Georgia  Forestry
C o m m i s s i o n
  Protecting and Conserving Georgia's Forests

 

  GFC Publications  (pdf format)         


  

  Annual Reports

2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report

2007 Annual Report
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report


  GFC, Other
           Strategic Plan for Georgia's Forests
           Georgia Forest Facts - revised February 2012
           GFC Services - contact your local GFC office for current service fees
           Georgia Statewide Forest Resources Assessment and Strategy
           Executive Summary of the Georgia Sustainable Forest Management Report
           Sustainable Forest Management in Georgia - July 2008 - 4MB
           Georgia Wildfires of 2007 Summary of Facts and Costs for Recovery


  Note regarding fillable pdf form(s): unless end-user has the appropriate Adobe Acrobat software, a filled-in form can be printed out, but not saved.

  Community Forests

Ask the Arborist - Tree Care Fact Sheets
Making Your Home More Energy Efficient - By Planting Trees
Community Tree Planting and Establishment Guidelines

Georgia Model Urban Forest Book - magazine article
Green Buffers for Screening and Noise Reduction

How to Conserve Natural Resources on Construction Sites

Plant Trees - Save Energy

Tale of Two Georgia Trees

Tree Ordinance Development Guidebook

  Forest Fire

Burning Permit - It's a Statewide Georgia Law

Burning Permit - It's a Statewide Georgia Law - Spanish
Debris Burning, Safe Practices
Debris Burning, Safe Practices - Spanish

Prescribed Burning Brochure
Prescribed Burning Unit Plan
Prescribed Fire in Georgia: A Strategic Plan 2008-2020

Where There's Smoke...There's Fire.


  Forest Management    Non-GFC publications

General
Forest Certification Programs: Status and Recommendations in the South - Report of the Southern Group of State Foresters - November 2011
Forest Legacy

Forest Recreation and Aesthetics

Forests and Wildlife
Glossary of Forestry Terms

Growing Forest Trees
Growing Trees in Georgia - 2011 RNGR.net
Keys to Successfully Planting Longleaf Pine
Log Home Construction and Maintenance Tips

Sample Timber Sale Agreement for Private Landowners 
Selling Your Timber

Silvicultural Approaches for Thinning Southern Pines: Method, Intensity, and Timing

Silvicultural Basis for Thinning Southern Pines: Concepts and Expected Responses
Sustainable Forest Management in Georgia - Executive Summary and July 2008 Report
Thinning Pine Plantations
Timber Product Output Reports


Forest Health
Annosum Root Disease publications
Cogongrass publications

Don't Move Firewood publications
Forest Health Guide for Georgia Foresters -15MB

Forest Health Monitoring Factsheets
Gypsy Moth publications

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid publications
Invasive Plants of Georgia's Forests

Southern Pine Beetle and Pine Bark Beetles publications
Sudden Oak Death Disease publications
Other Forest Health publications

Forest Inventory Analysis publications

Forest Stewardship
Georgia's Forest Stewardship Program
Forest Stewardship Program Resources

Water Quality
Firebreak Plowing and Water Quality

Georgia's Best Management Practices for Forestry Manual - 3MB

Georgia's Best Management Practices for Forestry Assurance Examinations brochure
Notice of Timber Harvesting Activity Form
Results of Georgia's 2009 Silvicultural Best Management Practices Implementation and Compliance Survey

Results of Georgia's 2007 Silvicultural Best Management Practices Implementation and Compliance Survey
Results of Georgia's 2004 Silvicultural Best Management Practices Implementation and Compliance Survey

Sustaining Your Forest and Georgia's Water Quality

 

  Forest Utilization & Marketing

Economic Benefits of the Forestry Industry in Georgia: 2009  2008   2007   2006   2005  2004   2003  2002  2001
Economic Impact of Forest Products Manufacturing in Georgia: 2009  2008   2007   2006
Forest Biomass Factsheet
Forest Inventory & Analysis Factsheet Georgia - 2004

Georgia Biofuel Directory 2003 - University of Georgia publication
Georgia Carbon Registry Factsheet

Georgia Forestry Commission Research Reports (GFCRR) from 1988 – 1990

Georgia Forestry Commission Research Papers from 1979 - 1992
Georgia's Forests, 2004 - U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Resource Bulletin SRS-149

Georgia Primary Wood-Using Industries Directory 2009

Log Home Construction and Maintenance Tips
Timber Product Output Reports

Wood Heating: Safety, Savings and Comfort - August 1987

 

  General

Autumn Leaves
GFC Career Brochure

Fun Pages - single activity sheet for teaching forestry topics to young students 

Glossary of Forestry Terms
Native Trees of Georgia

Tree Benefits

What Do We Get From Trees