Residents in rural subdivisions and communities across south Georgia have experienced numerous fires in the forestland around their homes. In 2011, the Arabia Bay fire threatened homes in Homerville, Clinch County. As crews strengthened containment lines and continued to gain control of the fire, Georgia Forestry Commission Public Information Officers began canvassing neighborhoods to answer [...]
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Protect Your Home From Wildfire
Posted in Wildland Urban Interface, tagged Georgia Forestry Commission, home, wildfire protection on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
i-Tree: Putting a Value on the Urban Forest
Posted in Economic Benefits, iTree, Wildland Urban Interface, tagged InterfaceSouth, iTree, Urban Forestry South on December 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This information is from InterfaceSouth’s Leaves of Change, Issue 8, December 2010. Urban foresters have long known of the benefits that urban trees provide to communities from reducing the heat island effect, controlling runoff, and improving air quality. However, most have struggled to get other city officials to view urban forestry programs as much more than [...]
