Starting Time: 00:00
Hayes D. Brown, attorney and forest owner, will moderate this news conference. Hayes’ email address is hbrown@hayesbrown.com.
Starting Time: 00:50
Leon Mangasarian is a journalist, landowner, and seasoned transatlantic investor who’s seen forestry from both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to owning approximately 600 acres of forest land in Georgia, he also owns approximately 1,850 hectares (approximately 4,500 acres) in eastern Germany. After a quarter-century battling suffocating regulations and bureaucratic red tape in Germany, he recently shared his experience with those stateside in an article for Forest Landowner Magazine entitled “The View From Abroad.” Leon joins us to elaborate upon his unique perspective, contrasting the challenges of German forest ownership with the relative freedoms enjoyed by Alabamian landowners.
Starting Time: 6:44
Crystal Gauvin is a Senior Economist at Forest Economic Advisors (FEA). Lumber prices might make headlines, but for landowners, the real number to watch is stumpage prices—the amount paid for timber standing in the woods. Understanding this connection is key to making informed decisions about when to harvest and sell. With her years of expertise at FEA–and her role in developing and launching PricePulse, North America’s first transaction-based price report for wood products, Crystal has invaluable insight into market trends and what they mean for landowners looking to maximize their timber investments. Crystal Gauvin joins us to break it all down.
Forest Economic Advisors: Price Pulse
Starting Time: 12:35
Eric Michel is currently the Co-Director of the Deer Ecology and Management Lab at Mississippi State University. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is creeping closer to Alabama, with confirmed cases in every neighboring state and even now in northwest Alabama. What does that mean for landowners, hunters, and the future of deer populations? That’s what Eric and the teamat Mississippi State University has been researching. With years of experience managing deer populations and researching their health, Eric has critical insight into how Alabama landowners can protect their herds before it’s too late. He joins us to break down the risks, the science behind CWD, and why baiting deer—though legal—might be doing more harm than good.
Mississippi State University: “MSU scientists study effects of supplemental feeding on chronic wasting disease”
“The Risk is Real”
“Hunting hogs, deer over bait now legal in Alabama with purchase of special privilege license”
Outdoor Alabama: “CWD Detection in Colbert County Expands the State’s CWD Management Zone”
MSU Deer University Episode 34: Want to start a supplemental feeding program?
Starting Time: 15:32
Ryan Mitchell is the Southeast Private Lands Prescribed Fire Outreach Coordinator with Tall Timbers, where he works to increase the outreach capacity of the Private Lands Prescribed Fire team and with Tall Timbers coordinated Prescribed Burn Associations. Prescribed fire is one of the most effective tools for managing healthy forests, but for many landowners, the challenges of planning and executing a burn can feel overwhelming. That’s where Prescribed Burn Associations (PBAs) come in. Ryan joins us to discuss why PBAs are game-changers for landowners—and why every landowner should consider joining or starting one.
Coming up on March 25 at 10am:
Mountain Longleaf PBA Workshop
