> October 2020
Through October
31...Statewide.
Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest will begin
accepting entries August 3.
All amateur photographers invited to enter. Categories
include, but not limited to: Birds of a Feather, Bugs
and Butterflies, Coastal Life, Cold-blooded Critters,
Nature-Based Recreation, Watchable Wildlife, State Park
Adventures, Advanced Amateur, and more. For more
information contact Billy Pope
at 1-800-242-3151 or
billy.pope@dcnr.alabama.gov.
October 21-28...Online.
Mississippi Forestry Association Annual Meeting
will be presented virtually this year. The meeting will
be on-demand and available October 21-28, so you can
watch at your own convenience. Contact Casey Anderson at
(601) 354-4936 or
canderson@msforestry.net.
October 27...Online 7:30
PM CT.
Best Deer Season Ever Webinar Series is the
fifth and final webinar in the series. The topic for
this session is Processing and Preparation. For more
information call the Pickens County Extension Office at
(205) 367-8148.
October
27-29...Online.
Keeping Forests Virtual Forum invites you to
participate in a forum dedicated to the development of
successful payment for ecosystem service projects in the
Southeast. For more information contact Scott Davis at
sadvis381@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Plan to
attend, but be aware that we suspect the outcome of
movements like this are not likely to be in the best
interests of fee-simple private forest owners.
October 29...Online 2 PM
CT.
The
How Both Short and Long Term Wildlife Research Can
Inform Management webinar will be presented via
GoToWebinar. In this webinar, Dr. Smith will discuss
management implications of a follow up survey of the
alligator snapping turtle population on the Flint River,
22 years after eliminating harvest, the success of a
forest restoration project in the eyes of pine snakes,
and the unexpected added value of surveys of one
threatened species (the gopher tortoise) for the
conservation of another (the gopher frog). If you need assistance connecting to the
webinar email
contact@sref.info.
October 29...Online 6 -
7:30 PM CT.
Land Care Practices for Woodland Health webinar
will present an overview of woodland ecology and the
principles of succession. Understanding woodland ecology
is essential to understanding why and how land care
practices are applied and the results that can be
expected. Watch part 2 of this 4-part webinar series to
increase your knowledge base, add skills and gain an
edge over the competition with additional services to
offer your clients. Fee: $35. Contact Jonathan Kays at
(301) 432-2767x323 or
jkays@umd.edu.
October 29...Online 7 -
9 PM CT.
Using Trusts in Estate Planning will discuss how
trusts allow the grantor to control the management and
distribution of assets long after the decedent’s death.
Types of trusts and their creation and use will also be
discussed. Fee: $15. Contact Robert Tufts at
(334) 734-2120 or
tuftsra@auburn.edu.
October 30...Elmore County
9 AM.
Industry Supply Chain Issues Seminar at the
Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel & Conference
Center, Prattville. The seminar will address supply
chain issues to include egress and ingress issues for
access to public road and bridge assets, axle weight
restrictions on log trucks, insurance issues for the
logging industry and access restrictions for the
interstate highways. Fee: $100. Contact Liz Chambers at (334) 481-2135 or
lchambers@alaforestry.org.
October 31...Shelby
County.
Adult Mentored Hunt Workshop at the Cahaba River
Wildlife Management Area. The workshop will provide
participants with an opportunity to learn hunting
basics, firearm safety and handling, where to hunt, and
the equipment and gear needed. Other workshops are
available throughout the state. There are eligibility
requirements. Fee: $20. For more information email
Justin Grider at
justin.grider@dcnr.alabama.gov.
October 31...Baldwin
County.
Adult Mentored Hunt Workshop at the Upper Delta
Wildlife Management Area in Stockton. The workshop will
provide participants with an opportunity to learn
hunting basics, firearm safety and handling, where to
hunt, and the equipment and gear needed. Other workshops
are available throughout the state. There are
eligibility requirements. Fee: $20. For more information
email Justin Grider at
justin.grider@dcnr.alabama.gov.
> November 2020
November 3...Multiple
Counties.
Property Tax Votes or other fees will be on the
ballots for the following Alabama counties:
Crenshaw,
Elmore,
Fayette,
Geneva,
Greene,
Macon,
Mobile,
Montgomery,
St. Clair,
Sumter,
Washington, and
Marshall (Volunteer Fire District 15). Property
tax votes typically impose a tax for more than 25 years.
All voters will be faced with 6 statewide amendments,
and many county ballots contain local amendments.
Click here to find your county's sample ballot on the
Secretary of State's website.
November 3...Online 12
Noon - 1 PM CT.
ForestHer: Timber Products will be presented via
Zoom Webinar. This lunch and learn is for women that own
forestland or are just interested in learning more about
forestry in a relaxed, fun setting. Join during your
lunch break. Pre-registration required. Contact Bence Carter at (334)
389-4055 or
jbc0057@aces.edu.
November 4...Online 12
Noon - 1 PM CT.
Deer Management Wild Cards: Predators, Baiting, &
Disease webinar will be presented via Zoom. This
is the third of six webinars in the Natural Resources
Webinar Series. For more information contact Bence Carter at (334)
389-4055 or
jbc0057@aces.edu.
November 4...Online 1 PM CT.
Essential Aspects of Monarch Habitat in the Southeast is the
second webinar in a three part
series focused on monarchs in the southeast, NRCS
planners and community conservationists will learn about
specific habitat needs of larvae and adults. We will
highlight monarch ecology in terms of the habitats that
best support them in the region, and the host plants and
nectar plants that they prefer to use. We will also
discuss resources to help you select and find plant
materials for restoring monarch habitat.
For more information email Jennifer Ryan at
jennifer.ryan2@usda.gov.
November
4-5...Online.
Healthy Forests: Managing for Bugs, Wildlife, and Big
Trees will be presented as a Zoom Webinar.
Instructors: Dr. Elizabeth McCarty and Dr. Michel Kohl.
Fee: $215. Contact Ingvar Elle at (706) 583-0566 or
ingvar@uga.edu.
November 5...Shelby
County 10 AM.
Board Meeting of Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust
will meet at the Pelham Civic Complex, 500 Amphitheater
Road, Pelham. This meeting
will provide an opportunity for any individual who would
like to make comments concerning the program. The public
is invited to attend this meeting and is urged to submit
comments. For more information call (334) 242-3484.
Editor's Note: Here are some questions you may consider
asking yourself and others. Should the state provide
recreational activity property? Is recreation a necessary service?
Does the state need more public land to compete with
recreational opportunities (many of which are already)
provided by private forestland owners? Will more public
land that doesn't pay taxes put pressure on private
landowners to (eventually) pay more in taxes? Will higher taxes
promote more or less forestland ownership? Is private
forestland ownership or public forestland better for our
state?
November 5...Online 12
Noon CT.
The
Woods for Wildlife: Forestry for Birds and Commonly Used
Herbicides for Habitat Management webinar will be presented via
Zoom. Managing forest habitat for birds doesn’t have to
be difficult and often aligns closely with familiar
forestry practices. Learn what bird species rely on
forests, why their presence is a quick and dependable
indicator of forest health, and how to use this
information to speak with both foresters and landowners
to maximize forest productivity across multiple
disciplines. If you need assistance connecting to the
webinar email
contact@sref.info.
November 5...Online 1
PM CT.
Using Biomass Markets in Forest Restoration will
be presented via Zoom. Make way for forest restoration.
Local biomass markets can provide a much-needed market
for low value wood that needs to be cleared for forest
restoration purposes. Pre-registration required. For
more information contact Chris Demers at (352) 846-2375
or
cdemers@ufl.edu.
November 5...Online 1
- 2 PM CT.
Monarchs: Milkweed & Migration will be presented
via Zoom Meeting. Join this meeting to learn more about
our monarch butterflies. Registration required. Contact
Jack LeCroy at (251) 288-2874 or
jml0003@auburn.edu.
November 5...Online 6 -
7:30 PM CT.
Land Care Practices for Woodland Health Continued
webinar will continue the focus on specific land care
practices to achieve specific goals, such as ways to
improve privacy, aesthetics, create natural havens,
improve recreational opportunities, and grow/harvest
forest products. The use of integrated vegetation
management, including the use of forest herbicides, will
be covered to include how to control undesirable plants,
herbicide selection, common woodland herbicides,
application methods, and vine management. Watch part 3
of this 4-part webinar series to increase your knowledge
base, add skills and gain an edge over the competition
with additional services to offer your clients. Fee:
$35. Contact Jonathan Kays at (301) 432-2767x323 or
jkays@umd.edu.
November 5...Online 7 - 9 PM
CT.
Estate Planning for Landowners will discuss
problems with leaving property equally to your children,
dividing property, and using a trust or business entity. Fee: $15. Contact Robert Tufts at
(334) 734-2120 or
tuftsra@auburn.edu.
CANCELLED
November 6...Land O’ Lakes, Florida.
Land Steward Tour at the property of Jake
English.
November 7...Baldwin
County.
Annual Stockton Sawmill Days at Bicentennial Park, Stockton. Witness
log-rolling, pole climbing, cross-cut sawing, boom
walking, and other activities performed by professional
lumberjacks. Other items of interest: portable sawmill
operating basket making,
syrup making, and much more. Bring a lawn chair. Fee:
$10; children under 12 free. Contact Stockton Sawmill
Days organizers at
stocktonsawmilldays@gmail.com.
November 7...Barbour
County.
Adult Mentored Hunt Workshop at the Barbour
Wildlife Management Area shooting range. GPS Coord:
31.9809880, -85.4510920 The workshop will provide
participants with an opportunity to learn hunting
basics, firearm safety and handling, where to hunt, and
the equipment and gear needed. Other workshops are
available throughout the state. There are eligibility
requirements. Fee: $20. For more information email
Justin Grider at
justin.grider@dcnr.alabama.gov.
November 10...Online 2
PM CT.
How Both Short and Long Term Wildlife Research can
Inform Management webinar will be presented via
GoToWebinar. In this webinar, Dr. Lora Smith will
discuss management implications of a follow up survey of
the alligator snapping turtle population on the Flint
River, 22 years after eliminating harvest, the success
of a forest restoration project in the eyes of pine
snakes, and the unexpected added value of surveys of one
threatened species (the gopher tortoise) for the
conservation of another (the gopher frog). If you need assistance connecting to the
webinar email
contact@sref.info.
November 10-11...Online.
Longleaf Pine Webinar will be presented via
Zoom Webinar. Instructors: Dr. David Dickens and Dr. David Clabo.
Fee: $270.
Contact Ingvar Elle at (706) 583-0566 or
ingvar@uga.edu.
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AFOA EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
November 11...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:15 AM (Central
Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 15 minute telephone/Internet conference
will feature state & national experts, researchers & authors
on breaking issues, current research, can't-miss
educational events, books & publications, timber market
update and more. To
listen live call AFOA to register at (205) 624-2225.
Listen on the web or download to listen on your device
of choice: November 11, 2020 CI -- Live! This will be a
link once program is finished and available.
Click Here for Index to
Past Conferences.
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AFOA Forestry Field Day
November 12...Clarke County 9:30 AM.
The Forestry Field Day will meet at the Scotch
Land Management pavilion, 6969 Asbury Road, Whatley.
Come meet with Ed Travis, Consulting Forester.
Topic: Timber Sale Prep and Accounting: What
Landowners Need to Know. RSVP to
Jessica Nelson at (334) 524-1920 or
jnelson@afoa.org.
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November 12...Online 1
PM CT.
Prepare for and Recover More Quickly from the Next
Hurricane will be presented via Zoom. Learn some
strategies to make your property resilient and steps you
can take to recover from a storm more quickly.
Pre-registration required. For more information contact
Chris Demers at (352) 846-2375 or
cdemers@ufl.edu.
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AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
November 12...Shelby
County 6 - 8 PM.
Dinner and Discussion at
The Fish Market Restaurant, 5407 Highway 280, Hoover. No-host dinner at 6
PM. Then listen to a 15 minute program, and talk about
the issues with other forest landowners. Remember 280
traffic at this time of day and plan accordingly. Limited
seating. To attend,
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November 12...Online 6 -
7:30 PM CT.
Introduction to Woodland Health Assessment &
Incorporating Woodland Health Practices into Your
Business webinar starts with an introduction to
the Woodland Health Assessment Checklist, and how to use
it to educate and motivate your clients to address
issues with their property and management actions you
can offer. This checklist can be used to develop a land
care plan. The plan further details land care practices
for your client’s consideration. Further discussion will
discuss marketing your services and how and when to
include a forestry professional for certain practices.
Watch the final installation of this 4-part webinar
series to increase your knowledge base, add skills and
gain an edge over the competition with additional
services to offer your clients. Fee: $35. Contact
Jonathan Kays at (301) 432-2767x323 or
jkays@umd.edu.
November 17...Online 3
PM CT.
Walnut Council Webinar: Pruning will be
presented via Zoom. For more information contact Liz
Jackson at (765) 409-3272 or
jackson@purdue.edu.
November
17-20...Online.
Family Director Essentials Virtual Program
is presented by The Family
Business Consulting Group (FBCG). This program is for
multi-generational family businesses who are current or
potential future board of directors for their family
enterprise. It would be a good option for families who
want to efficiently share common governance approaches
with a group of family members/directors. Fee: $1,750
per board representative and $1,550 for each additional
member up to a maximum of 6 per family. For more information contact
Christine Nguyen
at (773) 604-5005 or
christine@thefbcg.com.
November 18...Online
12 Noon - 1 PM CT.
Alabama Black Bears webinar will be presented
via Zoom. This is the fourth of six webinars in the
Natural Resources Webinar Series. For more information
contact Bence Carter at (334)
389-4055 or
jbc0057@aces.edu.
November
18...Montgomery County 12 PM Noon.
PALS (People Against A Littered State) Governor's Awards at
the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery.
Nominations must be submitted by October 11. Call Alabama PALS at
(334) 263-7737.
November 19...Online 7 -
9 PM CT.
Heirs Property will be presented via Zoom
Meeting. Dr. Robert Tufts will discuss how heirs
property is created, what rights do heirs have, and how
to transfer legal title to the heirs. Registration
required. Contact Robert Tufts at
(334) 734-2120 or
tuftsra@auburn.edu.
November
19-20...Online.
Timber Taxation Workshop
will be presented via Zoom Meeting.
Instructor: Dr. Yanshu Li.
Six CFE hours available. Fee: $215; $50 discount if paid by October
29. Contact
Ingvar Elle at (706) 583-0566 or
ingvar@uga.edu.
November 23-24...Online.
Understanding the Role of BMPs will be presented
via Zoom Webinar. Instructors: Dr. Puneet Dwivedi
and Dr. Jay Shelton. CFE credits available. Fee: $215;
$50 discount if paid by November 3. Contact Ingvar Elle
at (706) 583-0566 or
ingvar@uga.edu.
> February 2021
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AFOA EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
February 10...Nationwide 10:00 AM to 10:15 AM (Central
Time).
CAPITAL IDEAS -- LIVE!
News Conference for Forest Owners.
This 15 minute telephone/Internet conference
will feature state & national experts, researchers & authors
on breaking issues, current research, can't-miss
educational events, books & publications, timber market
update and more. To
listen live call AFOA to register at (205) 624-2225.
Listen on the web or download to listen on your device
of choice: February 10, 2021 CI -- Live! This will be a
link once program is finished and available.
Click Here for Index to
Past Conferences.
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AFOA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
February 11...Shelby/Jefferson
County 6 - 8 PM.
Dinner and Discussion at
a location to be determined. No-host dinner at 6
PM. Then listen to a 15 minute program, and talk about
the issues with other forest landowners. Limited
seating. To attend,
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February 24-26...Amelia Island, Florida.
Timberland Investment Conference at The Ritz-Carlton,
4750 Amelia Island Parkway. Fee: $TBD.
Contact Bob Izlar at (706) 542-6819 or
bizlar@uga.edu.
February 27...Shelby
County.
Adult Mentored Hunt Workshop at the Cahaba River
Wildlife Management Area. The workshop will provide
participants with an opportunity to learn hunting
basics, firearm safety and handling, where to hunt, and
the equipment and gear needed. There are eligibility
requirements. Fee: $20. For more information email
Justin Grider at
justin.grider@dcnr.alabama.gov.
> March 2021
March 23-25...Panama
City Beach,
Florida.
Southeastern Society of American Foresters Annual
Meeting at
Callaway Resort & Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia. Fee: $TBD. For more information contact
Danielle Atkins at (706) 631-4440 or
se.saf.businessmanager@gmail.com.
> July 2021
July 16-18...Jefferson County.
Annual World
Deer Expo at Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, 2100
Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Birmingham. The expo will have
hunting products, apparel, outfitters from all over the world, seminars,
outdoor celebrities, kid’s activities, and more. Fee: $10; kids receive
discounted admission. For more info call Channing Brown at (205) 678-4141.
> August 2022
August 23-26...Atlanta,
Georgia.
International Woodworking Fair (IWF) at the Georgia
World Congress Center. The IWF is one of the top
woodworking trade shows for furniture manufacturing,
architectural woodwork, and custom and general
woodworking industries. Fee: $TBD. Contact IWF at (404) 693-8333 or
info@iwfatlanta.com.
> October 2021
October
19-21...Moultrie, Georgia.
Sunbelt Agricultural
Exposition at Spence Field, 290-G Harper Blvd.
Activities: Tractor & ATV test drives, Stock Dog Trials,
educational seminars, and many more. Fee: $TBD. Call
(229) 985-1968 for more information.
> October 2022
October
20-23...Wilmington, North Carolina.
Biennial Longleaf Conference in Wilmington. Save the
date! Fee: $TBD. For more
information email Sarah Crate at
sarah@longleafalliance.org.
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