January 2017
Forestry Day at the Capitol proves to be a success AFA Foresters, Loggers and forest products representatives gathered in Little Rock on Tuesday, January 24 to celebrate Forestry Day at the Capitol. The day included exhibits from 10 forestry-related organizations, a luncheon attended by 200 members of the 91st General Assembly and legislative staff, and recognition on the floor of the House of Representatives. State Representative Ken Bragg (R-Sheridan) sponsored House Resolution 1009, which was adopted by the House, to recognize the economic and environmental contributions of the forestry community in Arkansas.
Exhibitors, that included partnering agencies and Arkansas forest product companies, visited with legislators at Forestry Day on January 24. The day included a seedling giveaway and lunch hosted by our exhibitors for legislators and their staff. Visitors to the Capitol were able to take home tree seedlings courtesy of the Arkansas Forestry Commission and ArborGen, as well as copies of the 2017-2018 House and Senate Legislative Maps, one of the most helpful reference tools available for identifying members of the General Assembly. Thanks to all of our sponsors, exhibitors and partners that made Forestry Day a success.
House Resolution 1009, sponsored by State Representative Ken Bragg (R-Sheridan) was adopted on the House Floor to recognize Arkansas’ forestry industry and its importance to the state of Arkansas.
ArborGen Arkansas Department of Agriculture Arkansas Forestry Association Arkansas Forestry Commission Baucum Nursery Arkansas Forest and Paper Council Arkansas Timber Producers Association Clearwater Paper Deltic Timber Drax Biomass Domtar
Georgia-Pacific Green Bay Packaging Highland Pellets Interfor International Paper Kingwood Forestry Service Potlatch Forest Holdings UAM School of Forestry & Natural Resources U.S. Forest Service Weyerhaeuser
Teacher Conservation Tour launches new format
AFAEF The Teacher Conservation Tour, sponsored by the Arkansas Forestry Association Education Foundation (AFAEF), will offer a three-part workshop series focusing on the environmental, ecological, and economic benefits of Arkansas’s forestlands and timber industries. Each session qualifies for 12 hours of professional development. Session 1 - Pulp to Paper Texarkana, Arkansas | June 8-9, 2017 This session will focus on forests grown for
the pulp and paper industry and include site visits to Weyerhaeuser forestlands, the Weyerhaeuser’s seedling nursery, and a tour of the Domtar Paper Mill. Session 2 - Urban Forests Springdale, Arkansas | June 22-23, 2017 This session will focus on the benefits of urban trees and include a hands-on computer session using the i-Tree program; along with site visits to demonstration sites and project areas in Northwest Arkansas.
Session 3 - Forest to Faucet Russellville, Arkansas | Nov. 2-3, 2017 This session will focus on healthy forests and healthy water and include fish sampling, water quality monitoring, and forest health; along with site visits to the Ozark National Forest, Green Bay Packaging forestlands, and a tour of the Russellville water treatment facility. To apply, teachers should go to http://www. arkforests.org/?page=TCT.
A look at our new members from 2016 AFA
To find out more about these members, just sign in to www.arkforests.org, go to the “About AFA” tab and click Membership Directory. Paul Algee | Arkansas Rehab Services, Fayetteville Bill Lee, Robinsonville, MS Addison Anthony | Anthony Hardwood Composites, Sheridan Jay Lipinski | Camp 9 Hunting Club Wilson Anthony | Anthony Timberlands, Inc., Beardan John Lock | BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group Ryan Ashley, Greenville, MS Steve Lovett, Nacogdoches, Texas Bobby Bays | Bays Land and Timber LLC, Youngsville, LA Emon Mahony | Mahony Corporation, El Dorado Bobby Bays | Bud Creek Hunting Club, Youngsville, LA Samantha Marchman | American Forest Management, Little Rock Jill Beck | AgDirect, Marked Tree Kenneth Martin | Bradley Farm & Timber, LLC, Benton, LA Jacob Bird | Bird & Crawford Forestry, Center, Texas Doug McClellan, Searcy Mark Bird | Bird & Crawford Forestry, Center, Texas Jimmy McCormick | AmeriSafe General Agency, Inc., Little Rock David Bird | Birdman Farms, Boca Raton, FL Larry McHughes | McAdvantage Hunt Club, Little Rock Timothy Bitely | Anderson-Tully Co., Monticello Shaun McKamie | Farm Credit Services of Western Arkansas, Magnolia Rusty Booker | Drax Biomass Inc., Paris, Texas Brett McMillon | Crockett Hunt Club, Piggott Lara Elizabeth Bowles, Little Rock Robert McWilliams | McWilliams Tree Farm, LLC, Hot Springs Daniel and Brandy Brackett, Vero Beach, FL Glen Michalski | Muddy Bottoms Hunt Club, Star City Brandon Brewer | Box Stand Hunting Club, Pine Bluff Craig Mobley, El Dorado Bill Brown | Advantage Companies, LLC, Hernando, MS Scott Montgomery | Zero Grade Hunt Club Tom Byrd, Murfreesboro Philip Moore, Fayetteville Mike Cagle | Arkansas Forestry Commission, Conway Mary Morrison, Hector Rachel Cannada | Adannac Family Properties, LLC, Madison, MS Paul and Larry Neuhart | Neuhart Family Farm & Land, Plainview Virgil Casey | Virgil Casey Family Trust, Magnolia Calvin Newman | Texas A&M Forest Service, Abilene, Texas John Paul and Tina Chism, Olive Branch, MS Tom Pattillo Jeff Choate | Choate Duck Club, Conway Pamela Patton Jolly | Hwy 80 Hunt Club, Russellville Jeff Choate | Hunts Unlimited, Macon, GA Forrest Payne | University of Arkansas Little Rock Matthew Clark, Russellville Wendell Perritt | SLP, Inc., Magnolia Kyle Clark, Metairie, LA Joe Pokorny | Molpus Management, LLC, DeRidder, LA Louisa Daniels | Green Bay Packaging, Inc., Morrilton Dean Powell, Van Buren Angela Danovi | Ozarks Water Watch, Rogers Debbie Powers, Texarkana, Texas Dee Davenport | Prince T. House Revocable Trust, Little Rock Tom Reilley | Highland Pellets, Pine Bluff John Davis, Little Rock Matthew Reynders | Green Bay Packaging, Inc., Morrilton Noel Davis, Texarkana, AR Greg Rich | Greg Rich & Associates, Magnolia Craig Delacerda | Drake’s Fowl Play, Little Rock Brad Robbins | Robbins Tree Farm, Houston, Texas Craig Delacerda | Delta Landbank, LLC, Little Rock Ryan Roberts, Russellville Ray Dillon, Little Rock Jerry & Barbara Rodgers, Stuttgart Matt Edwards | Weyerhauser Luke Rogers | Pin Oak Duck Club, LLC, Benton Peyton Ellis | Prudential Timberland Capitol Group, Memphis, TN Scott Sandlin | Story Mountain, LLC, Fayetteville Brent Foust | Foust Forestry Management, Heber Springs Mike Shelton | Dirty South Waterfowl Hunt Club, Benton Bill Harmon | BGH Hunting Club Valerie Shepherd, Sheridan John Harris, Magnolia Dalton Smith, Magnolia Jonathan Hartley | Arkansas Forestry Commission, Monticello Kenny Smothers | Arkansas Forestry Commission, Batesville Kevin Hollingsworth | Harris Deer Camp, El Dorado Matt Stephens | McFarland Cascade, Rison Marcus Holloway, Maumelle Kenneth Stephens | Fowl Play, Benton Jake Holloway | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Russellville Kenneth Swim, College Station, Texas George Holt, Hope Trayvis Todd | Forestry Associates, Inc., Sheridan Scott Irby | Rock Island Hunt Club, Little Rock David Trudeaux, Scranton Estate of James H. Blanchard, Jr., Ruston, LA Whitney Vaughn | Buck Run Hunting Club, Heber Springs Jay Johnson, Little Rock Joe and Barbara Villarreal, Denton, Texas Emmett Junkin | J & J Land Co., Roland James Williams, Dallas, Texas Scott Kemph | Milliron Corporation, Inc., Little Rock Richard Wilson | Green Bay Packaging, Inc., Morrilton Mike Knoedl | Knoedl Hunting Club, Fordyce Jody Wood, Heber Springs Katherine Lambert, Rayville, LA Emma Wood | Jesse C. Wood FLP, Chidester Gary Langrell, Rison Karen Wynne, Heber Springs
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AFA offers Emerging Leaders Program
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What is the AFA Emerging Leaders Program? The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a recognition-based group that is focused on the development of young business professionals through leadership training, social interactions, and educational opportunities.
What is the goal of the Emerging Leaders Program?
Things millennials want out of an organization: sense of purpose community outreach networking
The goal of the ELP is to build the leadership and professional skills of its members, who are associated directly or indirectly with the forestry community, so they are ready to assume future roles as leaders of the Arkansas Forestry Association. These skills are developed through programs and speakers that specialize in leadership training, communication and other forest business related activities. It’s important that we provide a pathway of training and opportunity for the millennial generation to become more involved in the association, as this generation makes up the largest population sector in America at 98 million strong.
How can I be a member of the Emerging Leaders Program? A prospective candidate of the Emerging Leaders Program must be a member of the Arkansas Forestry Association and fill out the application online at this link. https://form.jotform.com/70153795631155
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 22 The Emerging Leaders Program targets those in the beginning stages of their careers. Applications will be reviewed by the Emerging Leaders Program Committee and successful applicants will be notified by the Committee upon acceptance. The Program will have a 20-person limit for the first year.
How often does this group meet? The Emerging Leaders Program typically meets multiple times a year. Meetings will take place at various locations in the state and will include a networking event that coincides with the Arkansas Forestry Association Annual Meeting in Little Rock. Plans for 2017 include tours of member facilities to learn more about different facets of Arkansas’ role in the forest products industry and meetings with forest industry experts to gain a better understanding of the impact forestry has on our economy and the future of the forestry industry.
AFA CALENDAR January 31 Landowner Education Committee 10 a.m. | AFA Office
April 3 Ag Hall of Fame Honoring AFA Member Allen Bedell
June 8 Log A Load for Kids South Central Golf Tournament | Glenwood
February 1 Forest Practices and Wildlife Committee 9:30 a.m. | Arkansas State Chamber
April 5 Executive Committee 10 a.m. | AFA Office
June 8-9 Teacher Conservation Tour | Session 1 Texarkana
February 21 Program Committee 10 a.m. | AFA Office
April 6 Log A Load for Kids Kickoff 10:30 a.m. | Arkansas Children’s Hospital
February 22 Emerging Leaders Application Deadline
May 4-5 Spring Board Meeting Red Apple Inn | Heber Springs
June 10 Log A Load For Kids South Central Dinner and Auction Arkadelphia
March 30 Emerging Leaders Program Kick-Off 10:30 a.m. | AFA Office
May 8 Log A Load for Kids Central AR Golf Tournament | Pine Bluff
June 22-23 Teacher Conservation Tour | Session 2 Springdale October 3-5 AFA Annual Meeting | Little Rock
Arkansas State Representative Ken Bragg proudly supports the Arkansas Forestry Association
Representative Bragg works on behalf of District 15 in the Arkansas House of Representatives email: kenwbragg@gmail.com | phone: 870-917-9205