Check out the first of our new quarterly newsletter, the Leaflet (see what we did there?)!
Georgia Tree Conference attendees and supporters are invited to donate items for the annual silent auction.
Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum! This is a podcast that explores trees and forests - the rich and renewable resources - and the innumerable benefits we humans get from them!
Today's topic is all things Georgia Arbor Day! Join Seth Hawkins of the Georgia Forestry Commission and Mary Lynne Beckley of the Georgia Tree Council for a discussion on the importance of Arbor Day, more about how you can participate in this year's festivities, and all about the importance of trees in our lives.
The newly revised tree pruning manual is now available as a free download from the Warnell Outreach Publications website.
The title is “ Pruning Trees: Anatomical, Biological & Structural Foundations “ Manual number is “WSFNR-21-33B” (75 pages).
This manual has been revised four times over the last 22 years.
State Arbor Day Event 2021: Hear a message from Georgia Forestry Commission Director Tim Lowrimore, marking Georgia's Arbor Day and also from Georgia Tree City communities and a Georgia Tree Campus USA.
Announcing Georgia Tree Council’s Tree Ordinance Central - your source for organization and development guidance, information about how to design your tree ordinance and examples of how other communities are “doing it."
Our new website pages are part of the Georgia Tree Council’s ongoing effort to educate about the benefits of our communities’ tree canopy and ways to conserve and enhance those benefits. This portion of our web site is specifically designed to help those folks responsible for writing, administering, and implementing tree policy to create more effective tree ordinances. We hope this information will help you better understand the functions and benefits of trees, the pathways available for conserving trees, the mechanisms used in regulating tree cover, and the rationale behind the various provisions commonly included in tree ordinances in Georgia.
The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) was recently discovered attacking trees
in South Carolina. The infested area encompasses about 20 acres and is
believed to have been present for more than seven years. The beetles’ preferred hosts are maple species (Acer spp.), including boxelder, Norway, red, silver and sugar maples. Other observed hosts are birches, Ohio buckeye, elm species, horsechestnut, willows, ashes, Platinus species, mimosa, and
poplars. Learn more about how to recognize ALB attacks and current control solutions.
"In some ways, crown shyness is the arboreal version of social distancing, says Meg Lowman, a forest canopy biologist and director of the TREE Foundation. “The minute you start keeping plants from physically touching each other, you can increase productivity,” she says. 'That’s the beauty of isolation … The tree is really safeguarding its own health.'" Read more at NationalGeographic.com by clicking on the green icon at the right.
