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CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
July 2006 News Conference for Forest Owners
Sponsored by Alabama Forest Owners' Association, Inc. Conference was recorded
July 19, 2006.
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Hayes D. Brown
starting time: (00:00) |
Moderator
Hayes D. Brown, attorney and forest owner, will moderate this news
conference. Hayes' email address is
hbrown@hayesbrown.com.
Click Here to View & Hear Prior News Conferences.
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Sean Moore
(00:32) |
What Human Amenities Mean for Alabama
Sean Moore
is a Research Associate with the
Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City
in Missouri. Moore and colleague Sarah Lowe did a
report on Human Amenities (i.e., scenic views, clear waters,
recreational potential) and their effect on economic growth in the United
States. They found that human amenities influence both migration patterns
and business location decisions because they appeal to professionals who
prefer to live in a pleasing environment. We noticed, however, that Alabama
did not score too well in their report. Moore tells us why this could be and
suggests possible ways for Alabama to improve its amenities image.
Other Regional Asset Indicators:
Phone: (816) 881-6758
Email:
sean.moore@kc.frb.org
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Charles E. Chandler
(04:18) |
Paper Mill Expansion
Charles Chandler is a logging contractor with
IndusTREE Timber, Inc. in Cullman, Alabama. Despite the fact that
paper mills all over the country are closing their doors, the
International Paper Courtland mill is growing into a $53 million
enlargement. While many folks in Lawrence County are
optimistic about what this expansion could
mean for the local economy, we must ask what this expansion could mean for
forest landowners in this area and in the state in general. Chandler offers
his take on the IP expansion and the effect he sees it having on forest
landowners.
Phone: (334) 567-5436
Email:
cchandler@industreetimber.com
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William C. Jones
(07:33) |
Logging Regulations Affect
Timber Market
Bill
Jones is the Executive Director of the
Alabama Loggers Council located in Montgomery, Alabama. The outcry
from county governments over road damage caused by logging trucks is
creating pressure on the industry. This could mean problems for landowners
because how will we be able to meet our harvests' fullest profit potential
if the loggers can't easily and efficiently move our logs to the mills?
Jones will explain specifically what complaints counties are having
concerning road damage, how resulting regulations will burden loggers, and
the effect all this will have on us and the market.
Phone: (334) 265-8733
Email:
alc@alaforestry.org
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L. Louis Hyman
(12:08) |
Difficult Planting Season
Lou Hyman is the Assistant Division Director of the
Alabama Forestry Commission's Fire Division in Montgomery, Alabama.
The 2005-2006 tree planting season will prove
difficult due to prevailing drought conditions, so many of us should
expect serious seedling survival problems. Lou will reassure us that we
shouldn't feel as if we did something wrong, nor should we blame our tree
planters. He will also describe which counties are experiencing the worst
part of this drought, what we should expect (or not expect) in the upcoming
months, and what to do about it.
Weather Information Sources
Other Useful Links
Phone: (334) 240-9354
Email:
louis.hyman@forestry.alabama.gov
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Kent Hanby
(14:45) |
Prescribed Fire Vendors
Kent Hanby is a consulting forester and prescribed burning instructor
from Dadeville, Alabama. AFOA has compiled a prescribed
fire vendors list for as many Alabama burning professionals as
possible. To complement our list, we've asked Hanby to talk about what kind
of contract we should have if we decide to hire a prescribed burning
professional, how much insurance should we as the landowner and the burner
have, and what rules do we have to follow and what rules
should we follow?
Phone: (256) 825-8593
Email:
hanby@charter.net
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Kathryn Fernholz
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Family Working Together Improves Forest
Katie Fernholz
is the Executive Director of
Dovetail Partners, Inc. Fernholz is experienced in working with
family forests, and supports the idea that while some silvicultural
practices may require specialization from an expert, there are other
forest management goals on your land that you can do as a family. The
trick is to find a project which can be divided up into jobs where everybody
can play a part, including children. She suggests the kind of forest
management activities families can do as for quality time, how to foster
interest in kids for the family forestlands, and other strategies for
families looking to plan outdoor activities in order to bond.
Phone: (651) 762-4007
Email: info@dovetailinc.org
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Dr. Charles L. Cantrell
(21:58) |
Folk Remedy Repels Mosquitoes
Charles Cantrell
is a chemist with the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture's
Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) in Oxford, Mississippi. Cantrell has
confirmed colleague Dr. Charles Bryson's research
that the crushed leaves of the
American beautyberry plant wards off biting insects, such as ticks,
ants and mosquitoes. "I've rubbed the leaves on my arms, and it works,"
Cantrell said. To the folks living in Mississippi's hill country, this is
nothing new. The beautyberry plant has been used as a folk remedy for at
least a century! Cantrell tells us how this traditional remedy works, a
little bit of its folklore, and the future for the plant as a marketable
product.
Phone: (662) 915-5898
Email:
ccantrell@msa-oxford.ars.usda.gov
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Mark W. Thomas
(24:45) |
The Drought and Wildlife: Timely Tips
Mark
Thomas is a renaissance man of forestry and wildlife, and works -
appropriately enough - with Forestry/Wildlife Integration, LLC in
Hoover, Alabama. Earlier, Lou Hyman discussed the fate of planted seedlings
due to the drought. What about the affect the drought will have on our
wildlife habitat preparations? Thomas will talk about what landowners should
be doing to prepare for wildlife habitat conditions in the near future and
recommend some timely wildlife tips we should consider at this time.
Phone: (205) 733-0477
Email:
thomasmwildlife@mindspring.com
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