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! Expect this podcast to cover topics that will affect YOU! We want to share how trees impact every part of your life - from the air you breathe, the water you drink, to the cost of our energy bills, and the products we use daily - and we'll tell you how our folks here at the Georgia Forestry Commission support it all.Today's topic is the southern pine beetle! Join GFC's Troy Clymer and Michael Torbett for a discussion on southern pine beetle, how to mitigate the issue, and their predictions on southern pine beetle activity for 2024!For more information on southern pine beetle, forest health, and how to get involved - please visit our website: www.gatrees.orgFind us on socials:-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaForestryCommission/-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatrees/-Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaTreesTroy ClymerForest Management ChiefGeorgia Forestry Commissiontclymer@gfc.state.ga.usMichael TorbettForest Health CoordinatorGeorgia Forestry Commission   mtorbett@gfc.state.ga.usCredits: YouTube Audio Library - - Duck in the Alley by TrackTribe-Top of the Morning by TrackTribe-Gold in Them Hills by Nathan Moore-Juneberry Junction by Dan LebowitzFreesound.org Attributions - -Bell Ping 2 by kwahmah_02 -Cicada Insects by HarryScary -Digital Wildfire by autumncheney-UAS Drone Flying  by DCPoke -Road Construction Heavy Equipment by cognito perceptu-Plane Taking Off Sound by Pab00.soundking -Dialing on an iPhone by pfranzen-Cha Ching by lucish-DunDunDun by Simon Lacelle-Lightning Strike by nissse -Marker Medium by badvibezproductionz -Money Drop by LeMudCrab -Mosquito 03 by dobroide -Sleigh Bells Sound Effect by GowlerMusic -Smush by zimbot-Squelchy Squirt by DrMinky -Spray Bottle by LanDub -Thunderstorm with Tornado Sirens by technoc