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There’s a Simple Way to Stop Dangerous Wildfires. We Barely Use It.
By: Maura R. O'Connor
Witnessing the way that prescribed-burn association members across generations, cultural backgrounds and political beliefs are working together to care for the land has changed my view of the future.& ...

Healthy Forests Provide Clean and Abundant Water
By: Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities
Active forest management plays a crucial role in protecting clean water supplies, particularly in regions vulnerable to wildfires and water scarcity, such as Arizona and California.

Steps Fire Science Programs
Fire science is about much more than just fighting fires. It covers everything from what causes them to how they behave and are investigated. Fire science jobs require serious knowledge and skills, like those taught in accredited online fire science degree programs. Keep reading to learn all about online fire science degrees, including how they work and where to find top programs.

Returning Fire to the Land
By: Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
For thousands of years, the vast majority of fires on the land were intentionally set by Indigenous Peoples of this region for a variety of reasons.

Chattahoochee Fall Line Prescribed Fire Co-Op: Opportunities for Private Landowners
By: Georgia Forestry Commission
LuAnn Craighton, Outreach Director and Local Implementation Team Coordinator of the Nature Conservancy, and RT Lumpkin, Prescribed Fire Center Coordinator and Lead for the Chattahoochee Fall Line Prescribed Fire Cooperative, takes us through the planning and implementation of the Chattahoochee Fall line Co-Op and the opportunities for Private landowners in Georgia.

Prescribed Fire in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
By: Laurel Kays, Shan Cammack, David Godwin, Mike Wharton
Prescribed fire, also known as prescribed burning or controlled burning, is an important land management tool in Georgia used to keep many ecosystems healthy.

Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems
By: Thomas A. Waldrop and Scott L. Goodrick
The history of fire in the forests and grasslands of the South is as varied as the different ecosystems that span this large region. At times, fires burned as often as once a year or more in Coastal Plain pine systems or as infrequently as every 50 years or more on north-facing or cove sites in the mountains.

Georgia’s Smoke Management Plan
By: Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Georgia’s Smoke Management Plan (SMP) is the State’s basic framework of procedures and requirements for managing smoke from prescribed fires.

Playing with Fire: Recreating Safely with Invasives in Sagebrush Country
By: Intermountain West Joint Venture
If you’re recreating on public lands in the American West, you’ve probably already felt the impacts of the invasive annual grasses and wildfires that ruin habitat for wildlife and our outdoor activities.

Prescribed Fire in Georgia – A Strategic Plan 2008-2020
By: Georgia Forestry Commission
Introduction Fire is a natural part of Georgia’s landscape and must be managed for a positive influence on sustainability. Wildfire suppression has been Georgia’s management option for nearly eight decades.

Georgia Prescribed Fire Council Brochure
By: Georgia Prescribed Fire Council
Prescribed fires are used by such a variety of individuals, agencies, and organizations throughout the state that the Southwest Georgia Prescribed Fire Council was established in 2001 in a regional effort to encourage the exchange of information, techniques, and experience among practitioners.

Prescribed Burning in Southern Pine Forests
By: Dean Stewart, Extension Associate, Wildlife & Fisheries, Mississippi State University
Prescribed burning is an important wildlife management tool used in our southern pine forests. With an understanding of fire ecology, landowners can effectively apply techniques to improve wildlife habitat using the controlled application of fire.& ...

Healthy and Fire-Resilient Forest Management by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
By: Washington Policy Center
This video from Washington Policy Center with cooperation from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, sheds light on how the tribes manage forests to be more healthy using commercial harvests, thinnings, and controlled burns to deal with the pressures of insect infestation, climate change, and decades of fire suppression.

Forestry: Western Fires and Prescribed Fires
By: EarthX Conservation
Watch and listen to a discussion by the EarthX Conservation Forestry Panel talking about current issues on western fires and prescribed burning.

Tools and Information to Protect Your Property From Wildfires
Download this document to find tools and information to help you prepare your home and property for protection against wildfire threats.

Up In Smoke: Fire and Invasives on Western Rangelands
By: Intermountain West Joint Venture
Sagebrush rangelands once covered nearly 250 million acres in western North America. Today, this landscape has been reduced to half its original size and is rapidly shrinking.

Your Home Can Survive a Wildfire
By: National Fire Protection Association
Dr. Jack Cohen, Fire Science Researcher with the USDA Forest Service, explains current research about how homes ignite during wildfires, and the actions that homeowners can take to help their home survive the impacts of flames and embers.

Fire Effects Information System
The Fire Effects Information System is an online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals and about fire regimes of plant communities in the United States. FEIS reviews are based on thorough literature searches, often supplemented with insights from field scientists and managers. FEIS provides reviews that are efficient to use, thoroughly documented, and defensible. Approximately 15 to 30 new or revised reviews are published in FEIS each year. There are 3 types of FEIS reviews:

Species Reviews

Fire Studies

Fire Regime Syntheses

50 Fantastic Fire Science Resources

Every 23 seconds a fire erupts in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association, and, in 2011 alone, there were over 1.3 million fires that required fire department intervention. Not only are firefighters brave, they are also very busy!

Firefighters often begin their careers by volunteering at local firehouses, joining the junior firefighter league or undergoing training through municipal fire companies. They might also choose to pursue a program in fire science, a path that could end with an associate or bachelor’s degree. The following resources are meant to help aspiring firefighters understand what the job requires, plan for the education and training they will undergo and keep abreast of the field with the latest research, publications and blogs from firefighters who are in the line of duty every day.

50 Fantastic Fire Science Resources

Fire Safety Guide Book

Approximately 140 students complete fire science programs every year in Arkansas at one of the state’s three accredited fire science schools. A significant number of these fire science graduates come out of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy at Southern Arkansas University Tech. Although the number of graduating fire science students is relatively low, their job prospects are wide-ranging. In addition to firefighting and fire service administration, potential career opportunities also include inspecting structures for fire safety or analyzing and investigating the causes of fires.

Fire science education in Arkansas is limited to certificates and associate degrees. Programs range in focus from fire and emergency response to fire science technology to fire services management. Degree programs explore the knowledge and skills that aspiring fire professionals need to enter the workforce, while also offering preparation for specialized career choices.

Fire Science Degree Programs

LANDFIRE Program
LANDFIRE is a program that provides over 20 national geo-spatial layers (e.g. vegetation, fuel, disturbance, etc.), databases, and ecological models that are available to the public for the US and insular areas.

You can view and download products which are updated every two years to reflect change on the landscape over time. These data provide information for regional and national landscape strategic planning for fire and natural resource management activities.

Keep tabs on wildfire activity via this U.S. Geological Survey website, GeoMAC.
Point and Click to Track Wildfire Activity in the United States. Wildfires continue to burn across much of the western United States, and 39,000 fires have scorched 5,899,245 acres this year as of August 7, 2017 according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Is Your Property Safe From Wildfire?
By: Yvonne Carree Barkley
Fire is an important natural process of forests and rangelands. But while fire plays an important role in the ecology of these areas, it can be devastating if homes, valuable timber, and range areas are destroyed.

After the Fires - Hydrophobic Soils
By: Randy Brooks
Hydrophobic soils repel water. A thin layer of soil at or below the mineral soil surface can become hydrophobic after intense heating. The hydrophobic layer is the result of a waxy substance that is derived from plant material burned during a hot fire.

Lack of prescribed burns fuels rise of megafires, ASU fire historian says
By: Scott Seckel
Wildfire is a striking story, often filled with the drama of danger. But there's a narrative missing from many of the reports: We need more controlled fires to prevent these runaway infernos, said fire historian and Arizona State University Regents’ Professor Stephen Pyne.

Wildfire and Vegetation Response to Climate Change
By: Rachel Loehman USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Rachel Loehman of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station presents this video short course on how climate, fire and vegetation are closely linked in western ecosystems and discusses how climate change might affect vegetation by changing wildfire disturbance patterns.

Lightning-Season Burning - Friend or Foe of Breeding Birds?
By: Jim Cox and Brent Widener

Reasons for Prescribed Fire in Forest Management
A summary of all the benefits of prescribed fire in southern forests.

Sharpening the Tools for Prescribed Burns In Eastern Mixed-oak Forests
By: Joint Fire Science Program

A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests
By: Dale D Wade
The use of fire in the forests of the United States has come full cycle. Early settlers found Indians using fire in virgin pine stands and adopted the practice themselves to provide better access, improve hunting, and to get rid of brush and timber so they could farm.

Show Fire Management Organizations & Professionals (232)

There are 232 resources serving Southwest Georgia Region in the following categories:

Map of Fire Management Organizations & Professionals serving Southwest Georgia Region

Fire Services / Prescribed Burning

Adrian Campbell
South Georgia Forest Management LLC - Ochlocknee, GA

Arbor Creek Forestry LLC
William Lazenby - Gray, GA

Baker County Ranger
Christopher Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Bobby D. Brown
Forest Resource Services, Inc. - Thomasville, GA

Bradley Williams
Buck Haven Land Solutions - Owner - Buchanan, GA

Calhoun County Ranger
Jon Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Edison, GA

Chloeta Fire Inc.
Mark Masters - Midwest City, OK

Colquitt County Ranger
Blair Kirksey - County Chief Ranger - Moultrie, GA

Dan Singletary
Singletree,Inc - Registered Forester - Forsyth, GA

David S. Lewis
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc - Monticello, FL

Decatur County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Bainbridge, GA

Dougherty County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Earl D. Barrs, RF
Knapp-Barrs & Associates, Inc. - Earl D. Barrs - Macon, GA

Early County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Blakely, GA

Georgia Prescribed Fire Council
- Gainesville, GA

Grady County Ranger
Mark Byrant - County Chief Ranger - Cairo, GA

James Darbyshire
Darbyshire Forestry - Albany, GA

James I. Alfriend
James I. Alfriend Consulting Foresters, LLC - Thomson, GA

Jamie Michaels
Earl H. Bennett Forestry, Inc. - Thomasville, GA

Ken Parker
Georgia Forestry Commission - Wildfire Mitigation Specialist - Dry Branch, GA

Lawrence C. Hancock, III
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Regional Manager - Albany, GA

Lee County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA

Michael Matre
Matre Forestry Consulting, Inc. - Albany, GA

Miller County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Colquitt, GA

Mitchell County Ranger
Chris Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Nathan McClure, RF, CF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Simpsonville, SC

Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL

Ronald Halstead
- Camilla, GA

Seminole County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Donalsonville, GA

Shawn Cooper
American Forest Management, Inc. - Consulting Forester - Marianna, FL

Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA

Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC

Southern Fire Exchange
Kevin Robertson - Fire Ecology Research Scientist - Tallahassee, FL

Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy
- Tallahassee, FL

Terrell County Ranger
Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Shellman, GA

Thomas County Ranger
Mark Bryant - County Chief Ranger - Thomasville, GA

Wade E. McDonald, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Georgia - Statesboro, GA

Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA

Wayne D. Worsham
Worsham Forest Management, Inc. - Donalsonville, Ga

Worth County Ranger
Harden, Clayton Tyler - County Chief Ranger - Sylvester, GA

Foresters

Aaron Burton
American Forest Management - Statesboro, GA

Aaron Murphy
Big Creek Forestry and Wildlife Consulting, LLC. - Appling, GA

Adrian Campbell
South Georgia Forest Management LLC - Ochlocknee, GA

Alan W. Emmons
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc. - Bainbridge, GA

Alex Nixon
Nixon Land Company - Registered Forester & Real Estate Broker - Augusta, GA

American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC

Andrew L. Boutwell
Forest Investment Associates, Inc. - Director Of Acquisitions - Tucker, GA

Arbor Creek Forestry LLC
William Lazenby - Gray, GA

Attala Forest Management
Steven Jennings - Crawfordville, FL

Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions
- Shreveport, LA

Baker County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Camilla, GA

Baker County Ranger
Christopher Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Barry D. Shiver
Smarter Forestry - President - Watkinsville, GA

Barry McGaughey
Panhandle Forestry Services, Inc. - Chipley, FL

Ben Jackson
University of Georgia - Athens, GA

Bobby D. Brown
Forest Resource Services, Inc. - Thomasville , GA

Brooks C. Mendell, Ph.D.
Forisk Consulting - President and Founder - Athens, GA

Calhoun County Forester
William C. Hill - Forester - Edison, GA

Calhoun County Ranger
Jon Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Edison, GA

Chance Singleton
F&W Forestry - Field Supervisor - Albany, GA

Charles L. VanOver
Forest Investment Associates, Inc. - Vice President - Atlanta, GA

Charles Langley
F&W Forestry - Forester - Albany , GA

Chase Hall
Briarkreek Plantation Services - Hazlehurst, GA

Christie Hawley
Southern Research Station - Forester - Athens, GA

Colquitt County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Moultrie, GA

Colquitt County Ranger
Blair Kirksey - County Chief Ranger - Moultrie, GA

Dan Singletary
Singletree,Inc - Registered Forester - Forsyth, GA

Danielle Atkins
Land & Ladies - Owner/Forester - Brunswick, GA

David A. Ferrell
- Waycross, GA

David Combs
David Combs, Consulting Forester - Carlton, GA

David James
Drax Biomass Inc. - tlanta, GA

David Morris
Panhandle Forestry Services, Inc. - Owner/Forester - Chipley, FL

David S. Lewis
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc - Monticello, FL

David T. Foil
Forest Resource Consultants, Inc. - President - Macon, GA

Decatur County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Bainbridge, GA

Decatur County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Bainbridge, GA

Derek Daugherty
Daugherty & Daugherty Forestry Services - Danielsville, GA

Dexter Strother
Southern Research Station - Forestry Technician - Athens, GA

Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC

Doug Hall, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Thomasville, GA

Dougherty County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Albany, GA

Dougherty County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Dr. Phil Dougherty
Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services, Inc. - Danielsville, GA

Dwight Stewart
Dwight L. Stewart, Jr. & Associates, LLC - Manning, SC

Earl D. Barrs, RF
Knapp-Barrs & Associates, Inc. - Earl D. Barrs - Macon, GA

Early County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Blakely, GA

Early County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Blakely, GA

Forest Landowners Association
- Carrollton, GA

Forest Resource Consultants
- Macon, GA

Frank M. Riley, Jr.
Southern Heritage Land Co. - Forestry & Wildlife Management Division - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA

Gary Bratton
American Forest Management - Director, Appraisal Services / ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) - Sumter, SC

Gary Philliips
Phillips Forestry Consulting, LLC - Leesburg, GA

Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry
John Sunday, RF - Forest Utilization and Marketing, Georgia Forestry Commission - Thomson, GA

Georgia Forestry Association
- Forsyth, GA

Georgia Forestry Commission
- Dry Branch, GA

Grady County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Cairo, GA

Grady County Ranger
Mark Byrant - County Chief Ranger - Cairo, GA

Green Diamond Resource Company
- Seattle, WA

Greg Smith
U.S. Forest Service - Forester - Gainesville, GA

Guy J. Thurmond, III
Thurmond & Associates, Inc. - President - Piedmont, SC

Irenee Payne
Southern Research Station - Forestry Technician - Athens, GA

J. Blake Sullivan
Sullivan Forestry Consultants, Inc. - Americus, GA

Jacob Paschal
Paschal Wildlife and Forestry Consulting, LLC - Albany, GA

James A. McLeod
RBM Forestry LLC - Vice-President - Aiken, SC

James B. Thompson, Sr.
Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc. - President - Greenwood, SC

James Darbyshire
Darbyshire Forestry - Albany, GA

James I. Alfriend
James I. Alfriend Consulting Foresters, LLC - Thomson, GA

James Simons
James M. Simons & Company - Holly Hill, SC

Jamie Michaels
Earl H. Bennett Forestry, Inc. - Thomasville, GA

Jason Alexander
American Forest Management - District Manager - Sandersville, GA

Jason McGee
Forest Resource Consultants, Inc. - Rome, GA

Jason Waddell
- Warm Springs, GA

Jeb Griffin
Griffin Timber Services, LLc - Norman Park, GA

Jeff Main
Land & Timber Services Group - Owner - Tallahassee, FL

Jeffrey D. Williams
Timberland Appraisal Services - Real Estate Appraiser/Forester - Ellijay, GA

Jib Davidson
Columbia Timber & Environmental Services - Gainesville, FL

Joan Scales
- Partnership Coordinator - Athens, GA

John Hurlebaus
American Forest Management - District Manager - Statesboro, GA

Jonathan E. Burt
LandVest, Inc. - Director - Atlanta, GA

Kraig Jones
Shady Oak Plantation, LLC - VIDALIA, GA

Lanier J. Edwards
Timberland Harvesters LLC - Eufaula, AL

Lawrence C. Hancock, III
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Regional Manager - Albany, GA

Lee County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Albany, GA

Lee County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA

Luke Penney
Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc. - Greenwood, SC

Lyndell Davidson
Southern Research Station - Forester - Ringgold, GA

Maddox Callahan
Panhandle Forestry Services, Inc. - Land Management Forester - Chipley, FL

Mark McClellan
Georgia Forestry Commission - Stewardship & Legacy Coordinator - Athens, GA

Marshall Thomas
F&W Forestry Services, Inc. - President - Albany, GA

Mary Murphy
Southern Research Station - Forester - Athens, GA

Mason, Bruce & Girard
- Blacksburg, VA

Matt Olsavsky
Southern Research Station - Forestry Technician - Athens, GA

Matt Roach
Matt Roach Forestry Consulting, LLC - Bainbridge, GA

Matthew Roach
Matt Roach Forestry Consulting, LLC - Owner - Bainbridge , GA

Michael Grant, ACF
Michael J. Grant, Forestry Consultant - Blythewood, SC

Michael Huffman
Pine Ridge Forestry Services, LLC - Owner/Forester - Texarkana, AR

Michael John Shelton
- Ashburn, GA

Michael Matre
Matre Forestry Consulting, Inc. - Albany, GA

Mike Lesiak
Southern Research Station - Forester - Athens, GA

Miller County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Colquitt, GA

Miller County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Colquitt, GA

Mitchell County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Camilla, GA

Mitchell County Ranger
Chris Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Morgan Mellette
Mellette Forestry Group, LLC - Gainesville, GA

Nathan Fountain, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Eatonton, GA

Nathan Kelvin Wheat
Southern Research Station - Forester - Eatonville, GA

Nathan McClure, RF, CF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Simpsonville, SC

Norman McRae
Columbia Timber Company - Operations Forester - Gainesville, FL

Philip D. Bailey, MAI
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. - Appraisal Services Group Manager - Blacksburg, VA

R. Bryan Almand MAI
- Valdosta, GA

Randolph B. Jones, Jr.
Forest Investment Associates, Inc. - Director - Atlanta, GA

Randy Jarzyniecki
Pine Belt Forestry - Thomasville, GA

Resource Management Service, Inc.
- Birmingham, AL

Richard E. Gepfer, Jr.
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Locust Grove, GA

Robert B. Routhier, Jr.
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Executive Vice-President - Albany, GA

Robert H. Folk III
Folk Land Management, Inc. - President - Green Pond, SC

Robert W. Schumacher
Schumacher Forestry, LLC - Owner - Macon, GA

Ronald Halstead
- Camilla, GA

Roy Belser
- Sumter, SC

Royal O. Baker, Jr.
Baker Forestry Services, Inc - Camilla, GA

Russell L. Falk
Timberland Resource Services, Inc. - Owner - Dublin, GA

Scott C. Howell
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Forest Planning Manager - Albany, GA

Scott C. Reaves
Domain Timber Advisors - Acworth, GA

Seminole County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Donalsonville, GA

Seminole County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Donalsonville, GA

Seth Hawkins
Georgia Forestry Commission - Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator - Athens, GA

Shawn Cooper
American Forest Management, Inc. - Consulting Forester - Marianna, FL

Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA

Skip Steed
Steed Timber Company - Lincoln, AL

Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC

Southern Forestry Consultants
Michael Dooner - President and Founder - Enterprise, AL

Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA

Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC

Stephen R. Logan
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Albany, GA

Steve Davis
American Forest Management - Area Manager - Folkston, GA

Susan Granbery
Georgia Forestry Commission - State Urban Forestry Coordinator - Stone Mountain, GA

Terrell County Forester
Parker E. Dukes - Forester - Shellman, GA

Terrell County Ranger
Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Shellman, GA

The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL

Thomas Brantley
American Forest Management - Forester - Washington, GA

Thomas County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Thomasville, GA

Thomas County Ranger
Mark Bryant - County Chief Ranger - Thomasville, GA

Thomas Tolar
F&W Forestry Services - Client Mgr. - Albany, GA

Timberland Resource Services, Inc.
Russell L. Falk, ACF - Owner - Dublin, GA

Tony Hernandez
Forestree Network Services - Owner - Roanoke, AL

Travis Hill
Hill Forest Services - Butts, GA

Tree Protection Supply
- Newnan, GA

Tyler H. Verdery
Verdery Forest Management, Inc. - Owner - Grovetown, GA

Wade E. McDonald, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Georgia - Statesboro, GA

Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA

Wayne D. Worsham
Worsham Forest Management, Inc. - Donalsonville, Ga

Wiregrass Ecological Associates
Austin D Carroll - President - Bainbridge, GA

Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC

Worth County Forester
Tucker Lee Coleman - Forester - Sylvester, GA

Worth County Ranger
Harden, Clayton Tyler - County Chief Ranger - Sylvester, GA

Woodlot and Timber Services

Aerial Specialists, Inc.
Billy Rutland - President - Ward, SC

Alex Nixon
Nixon Land Company - Registered Forester & Real Estate Broker - Augusta, GA

American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC

Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions
- Shreveport, LA

Bradley Williams
Buck Haven Land Solutions - Owner - Buchanan, GA

Brooks C. Mendell, Ph.D.
Forisk Consulting - President and Founder - Athens, GA

Brush Clearing Services, LLC
Brian P Sheppard - Pine Mountain, GA

Burgundy Timber
Trey Long, III - Timber Buyer - Bainbridge, GA

Burgundy Timber, Inc.
Clint Beckham - Bainbridge, GA

Burgundy Timber, Inc.
H. Stephen Dixon - President - Jakin, GA

Celtic Tree Service Macon
Garrett Powell - Macon, GA

Chloeta Fire Inc.
Mark Masters - Midwest City, OK

Culpepper Timber Resources LLC
Billy Culpepper, Jr. - Forester - Poulan, GA

Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC

Dr. Phil Dougherty
Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services, Inc. - Danielsville, GA

Forest Investment Associates
- Atlanta, GA

Frank M. Riley, Jr.
Southern Heritage Land Co. - Forestry & Wildlife Management Division - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA

Green Diamond Resource Company
- Seattle, WA

Hood Industries
Steven W. Lynn - Forester - Metcalf, GA

Jeffrey D. Williams
Timberland Appraisal Services - Real Estate Appraiser/Forester - Ellijay, GA

Lawrence C. Hancock, III
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Regional Manager - Albany, GA

Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA

Mid South Timber
Jonathan D. Knight - Whigham, GA

Moss Land and Forestry Services
- Register, GA

Pinova
- Brunswick, GA

Richmond Nell Consulting
Richie Nell - Land Investments and Management - Saraland, AL

Skip Steed
Steed Timber Company - Lincoln, AL

Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA

The Price Companies, Inc.
- Monticello, AR

Timberland Resource Services, Inc.
Russell L. Falk, ACF - Owner - Dublin, GA

Tom Tomlinson
Molpus Timberlands Mgt. - Monroe, LA

Tony Hernandez
Forestree Network Services - Owner - Roanoke, AL

Tutt Land Company
- Thomaston, AL

Wade E. McDonald, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Georgia - Statesboro, GA

Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC

Forest Resource Assessment

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Georgia’s Forests – 5 Year Report
By: US Forest Service
The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Research Station’s (SRS) Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) research work unit and cooperating State forestry agencies conduct annual forest inventories of resources in the 13 Southern States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S ...

Small Farms and Woodlots
By: Eric Norland, National Program Leader, Forest Resource Management USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Learn about how woodlots of today provide much more for their owners, including income from selling wood and nonwood products, forest-based income opportunities such as lease hunting and recreation, solitude and escape from emotional pressures and stress of modern living and working, and simply the pride of owning and caring for the land.

Geospatial Data Gateway
The Geospatial Data Gateway (GDG) provides access to a map library of over 100 high resolution vector and raster layers in the Geospatial Data Warehouse. It is the One Stop Source for environmental and natural resources data, at any time, from anywhere, to anyone. It allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize the format, then review and download.

This service is made available through a close partnership between the three Service Center Agencies (SCA); Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD).

Forest Products Laboratory
Forest Products Laboratory

Located in Madison, Wisconsin, since 1910

Nation's only federally funded wood utilization research laboratory

Currently employs 60 Research Scientists

Primarily or partly responsible for many of today's wood-based technologies, including wood preservatives, glulam beams, oriented strandboard, and fiber-based packaging

Research partnerships located in virtually every state in the Nation

Early research highlights

Reduced timber demand for railroad ties by 75% through preservatives research

Increased average lumber yield per log from 25% to 60%

Wood frame technology used in over 90% of our Nation's homes

Designed and constructed Nation's first prefabricated home

Southern Wildlife at Risk - Family Forest Owners Offer a Solution
By: American Forest Foundation
Protecting wildlife habitat and delivering wood products with southern family forest landowners.

Trees and Forests - America's Critical Green Infrastructure
By: National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service
2016 State & Private Forestry Report

Who Owns America's Trees, Woods, and Forests?
By: U.S. Forest Service
Results from the U.S. Forest Service 2011-2013 National Woodland Owner Survey

Forestry Planning & Best Management Practices

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There’s a Simple Way to Stop Dangerous Wildfires. We Barely Use It.
By: Maura R. O'Connor
Witnessing the way that prescribed-burn association members across generations, cultural backgrounds and political beliefs are working together to care for the land has changed my view of the future.& ...

Healthy Forests Provide Clean and Abundant Water
By: Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities
Active forest management plays a crucial role in protecting clean water supplies, particularly in regions vulnerable to wildfires and water scarcity, such as Arizona and California.

Managing for Bees
By: Preston Keres (USDA Forest Service)
Despite their critical role in nature and the economy, bee populations continue to decline in range and abundance. One of the major causes of pollinator decline is habitat loss.

Returning Fire to the Land
By: Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
For thousands of years, the vast majority of fires on the land were intentionally set by Indigenous Peoples of this region for a variety of reasons.

Working Lands For Wildlife
By: USDA - NRCS
Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

Landscape Management Plan for Georgia
By: American Forest Foundation
Forest management plans have long been a principal component of traditional family woodland owner programs in the United States. Management plans are a requirement for forest certification and landowner assistance programming and, because the individual plans are costly for both landowners and foresters to develop, they are often the biggest barrier to family landowner engagement.

Standards for Forest Stewardship Plans and Renewals
By: Georgia Forestry Commission
This document gives specifications for new as well as renewal plans so that participating resource professionals understand what is required under the Forest Stewardship Program.

Georgia Landowner’s Guide To Conservation Resources
By: Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Landowners should be aware that this guide is not inclusive of all programs available to conserve land. This booklet presents only fundamental aspects of select programs (ones that benefit forestry and wildlife) in a format that allows landowners to easily compare them.

Georgia’s Best Management Practices for Forestry
By: Georgia Forestry Commission
The purpose of this manual is to inform landowners, foresters, timber buyers, loggers, site preparation and reforestation contractors, and others involved with silvicultural operations about common-sense, economical and effective practices to minimize non-point source pollution (soil erosion and stream sedimentation) and thermal pollution.

Prescribed Burning in Southern Pine Forests
By: Dean Stewart, Extension Associate, Wildlife & Fisheries, Mississippi State University
Prescribed burning is an important wildlife management tool used in our southern pine forests. With an understanding of fire ecology, landowners can effectively apply techniques to improve wildlife habitat using the controlled application of fire.& ...

Healthy and Fire-Resilient Forest Management by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
By: Washington Policy Center
This video from Washington Policy Center with cooperation from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, sheds light on how the tribes manage forests to be more healthy using commercial harvests, thinnings, and controlled burns to deal with the pressures of insect infestation, climate change, and decades of fire suppression.

Small Farms and Woodlots
By: Eric Norland, National Program Leader, Forest Resource Management USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Learn about how woodlots of today provide much more for their owners, including income from selling wood and nonwood products, forest-based income opportunities such as lease hunting and recreation, solitude and escape from emotional pressures and stress of modern living and working, and simply the pride of owning and caring for the land.

My Land Plan
My Land Plan is a resource for woodland owners, by woodland owners to help you protect and enjoy your woods and is provided to you by the American Forest Foundation (AFF). AFF works on behalf of family forest owners around the country who want to ensure their woods stay healthy for all the reasons why we love woods – wildlife, recreation, solitude, a place to enjoy with family and friends.

My Land Plan offers a unique and specialized set of tools to help you find, store and use material that is especially tailored to your needs and goals. To access these tools, you will have to sign up for an account and give us some basic information about your woods, which will be stored in a confidential, password protected site.

Once you set up an MLP account, you will be able to:

Make a map of your land and mark special features such as trails, water bodies, good picnic spots or places where you're likely to see wildlife.

Set goals for your land--such as increasing wildlife or building trails--and see specific steps to accomplish them.

Access customized information about local government agencies, nonprofits and businesses that can help you with specific tasks and questions.

Keep a journal to record your experiences on your land in words and pictures. Share journal entries with your friends and family

Connect with other woodland owners who can offer you advice, ideas, inspiration and encouragement. Offer them the same in return.

Southern Wildlife at Risk - Family Forest Owners Offer a Solution
By: American Forest Foundation
Protecting wildlife habitat and delivering wood products with southern family forest landowners.

Trees and Forests - America's Critical Green Infrastructure
By: National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service
2016 State & Private Forestry Report

Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan - The key to forest management
By: Maryland Cooperative Extension
Forest stewardship is the management of forest resources in a way that meets the needs of the current owners, but does not adversely affect use by future generations.

High Grade Harvesting - Understand the impacts, know your options
By: Paul Catanzaro and Anthony D'Amato
As a landowner, you may be approached by a logger or forester to have a “high grade” harvest of your woods, which they typically call “selective cutting.& ...

Caring for Your Forest With a Forest Stewardship Plan
By: USDA Forest Service
If you own or manage forest land, you are probably concerned about keeping it productive and healthy now and in the years to come. Like many forest landowners, you may want to sustain or increase the economic value of your forest while protecting environmental assets such as wildlife and clean water.

Where Is the Carbon? Carbon Sequestration Potential from Private Forestland in the Southern United States
By: Christopher S. Galik, Brian C. Murray, and D. Evan Mercer
Uncertainty surrounding the future supply of timber in the southern United States prompted the question, “Where is all the wood?” (Cubbage et al.

CP 33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
CP-33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds is available under the United States Department of Agriculture Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP).

Bobwhite Quail Biology and Management
By: Greg Yarrow
This is a 7-page fact sheet that covers life history, food requirements, habitat and forest management to benefit Bobwhite.

Surveys of the Logging Contractor Population – 8 Southern States and Maine
By: Cornelis F. de Hoop, Andy F. Egan, W. Dale Greene, and Jefferson H. Mayo
This survey of loggers in Maine and in eight southern states, were conducted to gain additional information about the logging community and to provide a basis for validating the results of the Logging Capacity Study.

Atlantic White Cedar, Regenerating a globally threatened forest ecosystem
By: Robert R. Williams
Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) is found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from Maine to Florida and west to Mississippi.

Bioenergy from Wood and Forest Carbon Dynamics
By: Ken Skog, USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory
What is a carbon neutrality number and how can we ensure that wood used to produce energy makes sense from a carbon offset standpoint?

Ecology and Management of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera - Curculionidae - Scolytinae) in Southern Pine Forests
By: T. D. Schowalter
ABSTRACT Barkbeetles (Coleoptera:Curculionidae:Scolytinae) have been an important historic and current factor affecting pine forest production in the southern United States.

Protecting your forest asset - managing risks in changing times
By: Lisa Jennings, Leslie Boby, Bill Hubbard and Mark Megalos
Private forest owners control most of the southern forest resource and are critical to maintaining forest health in the South. Record droughts, rising temperatures, increased frequency and intensity of wildfires, insect and plant invasions, and more intense storm events all pose threats to the health of Southern forests.

Southern Forest Resource Assessment Highlights - The Southern Timber Market to 2040
By: Jeffrey P. Prestemon and Robert C. Abt
Timber market analysis of the South's predominantly private timberland finds that the 13 southern states produce nearly 60 percent of the nation's timber, an increase from the mid-1990s.

Conservation buffers - wildlife benefits in Southeastern agricultural systems
By: L. W. Burger
Conservation buffers such as filter strips, riparian buffers, grassed waterways, and field borders are especially applicable to southeastern landscapes and have multiple environmental benefits while serving to significantly improve wildlife habitats.

Bobwhite and Upland Songbird Response to CCRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
By: L.W. Burger Jr. S.K. Riffell, K.O. Evans, and M.D. Smith
Summary Findings The Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds practice (CP33) is the first Federal conservation practice to target species-specific population recovery goals of a national wildlife conservation initiative (the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative).

A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests
By: Dale D Wade
The use of fire in the forests of the United States has come full cycle. Early settlers found Indians using fire in virgin pine stands and adopted the practice themselves to provide better access, improve hunting, and to get rid of brush and timber so they could farm.

Six Basic Smoke Management Practices for Prescribed Burning
By: David Godwin, Alan Long, & Pete Lahm
Smoke management has become one of the leading challenges facing prescribed fire practitioners in the Southeast and the continued use of prescribed fire in any region may depend on effective smoke and emission mitigation practices.

Longleaf Pine Regeneration
By: Chris Demers, Alan Long and Patrick Minogue
Provides instructions for artificial regeneration, site prep, seedings and planting to re-establish longleaf pine. The guidelines conclude, “Longleaf pine has many desirable characteristics for landowners who have multiple-use forest management objectives.

Intensive Pine Straw Management on Post CRP Pine Stands
By: Mike D. Hayes, Bryan C. McElvany, E. David Dickens and David J. Moorhead
Across Southeast Georgia, thousands of landowners are faced with the decision of how to effectively manage post Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) pine stands.

Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians And Reptiles of the Southeastern United States
By: Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
The Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians and Reptiles series (hereafter Guidelines) is intended to provide private landowners, state and federal land agencies, and other interested stakeholders with regional information on the habitat associations and requirements of amphibians and reptiles, possible threats to these habitats, and recommendations for managing lands in ways compatible with or beneficial to amphibians and reptiles.

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Sustainable Forests Roundtable
The Sustainable Forests Roundtable is an open and inclusive process committed to the goal of sustainable forest management on public and private lands in the United States. Roundtable participants include public and private organizations and individuals committed to better decision-making through shared learning and increased understanding.

The purpose of the Roundtable is to serve as a forum to share information and perspectives that will enable better decision making in the United States regarding sustainable forests. The Roundtable serves to promote shared leadership and responsibility in contributing toward achievement of sustainable forests on public and private lands throughout the United States. This purpose is actualized through efforts to:

Provide a forum for dialogue about sustainable forest issues, including national and sub-nationalcriteria and indicator efforts;

Broaden and deepen public understanding and adoption of sustainable forest management practices;

Facilitate the coordinated assessment and reporting of the sustainability of the Nation’s forest resources;

Communicate and coordinate data and programs within the sustainable forest community;

Serve as a venue for connecting domestic and global forest issues; and

Demonstrate on-the-ground benefits of sustainable forest management through the efforts of local and regional champions.

The fundamental approach of the Roundtable in carrying out its purpose is based on the belief that better data will lead to better dialogue about the sustainability of the nation’s forest resources, which will in turn lead to more informed, better decisions by stakeholders.

Since its inception in 1998, the Roundtable's primary focus has been the domestic implementation of an internationally agreed upon set of criteria and indicators (C&I) contained in the Santiago Declaration of the Montreal Process for the purpose of developing a shared understanding of current forest conditions and a baseline against which to mark future progress toward sustainability and was instrumental in the development and release of the National Report on Sustainable Forests in 2003 and 2010. Roundtable efforts since completion of these reports have focused on stimulating stakeholder dialogue on the meaning of the reports, actively engaging local and regional champions in their implementation of C&I at sub-national scales, and preparing for the next national report in 2015.

The ownership and management characteristics of the nation’s forest resources present uniquely difficult challenges in adopting and reporting on sustainable forest management in the United States. Because there is no national program or policy for sustainable forests on all lands, the Roundtable fulfills a critical role by providing a venue for all stakeholders to share perspectives and develop implementation ideas in order to broaden and deepen the application of sustainable forest management on the ground.

The Roundtable is not a decision-making body, but rather an open forum comprised of voluntary participants to share information and perspectives about the sustainable management of the nation’s forests. The overall goal is to engage federal, state, private, and non-profit organization leadership in committing to collaborative capacity building that will improve the forest sector’s ability to promote sustainable forest management. This work includes making linkages to international sustainable forest issues and other roundtables, forums, and processes focused on other natural resources.

Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems
By: Thomas A. Waldrop and Scott L. Goodrick
The history of fire in the forests and grasslands of the South is as varied as the different ecosystems that span this large region. At times, fires burned as often as once a year or more in Coastal Plain pine systems or as infrequently as every 50 years or more on north-facing or cove sites in the mountains.

Family-Owned Forests: How To Unlock The Carbon Potential In America's Backyard
By: American Forest Foundation
The Family Forest Carbon Program is a new program, created by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, to open carbon markets to small forest landowners, empowering them to be able to help address our climate challenges.

Prescribed Burning in Southern Pine Forests
By: Dean Stewart, Extension Associate, Wildlife & Fisheries, Mississippi State University
Prescribed burning is an important wildlife management tool used in our southern pine forests. With an understanding of fire ecology, landowners can effectively apply techniques to improve wildlife habitat using the controlled application of fire.& ...

Forestry: Western Fires and Prescribed Fires
By: EarthX Conservation
Watch and listen to a discussion by the EarthX Conservation Forestry Panel talking about current issues on western fires and prescribed burning.

Fire Effects Information System
The Fire Effects Information System is an online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals and about fire regimes of plant communities in the United States. FEIS reviews are based on thorough literature searches, often supplemented with insights from field scientists and managers. FEIS provides reviews that are efficient to use, thoroughly documented, and defensible. Approximately 15 to 30 new or revised reviews are published in FEIS each year. There are 3 types of FEIS reviews:

Species Reviews

Fire Studies

Fire Regime Syntheses

FY2017 Longleaf Pine Strategy
By: USDA - NRCS
NRCS released its two-year implementation strategy to restore, create and enhance longleaf pine forests in the Southeast U.S.

Don’t Move Firewood
Trees are being destroyed through the transportation of invasive insects & diseases in firewood. One of the most important things we can do to protect trees is stop moving invasive pests and diseases to new areas on firewood. It’s really that simple- don't move firewood, and keep trees healthy and alive. Forests are great places to play, but they also keep our air clean and our water pure. We must protect them by not moving firewood, so our kids, grandkids and great-grandkids can enjoy these amazing places like we do.

The Don't Move Firewood campaign is managed on a day-to-day basis by The Nature Conservancy's Forest Health Protection Program staff. Don't Move Firewood as a whole was begun, and is advised, by the Continental Dialogue on Non-native Insects and Diseases. Select a state to get localized information.

Nontimber Forest Product Resources for Small Forestland Owners and Businesses
The purpose of this website is to provide information and tools to help advance commercial development of nontimber forest products (NTFPs) on small forestlands in the United States. For the purposes of this website, NTFPs are defined as all wild, wild-simulated, and cultivated native forest vegetation other than lumber and lumber industry by-products (e.g., industrial turpentine, plywood, sawdust, strand board).

My Land Plan
My Land Plan is a resource for woodland owners, by woodland owners to help you protect and enjoy your woods and is provided to you by the American Forest Foundation (AFF). AFF works on behalf of family forest owners around the country who want to ensure their woods stay healthy for all the reasons why we love woods – wildlife, recreation, solitude, a place to enjoy with family and friends.

My Land Plan offers a unique and specialized set of tools to help you find, store and use material that is especially tailored to your needs and goals. To access these tools, you will have to sign up for an account and give us some basic information about your woods, which will be stored in a confidential, password protected site.

Once you set up an MLP account, you will be able to:

Make a map of your land and mark special features such as trails, water bodies, good picnic spots or places where you're likely to see wildlife.

Set goals for your land--such as increasing wildlife or building trails--and see specific steps to accomplish them.

Access customized information about local government agencies, nonprofits and businesses that can help you with specific tasks and questions.

Keep a journal to record your experiences on your land in words and pictures. Share journal entries with your friends and family

Connect with other woodland owners who can offer you advice, ideas, inspiration and encouragement. Offer them the same in return.

Find a National Forest in the South
The Southern Region covers thirteen states--a vast area stretching from Texas on the western side, Virginia on the north, and down to Puerto Rico on the south. You'll find a wide variety of forest environments, including the only tropical forest (El Yunque) in the agency. Find a forest nearest you!

Geospatial Data Gateway
The Geospatial Data Gateway (GDG) provides access to a map library of over 100 high resolution vector and raster layers in the Geospatial Data Warehouse. It is the One Stop Source for environmental and natural resources data, at any time, from anywhere, to anyone. It allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize the format, then review and download.

This service is made available through a close partnership between the three Service Center Agencies (SCA); Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD).

Get Up-to-Date Tax Information on Forestland and Timber Issues
The National Timber Tax website was developed to be used by timberland owners, as well as a reference source for accountants, attorneys, consulting foresters and other professionals who work with timberland owners by answering specific questions regarding the tax treatment of timber related activities. Click Here!

Other forestland and timber resouces include:
TimberTax.com hosted by the National Woodlot Owners Association, which provides a current list of tax preparers with training in timber tax issues.

Forest* A *Syst
Forest*A*Syst is a self-assessment guide, designed for a national audience, with the goals of helping new forest landowners articulate their objectives in a written management plan and foster a working relationship with a resource professional who can provide them with technical assistance. The national document was intended to serve as a protocol for state forestry agencies to follow as they developed their own state-specific Forest*A*Syst document and programming. Only a few states adopted the concept and produced their own printed version of Forest*A*Syst.
Profile Your Land

Forest Products Laboratory
Forest Products Laboratory

Located in Madison, Wisconsin, since 1910

Nation's only federally funded wood utilization research laboratory

Currently employs 60 Research Scientists

Primarily or partly responsible for many of today's wood-based technologies, including wood preservatives, glulam beams, oriented strandboard, and fiber-based packaging

Research partnerships located in virtually every state in the Nation

Early research highlights

Reduced timber demand for railroad ties by 75% through preservatives research

Increased average lumber yield per log from 25% to 60%

Wood frame technology used in over 90% of our Nation's homes

Designed and constructed Nation's first prefabricated home

Best Tree Finder
The Arbor Day Foundation has created a tool that helps you find the best tree for your area. Just answer a few quick questions as to what you are looking for and the environment that you are in and the Tree-Finder will give you a list of suggested species. Click here.

Southern Wildlife at Risk - Family Forest Owners Offer a Solution
By: American Forest Foundation
Protecting wildlife habitat and delivering wood products with southern family forest landowners.

Trees and Forests - America's Critical Green Infrastructure
By: National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service
2016 State & Private Forestry Report

Safe Harbor - Helping Landowners Help Endangered Species
By: Envrironmental Defense
This handbook describes safe harbor agreements and the way in which they work. It aims to help you decide if a safe harbor agreement makes sense for your land.& ...

Everything You Know About Timber Harvest is Probably Wrong
By: Brent T. Wheat
The problem is all the people who don’t understand the body of science behind timber management and who become highly agitated whenever they see trees being harvested.

Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan - The key to forest management
By: Maryland Cooperative Extension
Forest stewardship is the management of forest resources in a way that meets the needs of the current owners, but does not adversely affect use by future generations.

Estate Planning for Forest Landowners - What Will Become of Your Timberland?
By: William C. Siegel, Harry L. Haney, Jr., and John L. Greene
The purpose of this book is to provide guidelines and assistance to nonindustrial private forest owners and the legal, tax, financial, insurance, and forestry professionals who serve them on the application of estate planning techniques to forest properties.

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
By: North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee
The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

Do you have a plan for your family forest?
By: Jay Braunscheidel
More family woodlands will change hands and be sub-divided in the next 10 years than at any point in America’s history. That fact stru ...

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities - A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community Development
By: Margaret Krome (MFAI), George Reistad (MFAI) and NSAC's policy staff
This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.

REITs and Timber Taxation
By: Dr. Linda Wang
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a special tax entity investing in real estate (such as shopping malls, apartments, and timberland).

Where Is the Carbon? Carbon Sequestration Potential from Private Forestland in the Southern United States
By: Christopher S. Galik, Brian C. Murray, and D. Evan Mercer
Uncertainty surrounding the future supply of timber in the southern United States prompted the question, “Where is all the wood?” (Cubbage et al.

Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative 2012 Annual Report
By: GCPO LCC
Mission: The Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative articulates a shared vision for sustainable natural and cultural resources in the face of a changing climate and other threats; fosters a cooperative capacity within the conservation community to meet the challenges of achieving that vision; and facilitates the refinement of that vision through targeted evaluation over time.

Federal Income Tax on Timber - A Quick Guide For Woodland Owners
By: USDA Forest Service
This publication provides a quick reference on timber tax laws that are important to woodland owners. It presents concise and easy-to-understand explanations of issues related to woodland owners.

Income Tax Deduction fo Timber Casualty Loss
By: Dr. Linda Wang
Timber damaged or destroyed by hurricane, fire, earthquake, ice, hail, tornado, high wind and other storms are casualty losses that may allow timberland owners to claim a deduction on their federal income tax returns.

Forest to Faucet - Why National Forests Are More Than Recreational Spaces
By: Char Miller
One of the foundational principles of the U.S. Forest Service is water. This observation was made in reference to the impact of the Clean Water Act on the importance to watershed management within the national forests.

Under Cover - Wildlife of Shrublands and Young Forest
By: Meghan Gilbart, Wildlife Management Institute
The term “early successional habitat” describes the shrubs, trees, and other plants that grow back on the land after older vegetation has been removed or cut back.

The Challenge of Maintaining Working Forests in 21st Century America
By: Amos Eno
Recently I made a presentation to the Society of American Foresters (SAF) at their annual conference. My overall theme was that working forests, not wilderness areas and parks, are the prospective foundations of our prosperity in the 21st century.

An American Land Ethic - Protecting the Family Farm
By: Robert R. Williams
Most Americans think of New Jersey as the overcrowded land of turnpikes and oil refineries. The truth is much more diverse. New Jersey has a wide landscape, with a variety of forest ecosystems, from the hardwood forests in the mountains of northern New Jersey to the coastal-plain, pine forest ecosystems of the southern area of the state.

Unlocking the Economic Potential of Your Woodlot
By: Carl Wiedemann
If you’re interested in long-term woodlot management, this article investigates the benefits of silviculture and the idea that forest management considers the trees that are left growing after a timber sale are just as important as the trees that are cut.

Surveys of the Logging Contractor Population – 8 Southern States and Maine
By: Cornelis F. de Hoop, Andy F. Egan, W. Dale Greene, and Jefferson H. Mayo
This survey of loggers in Maine and in eight southern states, were conducted to gain additional information about the logging community and to provide a basis for validating the results of the Logging Capacity Study.

Atlantic White Cedar, Regenerating a globally threatened forest ecosystem
By: Robert R. Williams
Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) is found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from Maine to Florida and west to Mississippi.

Wildfire and Vegetation Response to Climate Change
By: Rachel Loehman USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Rachel Loehman of the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station presents this video short course on how climate, fire and vegetation are closely linked in western ecosystems and discusses how climate change might affect vegetation by changing wildfire disturbance patterns.

Natural Resources Credit Trading Reference
By: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
The purpose of the NRCS Natural Resource Credit Trading Reference is to provide an understanding of how environmental credit trading can be used to increase the provision of conservation and ecosystem services by agriculture.

Payments for Forest Carbon
By: Northern Forest Center, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
Payments for forest carbon sequestration are an emerging opportunity for small forest owners to earn additional income, and in turn to sustain both the economic and ecological values of the Northern Forest.

A User Guide to the Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program
By: Firewise Communities/USA
This guide is provided as a general reference and resource for those interested or planning to become a recognized Firewise community.

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
By: Firewise Communities/USA

Lightning-Season Burning - Friend or Foe of Breeding Birds?
By: Jim Cox and Brent Widener

Ecology and Management of Bark Beetles (Coleoptera - Curculionidae - Scolytinae) in Southern Pine Forests
By: T. D. Schowalter
ABSTRACT Barkbeetles (Coleoptera:Curculionidae:Scolytinae) have been an important historic and current factor affecting pine forest production in the southern United States.

Reasons for Prescribed Fire in Forest Management
A summary of all the benefits of prescribed fire in southern forests.

Protecting your forest asset - managing risks in changing times
By: Lisa Jennings, Leslie Boby, Bill Hubbard and Mark Megalos
Private forest owners control most of the southern forest resource and are critical to maintaining forest health in the South. Record droughts, rising temperatures, increased frequency and intensity of wildfires, insect and plant invasions, and more intense storm events all pose threats to the health of Southern forests.

Southern Forest Resource Assessment Highlights - The Southern Timber Market to 2040
By: Jeffrey P. Prestemon and Robert C. Abt
Timber market analysis of the South's predominantly private timberland finds that the 13 southern states produce nearly 60 percent of the nation's timber, an increase from the mid-1990s.

Forest Loss on the Rebound - Sustaining Investments for America's Natural Resource Future
By: Tom Tidwell

Sharpening the Tools for Prescribed Burns In Eastern Mixed-oak Forests
By: Joint Fire Science Program

Developing Wildlife-Friendly Pine Plantations
By: NC State University Cooperative Extension

Using Conservation Easements to Protect Working Forests
By: Brenda Lind
For decades, conservation easements have protected open space values such as wildlife habitat, ecological diversity, recreational access and aesthetics.

The Importance of Land Trusts to Forestry
By: T.J. McEvoy
Almost everyone in forestry has heard of land trusts since they have become a common fixture especially in areas that are rapidly urbanizing.

Smallholder agroforestry plots may boost tree conservation - Report
By: Barbara Fraser
When natural forests are threatened by deforestation or climate change, the best hope for the survival of certain at risk tree species may be to include them in agroforestry plots managed by small farmers, according to new research.

Working Trees for Agriculture
By: USDA National Agroforestry Center
Putting trees to work in conservation and production systems for farms, ranches, and nearby communities means planting the right trees, in the right places and in the correct design to achieve desired objectives.

A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests
By: Dale D Wade
The use of fire in the forests of the United States has come full cycle. Early settlers found Indians using fire in virgin pine stands and adopted the practice themselves to provide better access, improve hunting, and to get rid of brush and timber so they could farm.

Regenerating Hardwood Forests
By: Penn State Extension
Managing Competing Plants, Deer, and Light.

Six Basic Smoke Management Practices for Prescribed Burning
By: David Godwin, Alan Long, & Pete Lahm
Smoke management has become one of the leading challenges facing prescribed fire practitioners in the Southeast and the continued use of prescribed fire in any region may depend on effective smoke and emission mitigation practices.

Southeast Region Risk Analysis Report
By: Southeastern Goals Collective Solutions
Wildland fire management in the Southeastern United States is complex and multi-faceted. The significant threat posed by unplanned or undesirable fires threatens the lives and well-being of emergency responders and the public, and damages or destroys homes, property, and other values-at-risk.

Fire in the South 2
By: The Southern Group of State Foresters
An update on the wildfire situation in the South based on findings of the SWRA. This document supplements the Fire in the South 1 reports with a quantitative analysis of wildfire risk across the region.

Fire in the South 1
By: The Southern Group of State Foresters
Fire in the South is intended to illustrate that southern States comprise a significant component of the national wildland fire situation. This document reviews the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment project, the current status and characteristics of the wildland fire problem in the South, and the associated impact to the forest economy.

Show Forestry Resources Organizations & Professionals (657)

There are 657 resources serving Southwest Georgia Region in the following categories:

Map of Forestry Resources Organizations & Professionals serving Southwest Georgia Region

Arborists

Abraham Nunez
C&C Tree and landscape Solutions - Moultrie, GA

Arbor-Tek Tree Service
Jared Dew - owner - Box Springs, GA

Benjamin Love
- Thomasville, GA

Evan Weeks
PAR FOR THE COURSE - Moultrie , GA

International Society of Arboriculture Southern Chapter
- St Louis, MO

John Blackwell
Tree-Line Arbor Care, LLC - Albany , Ga

Justin C. James
Georgia Power Co. - Brinson , GA

Justin James
- Brinson, GA

Michael Huffman
Pine Ridge Forestry Services, LLC - Owner/Forester - Texarkana, AR

W. David Edwards
D & D Tree Service, Inc. - Albany, GA

Carbon Credits and Sequestration

ACRE Investment Management, LLC
- The Plains, VA

American Carbon Registry
John Kadyszewski - Director - Arlington, VA

Aurora Sustainable Lands
- Chapel Hill, NC

BCarbon
- Houston, TX

Bio-Logical Capital
Grant McCargo - Managing Director, Founder and CEO - Denver, CO

Blue Source
- Cottonwood Heights, UT

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Brandon Smith
HHNT, Inc. - Senior Ecologist - Savannah, GA

Brightmark
- Thomaston, GA

Chestnut Carbon Solutions
- New York, NY

Climate Action Reserve
- Los Angeles, CA

Conservation Plus
- The Plains, VA

Cori Gavin
Eco-Restore, LLC - Senior Project Manager - Gulfport, MS

EarthOptics
- Arlington, VA

Ecosystem Investment Partners
- Baltimore, MD

Ecosystem Marketplace
- Washington, DC

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA

Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL

Enviva
- Bethesda, MD

EP Carbon
- Berkeley, CA

Family Forest Carbon Program
American Forest Foundation - Washington, DC

Finite Carbon
- Wayne, PA

Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA

Forest Carbon Works
- Berkeley, CA

Forest Trends
- Washington, DC

Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry
John Sunday, RF - Forest Utilization and Marketing, Georgia Forestry Commission - Thomson, GA

Georgia Forestry Commission
- Dry Branch, GA

Grassroots Carbon
- San Antonio, TX

GrassrootsCarbon-PastureMap
PastureMap - San Antonio, TX

Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC

Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA

LandYield
- Chattanooga, TN

Locus Agricultural Solutions
- Solon, OH

Natural Capital Exchange (NCX)
- San Francisco, CA

Nori LLC
- Seattle, WA

Pachama
- San Francisco, CA

Seth Yoho
Williams Forestry & Associates - Regional Manager - Calhoun, GA

Soil Value Exchange, PBLLC
- Houston, TX

Solbere
OR

TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL

The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR

Conservation Credit Markets

BCarbon
- Houston, TX

Blue Source
- Cottonwood Heights, UT

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Chestnut Carbon Solutions
- New York, NY

Climate Action Reserve
- Los Angeles, CA

Conservation Tax Credit Transfer, LLC
Jody A. Barbour - Owner - Morrison, CO

Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA

Ecological Restoration Business Association
- Tysons, VA

Ecosystem Marketplace
- Washington, DC

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA

EP Carbon
- Berkeley, CA

Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA

Forest Carbon Works
- Berkeley, CA

Forest Trends
- Washington, DC

Grassroots Carbon
- San Antonio, TX

GrassrootsCarbon-PastureMap
PastureMap - San Antonio, TX

Green Assets, Inc
- Wilmington, NC

Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA

Soil Value Exchange, PBLLC
- Houston, TX

TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL

Unique Places Conservation
Michael Scisco - Conservation & Mitigation Specialist - Albuquerque, NM

Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
Dr. Susan Pasko - Executive Secretary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Ecological Services Program - Baileys Crossroads, VA

Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
- Baileys Crossroads, VA

Fish Passage Program - Southeast Region
- Wadmalaw Island, SC

Georgia Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Program
Wildlife Resources Division Nongame & Endangered Wildlife Program - Forsyth, GA

Habitat Conservation Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

MultiState Conservation Grant Program
Silvana Yaroschuk - MSCGP Program Manager - Washington, DC

National Fish Passage Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement for Monarch Butterfly on Energy and Transportation Lands
University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
Guy Foulks - NMBCA Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA

North American Wetlands Conservation Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
Rodecia Mcknight - Small Grants Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Stacy Sanchez - U.S. Standard Grants Program Proposal Coordinator - Falls Church, VA

Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Georgia
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Townsend, GA

Safe Harbor Agreements
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

South Carolina Coastal Program
Jason Ayers - Southeast Region Program Manager - Charleston, SC

Southeast Coastal Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Townsend, GA

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA

United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior - Washington, DC

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
- Falls Church, VA

Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT

Fire Services / Prescribed Burning

Adrian Campbell
South Georgia Forest Management LLC - Ochlocknee, GA

Arbor Creek Forestry LLC
William Lazenby - Gray, GA

Baker County Ranger
Christopher Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Bobby D. Brown
Forest Resource Services, Inc. - Thomasville, GA

Bradley Williams
Buck Haven Land Solutions - Owner - Buchanan, GA

Calhoun County Ranger
Jon Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Edison, GA

Chloeta Fire Inc.
Mark Masters - Midwest City, OK

Colquitt County Ranger
Blair Kirksey - County Chief Ranger - Moultrie, GA

Dan Singletary
Singletree,Inc - Registered Forester - Forsyth, GA

David S. Lewis
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc - Monticello, FL

Decatur County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Bainbridge, GA

Dougherty County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Earl D. Barrs, RF
Knapp-Barrs & Associates, Inc. - Earl D. Barrs - Macon, GA

Early County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Blakely, GA

Georgia Prescribed Fire Council
- Gainesville, GA

Grady County Ranger
Mark Byrant - County Chief Ranger - Cairo, GA

James Darbyshire
Darbyshire Forestry - Albany, GA

James I. Alfriend
James I. Alfriend Consulting Foresters, LLC - Thomson, GA

Jamie Michaels
Earl H. Bennett Forestry, Inc. - Thomasville, GA

Ken Parker
Georgia Forestry Commission - Wildfire Mitigation Specialist - Dry Branch, GA

Lawrence C. Hancock, III
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Regional Manager - Albany, GA

Lee County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA

Michael Matre
Matre Forestry Consulting, Inc. - Albany, GA

Miller County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Colquitt, GA

Mitchell County Ranger
Chris Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Nathan McClure, RF, CF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Simpsonville, SC

Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL

Ronald Halstead
- Camilla, GA

Seminole County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Donalsonville, GA

Shawn Cooper
American Forest Management, Inc. - Consulting Forester - Marianna, FL

Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA

Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC

Southern Fire Exchange
Kevin Robertson - Fire Ecology Research Scientist - Tallahassee, FL

Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy
- Tallahassee, FL

Terrell County Ranger
Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Shellman, GA

Thomas County Ranger
Mark Bryant - County Chief Ranger - Thomasville, GA

Wade E. McDonald, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Georgia - Statesboro, GA

Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA

Wayne D. Worsham
Worsham Forest Management, Inc. - Donalsonville, Ga

Worth County Ranger
Harden, Clayton Tyler - County Chief Ranger - Sylvester, GA

Forest Health

Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC

Forest Resource Consultants
Brian Stone - Forest Management - Macon, GA

Frank M. Riley, Jr.
Southern Heritage Land Co. - Forestry & Wildlife Management Division - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA

Georgia Forestry Commission
- Dry Branch, GA

Georgia Forestry Foundation
- Forsyth, GA

Green Diamond Resource Company
- Seattle, WA

Rans Thomas
Creative Land And Wildlife Solutions, LLC - Wildlife Biologist and Consultant - Athens, GA

Tyler H. Verdery
Verdery Forest Management, Inc. - Owner - Grovetown, GA

Foresters

Aaron Burton
American Forest Management - Statesboro, GA

Aaron Murphy
Big Creek Forestry and Wildlife Consulting, LLC. - Appling, GA

Adrian Campbell
South Georgia Forest Management LLC - Ochlocknee, GA

Alan W. Emmons
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc. - Bainbridge, GA

Alex Nixon
Nixon Land Company - Registered Forester & Real Estate Broker - Augusta, GA

American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC

Andrew L. Boutwell
Forest Investment Associates, Inc. - Director Of Acquisitions - Tucker, GA

Arbor Creek Forestry LLC
William Lazenby - Gray, GA

Attala Forest Management
Steven Jennings - Crawfordville, FL

Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions
- Shreveport, LA

Baker County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Camilla, GA

Baker County Ranger
Christopher Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Barry D. Shiver
Smarter Forestry - President - Watkinsville, GA

Barry McGaughey
Panhandle Forestry Services, Inc. - Chipley, FL

Ben Jackson
University of Georgia - Athens, GA

Bobby D. Brown
Forest Resource Services, Inc. - Thomasville , GA

Brooks C. Mendell, Ph.D.
Forisk Consulting - President and Founder - Athens, GA

Calhoun County Forester
William C. Hill - Forester - Edison, GA

Calhoun County Ranger
Jon Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Edison, GA

Chance Singleton
F&W Forestry - Field Supervisor - Albany, GA

Charles L. VanOver
Forest Investment Associates, Inc. - Vice President - Atlanta, GA

Charles Langley
F&W Forestry - Forester - Albany , GA

Chase Hall
Briarkreek Plantation Services - Hazlehurst, GA

Christie Hawley
Southern Research Station - Forester - Athens, GA

Colquitt County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Moultrie, GA

Colquitt County Ranger
Blair Kirksey - County Chief Ranger - Moultrie, GA

Dan Singletary
Singletree,Inc - Registered Forester - Forsyth, GA

Danielle Atkins
Land & Ladies - Owner/Forester - Brunswick, GA

David A. Ferrell
- Waycross, GA

David Combs
David Combs, Consulting Forester - Carlton, GA

David James
Drax Biomass Inc. - tlanta, GA

David Morris
Panhandle Forestry Services, Inc. - Owner/Forester - Chipley, FL

David S. Lewis
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc - Monticello, FL

David T. Foil
Forest Resource Consultants, Inc. - President - Macon, GA

Decatur County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Bainbridge, GA

Decatur County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Bainbridge, GA

Derek Daugherty
Daugherty & Daugherty Forestry Services - Danielsville, GA

Dexter Strother
Southern Research Station - Forestry Technician - Athens, GA

Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC

Doug Hall, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Thomasville, GA

Dougherty County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Albany, GA

Dougherty County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Dr. Phil Dougherty
Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services, Inc. - Danielsville, GA

Dwight Stewart
Dwight L. Stewart, Jr. & Associates, LLC - Manning, SC

Earl D. Barrs, RF
Knapp-Barrs & Associates, Inc. - Earl D. Barrs - Macon, GA

Early County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Blakely, GA

Early County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Blakely, GA

Forest Landowners Association
- Carrollton, GA

Forest Resource Consultants
- Macon, GA

Frank M. Riley, Jr.
Southern Heritage Land Co. - Forestry & Wildlife Management Division - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA

Gary Bratton
American Forest Management - Director, Appraisal Services / ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) - Sumter, SC

Gary Philliips
Phillips Forestry Consulting, LLC - Leesburg, GA

Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry
John Sunday, RF - Forest Utilization and Marketing, Georgia Forestry Commission - Thomson, GA

Georgia Forestry Association
- Forsyth, GA

Georgia Forestry Commission
- Dry Branch, GA

Grady County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Cairo, GA

Grady County Ranger
Mark Byrant - County Chief Ranger - Cairo, GA

Green Diamond Resource Company
- Seattle, WA

Greg Smith
U.S. Forest Service - Forester - Gainesville, GA

Guy J. Thurmond, III
Thurmond & Associates, Inc. - President - Piedmont, SC

Irenee Payne
Southern Research Station - Forestry Technician - Athens, GA

J. Blake Sullivan
Sullivan Forestry Consultants, Inc. - Americus, GA

Jacob Paschal
Paschal Wildlife and Forestry Consulting, LLC - Albany, GA

James A. McLeod
RBM Forestry LLC - Vice-President - Aiken, SC

James B. Thompson, Sr.
Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc. - President - Greenwood, SC

James Darbyshire
Darbyshire Forestry - Albany, GA

James I. Alfriend
James I. Alfriend Consulting Foresters, LLC - Thomson, GA

James Simons
James M. Simons & Company - Holly Hill, SC

Jamie Michaels
Earl H. Bennett Forestry, Inc. - Thomasville, GA

Jason Alexander
American Forest Management - District Manager - Sandersville, GA

Jason McGee
Forest Resource Consultants, Inc. - Rome, GA

Jason Waddell
- Warm Springs, GA

Jeb Griffin
Griffin Timber Services, LLc - Norman Park, GA

Jeff Main
Land & Timber Services Group - Owner - Tallahassee, FL

Jeffrey D. Williams
Timberland Appraisal Services - Real Estate Appraiser/Forester - Ellijay, GA

Jib Davidson
Columbia Timber & Environmental Services - Gainesville, FL

Joan Scales
- Partnership Coordinator - Athens, GA

John Hurlebaus
American Forest Management - District Manager - Statesboro, GA

Jonathan E. Burt
LandVest, Inc. - Director - Atlanta, GA

Kraig Jones
Shady Oak Plantation, LLC - VIDALIA, GA

Lanier J. Edwards
Timberland Harvesters LLC - Eufaula, AL

Lawrence C. Hancock, III
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Regional Manager - Albany, GA

Lee County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Albany, GA

Lee County Ranger
David Hodges - County Chief Ranger - Albany, GA

Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA

Luke Penney
Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc. - Greenwood, SC

Lyndell Davidson
Southern Research Station - Forester - Ringgold, GA

Maddox Callahan
Panhandle Forestry Services, Inc. - Land Management Forester - Chipley, FL

Mark McClellan
Georgia Forestry Commission - Stewardship & Legacy Coordinator - Athens, GA

Marshall Thomas
F&W Forestry Services, Inc. - President - Albany, GA

Mary Murphy
Southern Research Station - Forester - Athens, GA

Mason, Bruce & Girard
- Blacksburg, VA

Matt Olsavsky
Southern Research Station - Forestry Technician - Athens, GA

Matt Roach
Matt Roach Forestry Consulting, LLC - Bainbridge, GA

Matthew Roach
Matt Roach Forestry Consulting, LLC - Owner - Bainbridge , GA

Michael Grant, ACF
Michael J. Grant, Forestry Consultant - Blythewood, SC

Michael Huffman
Pine Ridge Forestry Services, LLC - Owner/Forester - Texarkana, AR

Michael John Shelton
- Ashburn, GA

Michael Matre
Matre Forestry Consulting, Inc. - Albany, GA

Mike Lesiak
Southern Research Station - Forester - Athens, GA

Miller County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Colquitt, GA

Miller County Ranger
Chad Brackin - County Chief Ranger - Colquitt, GA

Mitchell County Forester
Casey A. Tudor - Forester - Camilla, GA

Mitchell County Ranger
Chris Cross - County Chief Ranger - Camilla, GA

Morgan Mellette
Mellette Forestry Group, LLC - Gainesville, GA

Nathan Fountain, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Eatonton, GA

Nathan Kelvin Wheat
Southern Research Station - Forester - Eatonville, GA

Nathan McClure, RF, CF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Simpsonville, SC

Norman McRae
Columbia Timber Company - Operations Forester - Gainesville, FL

Philip D. Bailey, MAI
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. - Appraisal Services Group Manager - Blacksburg, VA

R. Bryan Almand MAI
- Valdosta, GA

Randolph B. Jones, Jr.
Forest Investment Associates, Inc. - Director - Atlanta, GA

Randy Jarzyniecki
Pine Belt Forestry - Thomasville, GA

Resource Management Service, Inc.
- Birmingham, AL

Richard E. Gepfer, Jr.
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Locust Grove, GA

Robert B. Routhier, Jr.
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Executive Vice-President - Albany, GA

Robert H. Folk III
Folk Land Management, Inc. - President - Green Pond, SC

Robert W. Schumacher
Schumacher Forestry, LLC - Owner - Macon, GA

Ronald Halstead
- Camilla, GA

Roy Belser
- Sumter, SC

Royal O. Baker, Jr.
Baker Forestry Services, Inc - Camilla, GA

Russell L. Falk
Timberland Resource Services, Inc. - Owner - Dublin, GA

Scott C. Howell
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Forest Planning Manager - Albany, GA

Scott C. Reaves
Domain Timber Advisors - Acworth, GA

Seminole County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Donalsonville, GA

Seminole County Ranger
Bryan Cottles - County Chief Ranger - Donalsonville, GA

Seth Hawkins
Georgia Forestry Commission - Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator - Athens, GA

Shawn Cooper
American Forest Management, Inc. - Consulting Forester - Marianna, FL

Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA

Skip Steed
Steed Timber Company - Lincoln, AL

Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC

Southern Forestry Consultants
Michael Dooner - President and Founder - Enterprise, AL

Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA

Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC

Stephen R. Logan
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Albany, GA

Steve Davis
American Forest Management - Area Manager - Folkston, GA

Susan Granbery
Georgia Forestry Commission - State Urban Forestry Coordinator - Stone Mountain, GA

Terrell County Forester
Parker E. Dukes - Forester - Shellman, GA

Terrell County Ranger
Lee Wright - County Chief Ranger - Shellman, GA

The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL

Thomas Brantley
American Forest Management - Forester - Washington, GA

Thomas County Forester
Jacob W Milam - Forester - Thomasville, GA

Thomas County Ranger
Mark Bryant - County Chief Ranger - Thomasville, GA

Thomas Tolar
F&W Forestry Services - Client Mgr. - Albany, GA

Timberland Resource Services, Inc.
Russell L. Falk, ACF - Owner - Dublin, GA

Tony Hernandez
Forestree Network Services - Owner - Roanoke, AL

Travis Hill
Hill Forest Services - Butts, GA

Tree Protection Supply
- Newnan, GA

Tyler H. Verdery
Verdery Forest Management, Inc. - Owner - Grovetown, GA

Wade E. McDonald, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Georgia - Statesboro, GA

Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA

Wayne D. Worsham
Worsham Forest Management, Inc. - Donalsonville, Ga

Wiregrass Ecological Associates
Austin D Carroll - President - Bainbridge, GA

Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC

Worth County Forester
Tucker Lee Coleman - Forester - Sylvester, GA

Worth County Ranger
Harden, Clayton Tyler - County Chief Ranger - Sylvester, GA

FSA Local Offices

Calhoun County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Morgan Service Center - Morgan, GA

Colquitt County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Moultrie Service Center - Moultrie, GA

Decatur County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Bainbridge Service Center - Bainbridge, GA

Early County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Blakely Service Center - Blakely, GA

Grady County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Cairo Service Center - Cairo, GA

Lee County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Leesburg Service Center - Leesburg, GA

Miller County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Colquitt Service Center - Colquitt, GA

Mitchell County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Camilla Service Center - Camilla, GA

Terrell County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Dawson Service Center - Dawson, GA

Thomas County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Thomasville Service Center - Thomasville, GA

Worth County Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency - Sylvester Service Center - Sylvester, GA

Government Agencies

Bureau of Land Management
Eastern States State Office - Falls Church, VA

Bureau of Land Management
Nikki Haskett - Office of National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships - Washington, DC

Christopher Warren
USDA/Rural Development - Business Grant & Loan Analyst - Washington, DC

Edmond G. Eslava, III, MAI, SRA, ASA
The Appraisal & Consultant Group, Inc. - President - Daphne, AL

Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Atlanta, GA

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- Atlanta, GA

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division - Stockbridge, GA

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
State of Georgia - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Environmental Protection Division
- Atlanta, GA

Georgia Forestry Commission
- Dry Branch, GA

Georgia Grown - Georgia Department of Agriculture
Cheryl Smith - Agritourism Manager - Atlanta, GA

Georgia NRCS State Office
Terrance O. Rudolph - State Conservationist - Athens, GA

Georgia Structural Pest Section
Georgia Department of Agriculture - Licensing Specialist - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Water Planning
- Atlanta, GA

Monarch Conservation Science Partnership
- LA Crosse, WI

National Association of Wetland Managers
Marla J. Stelk - Executive Director - Portland, ME

National Invasive Species Council
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Washington, DC

NRCS National Water Quality Initiative
- Washington, DC

Sherryl Coker
Southern Research Station - EOS/Title VI Program Mgr. - Atlanta, GA

Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Aiken, SC

State and Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service - Office of Communication - Washington, DC

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Washington, DC

U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC

United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior - Washington, DC

US Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Washington, DC

USDA Rural Development - Georgia
- Athens, GA

White's Creek Lake Campground
- Eupora, MS

Natural Resource Law Attorneys

Adam Joseph Wittenstein
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn Dial - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Andrea Lee Rimer
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Andrew M. Thompson
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP - Atlanta, GA

Angela Jean Levin
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Anne Mackay Cook
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Anthony DeWayne Threatts
- Attorney At Law - Marietta, GA

Arthur H. Domby
- Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Benjamin Scott Lowenthal
Hendrick Phillips Salzman & Siegel PC - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR

Brian Adams
Adams Law Firm - Macon, GA

Brian Anthony Remler
Morris Manning & Martin LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Byron Wight Kirkpatrick
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

C Max Zygmont
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

C-K Associates, Inc
- Baton Rouge, LA

Carroll Wade McGuffey III
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Casey Fernung Bradford
Jones Day - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Cassie Derice Preston
The Preston Firm LLC - Attorney At Law - Locust Grove, GA

Catherine D. Little
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Charles Adams Perry
Jones Day - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Charles H. Tisdale Jr.
- Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Charles S. Conerly
Smith Conerly LLP - Carrollton, GA

Christina B. Rissler
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Christine M. Morgan
Jones Day - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Christopher Glenn Sawyer
- Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Collier West McKenzie
Jones Cork LLP - Attorney At Law - Macon, GA

Conservation Law Center
Christian Freitag - Director - Bloomington, IN

Daniel R. McKeithen
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Daniel S. Reinhardt
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Darren Guy Meadows
Hull Barrett PC - Attorney At Law - Augusta, GA

David M Meezan
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

David W. Cone
Eversheds Sutherland - Associate - Atlanta, GA

Deborah Jean Barrow
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions Inc - Attorney At Law - Kennesaw, GA

Douglas A. Henderson
King & Spalding LLP - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Douglas E Cloud
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

E Peyton Nunez
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

E. Fitzgerald Veira
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Earl Daniel Smith Jr.
Earl Daniel Smith Jr PC - Attorney At Law - Nahunta, GA

Edwin Stuart Schwartz
Sweetnam & Schwartz, LLC - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA

Eric R. Fenichel
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Esra Abdulrahman Radai
Reynolds Law Group LLC - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Gabriel Stewart Ridley
The Ridley Law Firm LLC - Attorney At Law - Cairo, GA

George Leotis Lott
Stack & Associates PC - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Gilbert Broughton Rogers
Southern Environmental Law Center - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Greg Blount
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

H. Edward Hales
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Hallie Meushaw
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Helen J Barnes
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

Hollister Anne Hill
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Jacqueline O Eisermann
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

Jasmyn LeAnn Jackson
Copeland Stair Kingma & Lovell LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Jason Samuel Lichtstein
Akerman LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Jennifer A Simon
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

Jeremy Hall Akin
Johnson Marlowe LLP - Attorney At Law - Athens, GA

Jessica A. Rissmiller
Eversheds Sutherland - Counsel - Atlanta, GA

Joe Edward Mathews Jr.
Edenfield Cox Bruce - Attorney At Law - Statesboro, GA

Joel Russell
Joel Russell Associates - Principal - Northampton, MA

John Andrew Eunice
Georgia Environmental Protection Division - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

John C Allen
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

John Francis Callahan
- Attorney At Law - Stone Mountain, GA

John Henry Grady III
- Attorney At Law - Marietta, GA

John L. Fortuna
King & Spalding LLP - Counsel - Atlanta, GA

John Michael Childers
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

John S. Myers
John S Myers PC - Attorney At Law - Saint Marys, GA

John Sawyer
Alston & Bird LLP - Partner - Atlanta, GA

John Thomas Van Gessel
- Attorney At Law - Marietta, GA

JohnDavid Howard
Morris Manning & Martin LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Jonathan E Wells
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

Jordan Rebecca Parks
Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin PC - Attorney At Law - Brunswick, GA

Joshua David Marks
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Judson Herben Turner
Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin PC - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Karlie Clemons Webb
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Kevin A. Thomas
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Kimberley J Hale
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

L. Clayton Smith Jr.
Smith & Flowers Law PC - Attorney At Law - Albany, GA

Laura Ann Williams
Georgia Environmental Protection Division - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Laura Benz
Benz Law Group, LLC - Attorney at Law - Newnan, GA

Leah Jane Knowlton
Continuum Legal Group LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Lewis B. Jones
King & Spalding LLP - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Linwood Robert Lovett
Lovett Law Group - Attorney At Law - Macon, GA

Logan Conrad Stone
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

M. Hill Jeffries
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Mackenzie K. Heller
Eversheds Sutherland - Associate - Atlanta, GA

Martin Arthur Shelton
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Michael Feldmon Brown
Parkway Law Group LLC - Attorney At Law - Lawrenceville, GA

Michael Patrick McShane
- Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Nicholas Helms Howell
King & Spalding LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Nick Cramer
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Senior Project Manager - Irving, TX

Patricia T. Barmeyer
King & Spalding LLP - Senior Counsel - Atlanta, GA

Paulette Jean Hurteau
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Peter A. Fozzard
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Peter Andrew Watson
Path Light Consulting Inc - Attorney At Law - Norcross, GA

Phillip E. Hoover
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP - Atlanta, GA

R. Alex Brown
Eversheds Sutherland - Associate - Atlanta, GA

Randall J. Butterfield (Randy)
King & Spalding LLP - Counsel - Atlanta, GA

Randy Bampfield
Bampfield & Associates, LLC - Principal - Atlanta, GA

Randy E. Brogdon
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Richard A Horder
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

Richard Louis Pepper
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Robert D Mowrey
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

Robert Hutton Brown III
Southern Environmental Law Center - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Robert Nelson Glaze
John B. Miller & Associates PC - Attorney At Law - Marietta, GA

Robert Thomas Denney
Jones Day - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Ron D. Talley
HunterMaclean - Partner - Savannah, GA

Scott Wright
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Shannon Nicole Vreeland
Alston & Bird LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Shelly Ellerhorst
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

Southern Environmental Law Center
- Charlottesville, VA

Stephen Benjamin Combs
Global Legal Counsel - Smyrna, GA

Stephen E. O'Day
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP - Atlanta, GA

Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA

Stephen Kyle McDonald
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

Thomas C. Herman
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Thomas Frank England
- Attorney At Law - Martinez, GA

Trent Myers
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Victor P. Haley
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

Victoria Ashley Shattles
- Attorney At Law - Duluth, GA

Virginia Barrow Harman
McRae, Smith, Peek, Harman and Monroe, LLP - Attorney - Rome, GA

Virginia E. Worthy
Eversheds Sutherland - Partner - Atlanta, GA

W Scott Laseter
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP - Atlanta, GA

William Joseph Sheppard
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC - Attorney At Law - Atlanta, GA

William Paul Fryer
W Paul Fryer Attorney at Law - Attorney At Law - Bainbridge, GA

William W. Dreyfoos
William W Dreyfoos PC - Attorney At Law - Sandy Springs, GA

NRCS Local Offices

Albany Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Albany Service Center - Albany, GA

Bainbridge Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Bainbridge Service Center - Bainbridge, GA

Blakely Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Blakely Service Center - Blakely, GA

Cairo Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Cairo Service Center - Cairo, GA

Camilla Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Camilla Service Center - Camilla, GA

Colquitt Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Colquitt Service Center - Colquitt, GA

Dawson Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Dawson Service Center - Dawson, GA

Donalsonville Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Donalsonville Service Center - Donalsonville, GA

Leesburg Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Leesburg Service Center - Leesburg, GA

Morgan Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Morgan Service Center - Morgan, GA

Moultrie Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Moultrie, GA

Newton Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Newton Service Center - Newton, GA

Sylvester Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Sylvester Service Center - Sylvester, GA

Thomasville Service Center
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Thomasville Service Center - Thomasville, GA

Riparian and Wetlands Specialists

Blueway
Matt Hughes - Director of Services - Watkinsville, GA

Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL

HydroTerra Conservation Management
Paul Harris - Chief Operating Officer - Blackshear, GA

Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL

Resource and Land Consultants
- Savannah, GA

Restore America's Estuaries
- Arlington, VA

Society for Range Management
- Wichita, KS

Southern Sportsman Aquatics & Land Management
Scott Brown - OwnerNC

Stacy Mote
Consolidated Resources LLC - Sr. Environmental Scientist - Columbus, GA

Wildland Services, LLC
Will Neighbors - Biologist - Auburn, AL

Seed / Seedling Suppliers

Almost Eden
John, Bonnie, & Jeff McMillian - Merryville, LA

Appalachian Plant Materials Center
- Alderson, WV

Applewood Seed Company
- Arvada, CO

ArborGen Bellville Nursery
Steve Cantrell - Claxton, GA

Arrowhead Seed Orchard
- Cochran, GA

ATL Urban Farms
Bret Bowlin - Cumming, GA

Bell Brothers Inc
Danny or Gary Bell - Claxton, GA

Bell Brothers, Inc.
Danny Bell - President - Bellville, GA

Brooksville Plant Materials Center
- Brooksville, FL

Buy Rare Seeds
- San Francisco, CA

Clearwater Seeds
- Spokane, WA

Clifton Forest & Appraisal Service Inc
Jeremy Coulter - Statesboro, GA

Conservation Blueprint
Peter Berthelsen - President - St. Paul, NE

Dixie Green, Inc.
- Centre, AL

Elberta Forest Tree Nursery
Rayonier Inc. - Elberta, AL

Evergreen Landscape Nursery
Ron Rusk - Evensville, TN

Fast Growing Trees
- Fort Mill, SC

Flint River Nursery
Georgia Forestry Commission - Byromville, GA

Flowerwood Nursery (Cairo)
- Cairo, GA

Forestate Growers
- Douglas, GA

Georgia Agricultural Inputs Division
Georgia Department of Agriculture - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Crop Improvement Association
- Athens, GA

Georgia Forestry Commission
- Dry Branch, GA

Georgia Vines
- Claxton, GA

Goodness Grows Inc
Richard Berry - Lexington, GA

Green Point AG
- Decatur, AL

Heritage Flower Farm
- Mukwonago, WI

Holland Wildflower Farm
Bob and Julie Holland - Elkins, AR

IFCO Seedlings
- Moultrie, GA

Itasca Ladyslipper Farm
Carol Steele - Grand Rapids, MN

Jackson Branch Farm
- Sylvania, GA

Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center
- Americus, GA

John Deere Landscapes
Todd Dunlap - Alpharetta, GA

Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Winslow, ME

Joyful Butterfly
- Blackstock, SC

K & L Forest Nursery, Inc.
Ken Singleton - Buena Vista, GA

Live Monarch Foundation
- Blairsville, GA

Longleaf Ridge Farms
- Camilla, GA

LTF Greenhouses, LLC
- Tifton, GA

Mathis & Sons Tree Farm
- Jesup, GA

McKay Nursery Company
- Waterloo, WI

Meeks' Farm & Nursery Inc
Steve Meeks - Kite, GA

Mesa Garden
Steven Brack - Belen, NM

Mobjack Nurseries, Inc.
- Foster, VA

Monrovia Nursery Company
- Cairo, GA

Native Bee-Ginnings
Glenn Kenny - Owner - Meadville, PA

Native Forest Nursery
- South Chatsworth, GA

Natural Communities Native Plants
- Batavia, IL

Nearly Native Nursery
Debi Rodgers - Fayetteville, GA

Norman McRae
Columbia Timber Company - Operations Forester - Gainesville, FL

Randy's Perennials & Water Gardens
Randy Kucera - Lawrenceville, GA

Rayonier Inc
Kelly Dougherty - Glennville, GA

Rocky Creek Nurseries, Inc.
- Lucedale, MS

Rutland Forest Nursery
- Lenox, GA

Southern Roots Tree Nursery
Barry Gay - Blairsville, GA

Spring Hill Nurseries
- Harrison, OH

The Right Seed
- Hooper, NE

Tree Protection Supply
- Newnan, GA

Whitfield Farms & Nursery
- Twin City, GA

Wildflower Farm
- Coldwater, ON

State Funding / Technical Resources

Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
- Arlington, VA

Bobwhite Quail Initiative
- Wildlife Resources Division - Forsyth, GA

Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Stephen G. Perry - Coordinator - Sanbornton, NH

Fields & Forests Program
Madeline Jennison - Senior Manager, Supply Partnerships - Washington, DC

Georgia Agricultural Inputs Division
Georgia Department of Agriculture - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Conservation Tax Credit Program
- Social Circle, GA

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
State of Georgia - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Fishing Tackle Loaner Program
- Stockbridge, GA

Georgia Forest Stewardship Program
Mark McClellan - Staff Forester / Stewardship & Legacy Coordinator - Dry Branch, GA

Georgia Forestry Commission
- Dry Branch, GA

Georgia Grown
Georgia Department of Agriculture - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program
Georgia Department of Natural Program - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Pesticides Department
Georgia Department of Agriculture - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Private Lands Program
Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Albany, GA

Georgia Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Program
Wildlife Resources Division Nongame & Endangered Wildlife Program - Forsyth, GA

Georgia Southern Pine Beetle Cost Share Program
- Dry Branch, GA

Georgia Structural Pest Section
Georgia Department of Agriculture - Licensing Specialist - Atlanta, GA

Georgia Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources - Athens, GA

National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
- Clemson, SC

Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC

Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Aiken, SC

USDA Rural Development - Georgia
- Athens, GA

Whitewater to Bluewater Project
- Arlington, VA

Tree Planting Vendors

Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE

Chief River Nursery Company
- Grafton, WI

Eller & Sons Trees, Inc.
Jerry Eller - Franklin, GA

Fast Growing Trees
- Fort Mill, SC

Go Native Tree Farm
John Rosenfeld - Owner - Lancaster, PA

Longleaf Ridge Farms
- Camilla, GA

McKay Nursery Company
- Waterloo, WI

Monrovia Nursery Company
- Cairo, GA

Norman McRae
Columbia Timber Company - Operations Forester - Gainesville, FL

Reboot Reforestation, LLC
Connor Herndon - Sales & Customer Outreach Manager - Tuscaloosa, AL

Southern Mississippi Trading
- Waynesboro, MS

Williams Forestry & Associates LLC
- Calhoun, GA

Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC

USDA - Forest Service Programs

Carolyn Pike
Purdue University: Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetics Resources - Area Regeneration Specialist (Northeast) - West Layfayette, IN

Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service - Asheville, NC

Forest Legacy Program
U.S. Forest Service - Washington, DC

Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
Andrea Giardina - Landowner Assistance Programs Natural Resource Specialist - Washington, DC

Forests and Rangelands
- Washington, DC

Jeremiah R Pinto
USDA Forest Service: Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetics Resources - Research Plant Physiologist, Tribal Nursery Specialist - Moscow, ID

Southern Research Station, USDA-US Forest Service
Rob Doudrick - Station Director - Asheville, NC

U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC

Wildlife / Habitat Specialists

Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
- Blacksburg, VA

Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
- Hadley, MA

Bob Sargent
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Widllife Resources Division Program Manager - Social Circle, GA

Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC

Dr. Phil Dougherty
Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services, Inc. - Danielsville, GA

Dr. Tina Johannsen
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Assistant Chief of Game Management - Social Circle, GA

Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL

Frank M. Riley, Jr.
Southern Heritage Land Co. - Forestry & Wildlife Management Division - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA

Georgia Wildlife Federation
- Covington, GA

HydroTerra Conservation Management
Paul Harris - Chief Operating Officer - Blackshear, GA

Jon Ambrose
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Chief of Wildlife Conservation - Social Circle, GA

Linda May
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Outreach Coordinator - Wildlife Conservation - Social Circle, GA

Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA

Mark Bailey
Conservation Southeast, Inc. - Andalusia, AL

Mark W. Thomas
Forestry Wildlife Integration, LLC - President/Owner - Hoover, AL

Peter W. NeSmith
Water & Air Research, Inc - Plant Ecologist/Botanist - Gainesville, FL

Resource and Land Consultants
- Savannah, GA

Richmond Nell Consulting
Richie Nell - Land Investments and Management - Saraland, AL

Society for Range Management
- Wichita, KS

Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Bill Sutton, Jessica Homyack - Co-Chairs - Clemson, SC

Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Aiken, SC

Southern Conservation Partners
Chuck Roe - President - Raleigh, NC

Southern Conservation Trust
Chris Doane - President/CEO - Fayetteville, GA

Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA

Southern Sportsman Aquatics & Land Management
Scott Brown - OwnerNC

Stacy Mote
Consolidated Resources LLC - Sr. Environmental Scientist - Columbus, GA

Ted Will
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division - Director, Wildlife Resources Division - Social Circle, GA

The Environmental Resources Network
- Forsyth, GA

Tutt Land Company
- Thomaston, AL

Walker Rivers
The Forest Walkers LLC - Macon, GA

Wiregrass Ecological Associates
Austin D Carroll - President - Bainbridge, GA

Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC

Woodlot and Timber Services

Aerial Specialists, Inc.
Billy Rutland - President - Ward, SC

Alex Nixon
Nixon Land Company - Registered Forester & Real Estate Broker - Augusta, GA

American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC

Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions
- Shreveport, LA

Bradley Williams
Buck Haven Land Solutions - Owner - Buchanan, GA

Brooks C. Mendell, Ph.D.
Forisk Consulting - President and Founder - Athens, GA

Brush Clearing Services, LLC
Brian P Sheppard - Pine Mountain, GA

Burgundy Timber
Trey Long, III - Timber Buyer - Bainbridge, GA

Burgundy Timber, Inc.
Clint Beckham - Bainbridge, GA

Burgundy Timber, Inc.
H. Stephen Dixon - President - Jakin, GA

Celtic Tree Service Macon
Garrett Powell - Macon, GA

Chloeta Fire Inc.
Mark Masters - Midwest City, OK

Culpepper Timber Resources LLC
Billy Culpepper, Jr. - Forester - Poulan, GA

Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC

Dr. Phil Dougherty
Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services, Inc. - Danielsville, GA

Forest Investment Associates
- Atlanta, GA

Frank M. Riley, Jr.
Southern Heritage Land Co. - Forestry & Wildlife Management Division - Registered Forester - Hiawasee, GA

Green Diamond Resource Company
- Seattle, WA

Hood Industries
Steven W. Lynn - Forester - Metcalf, GA

Jeffrey D. Williams
Timberland Appraisal Services - Real Estate Appraiser/Forester - Ellijay, GA

Lawrence C. Hancock, III
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Regional Manager - Albany, GA

Long Forestry Consultants
Gregory D. Long - Forester - Dublin, GA

Mid South Timber
Jonathan D. Knight - Whigham, GA

Moss Land and Forestry Services
- Register, GA

Pinova
- Brunswick, GA

Richmond Nell Consulting
Richie Nell - Land Investments and Management - Saraland, AL

Skip Steed
Steed Timber Company - Lincoln, AL

Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA

The Price Companies, Inc.
- Monticello, AR

Timberland Resource Services, Inc.
Russell L. Falk, ACF - Owner - Dublin, GA

Tom Tomlinson
Molpus Timberlands Mgt. - Monroe, LA

Tony Hernandez
Forestree Network Services - Owner - Roanoke, AL

Tutt Land Company
- Thomaston, AL

Wade E. McDonald, RF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Georgia - Statesboro, GA

Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC