orange Sweetgum-Dull Yellow Hickory-Yellows Percentage of color change from green to date: 95% above 3000’; 75% or less below 3000’. Peak is…
The Timber Harvest Notification Website is Live!
…harvesters a uniform format for providing counties or cities that require harvest notification the information they need. Information such as harvest site location, public road ingress, and egress points, landowner…
Prescribed Burn Time in Georgia
By RT Lumpkin, GFC Prescribed Burn Center Coordinator Prescribed Burn Awareness Week is Jan. 30 through Feb. 5 in Georgia – a time to recognize the many benefits of this…
Leaf Watch Report for October 26th, 2022
Northwest GA Specific (Ridge and Valley/Cumberland Plateau): Overall color vividness and continuity will be determined mainly by future weather events within the season. Rainfall and wind intensity in the following…
A Message from GFC Director Tim Lowrimore
…and reducing non-essential tasks and reporting. In August, we invested strategic resources to address one of our greatest challenges –the retention of wildland firefighters – by instituting a new six-year…
