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This year's academy last until June 13, and the Georgia Forestry Commission says they'll start planning for next year the following day.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has awarded $5 million in grant funding to eight projects aimed at ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Forestry Commission on Wednesday will lift the Red Flag Fire Alert that has been in place since Saturday after battling 95 wildfires in the past three ...
Mississippi, with a population of 2.57 million, is a mostly rural state of 48,434 square miles. Over 50% of that area is considered forestland and the Mississippi Forestry Commission ...
TROY, Ala. (WSFA) - Officials have started preparing for the fall fire season, and the Alabama Forestry Commission is stressing the importance of getting a permit before burning.
Pictured with an enclosed trailer donated by the Mississippi Forestry Commission are current and former MSU SAF members, left to right, Daniel Grebner, forestry senior, Starkville; Assistant Professor ...
COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL)- This spring, the United States has experienced over 21,000 wildfires. This nearly doubles the number we typically see. Across Georgia and Alabama, over 3,000 fires have been bu… ...
The first batch of 67 students – 53 males and 14 females – were officially matriculated at the Forestry Commission Training Center (FCTC) in the Ashanti region.
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) released a statement saying that Tuesday’s low humidity and extremely gusty conditions ahead of the late-night storm system caused “extremely erratic fire ...
The practical forestry training courses include teaching specific skills like coppicing and planting a new woodland. The courses are funded by government and teach coppicing, chainsaw maintenance and ...