GAForestryCommission

State agency providing leadership, service and education in the protection and conservation of GA's forest resources

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🚨 Wildfires, hurricanes, storms and other disasters can all require a coordinated response.

For #NationalPreparednessMonth, GFC’s Seth Pierce talks about why being ready before an emergency matters.

Preparedness happens before the call comes.

#EmergencyResponse #FirstResponders

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🌲 Georgia forest landowners: Applications for GFC’s Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program are open through Oct. 9.

Funds can help suppress active SPB infestations or reduce future risk through thinning.

Learn more & apply:
https://t.co/JLRXF5Z00x

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🌲📖 #ForestryWordWednesday: CARBON CYCLE

Carbon is always on the move. ♻️

The carbon cycle is the continuous process by which carbon travels between Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, soils & living organisms—and forests play an important role in that cycle.

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🍂 Happy first day of fall!

The calendar says fall is here. Now we’re waiting for Georgia’s trees to get the memo. 🍁

GFC’s Chelsea York has a fun activity that shows kids why leaves change colors.

▶️ Watch here - https://t.co/m20QR9O6T7

#FallLeafWatch returns Oct. 1!

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🌲 A major milestone for the Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative.

GFC + @GTResearch_ have selected The Langdale Company as GFII’s industry collaborator for development of a pilot-scale manufacturing facility in Valdosta.

Full announcement:
https://t.co/8J1tmSS0Cj

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🕸️🌳 What’s that web doing in your tree?

Tent caterpillars create noticeable webs that can quickly catch a homeowner’s attention. Learn more in our latest #AskTheArborist.

Have a tree question of your own?
https://t.co/xXJnsAm0Yb

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🌲 Teachers are multipliers.

The impact of TCW doesn’t stop with the educators who attend. They take what they learn back to their students, who carry that knowledge even further.

🎧 Hear more on #GeorgiaForestryForum:
https://t.co/o28IDylXmU

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🔥 Ready to take the next step with prescribed fire?

Registration is available for an upcoming Georgia Prescribed Fire Manager Certification Course through Coastal Pines Technical College.

Course details + registration: https://t.co/7bnZsy3mhb

#PrescribedFire #GeorgiaForestry

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🚒🔥 Small enough to go places bigger trucks can't. Tough enough for the fireline.

Meet GFC's Type 6 Engine—one of the most versatile and frequently used pieces of equipment in our wildland firefighting fleet.

#EquipmentSpotlight #EmergencyResponse #FirstResponders

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🌲📖 #ForestryWordWednesday: CANOPY

The “roof” of the forest formed by the crowns of the tallest trees.

👀 Look up the next time you’re in the woods—the branches and leaves stretching overhead form the forest canopy.

#GeorgiaForestry #Forestry101

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💻🌲 What do you want to learn today?

Tree questions? 🌳
Wildfire activity? 🔥
Forest management? 🌲
Property mapping? 🗺️
Forest carbon? ♻️

For #NationalOnlineLearningDay, explore the tools, information & resources available from GFC at https://t.co/lvgPp63eA8.

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🌲🔥 We’re hiring!

Current GFC opportunities include wildland firefighter and part-time dispatcher positions.

See current openings, learn how to apply & check back regularly for new opportunities:

https://t.co/vF4K7YbUbE

#NowHiring #GeorgiaJobs #EmergencyResponse #FirstResponders

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🧩🌲 Forestry. Wildlife. Water. Conservation. They’re all pieces of the same puzzle.

Kim Morris-Zarneke with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shares how TCW helps educators put those pieces together.

🎧 Listen to The Georgia Forestry Forum: https://t.co/o28IDylXmU

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On Patriot Day, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the courage of the first responders who answered the call.

We also remember the families, survivors and communities forever changed by that day.

We will never forget. 🇺🇸

#PatriotDay #NeverForget #September11 #EmergencyResponse #FirstResponders

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✈️🔥 Meet the SEAT—our Single Engine Air Tanker.

This specialized aircraft can drop fire retardant to help slow a wildfire’s spread and support firefighters working toward containment on the ground.

#EquipmentSpotlight #WildlandFirefighting #EmergencyResponse #FirstResponders

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🌳 Introducing #TreeIDTuesday!

We’re starting with Georgia’s official state tree: the southern live oak (Quercus virginiana).

Look for glossy green leaves, a broad spreading crown and sweeping limbs. Mature trees can spread 100+ feet wide and live for centuries.

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🌲 He knew he wanted to work outside. He just didn’t know that could become a career.

Ann Marie Brezina shares how her TCW experience helped her introduce a student to opportunities in forestry & natural resources.

🎧 Hear the full story: https://t.co/o28IDylXmU

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🌲 The impact of TCW doesn’t end when the workshop does.

GFC’s Chelsea York shares why seeing educators take what they’ve learned back to their students makes the Teacher Conservation Workshop so rewarding.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/pLbjuCdVWe

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Good fire starts with good preparation. 🔥🌲

An upcoming Georgia Prescribed Fire Manager Certification Course is available through Coastal Pines Technical College.

Details + registration:
https://t.co/7bnZsy3mhb

#PrescribedFire #GeorgiaForestry

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🌳 Trees Across Georgia Spotlight

The best walking partner...might just be a tree.

See how Keep Warner Robins Beautiful used a Trees Across Georgia grant to plant trees along a park walking trail—providing shade, cleaner air, wildlife habitat, and a more enjoyable place to get outside.

🌱 Learn more:
https://t.co/yrprRcacgg

Stay tuned for more Trees Across Georgia success stories from communities across the state! @CWRGov

#TreesAcrossGeorgia #GeorgiaForestry #UrbanForestry