CAPITAL IDEAS The Newsletter of the Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc.

Advocate for the Forest Owner March 2017 Vol. 36, No. 3

www.AFOA.org

Phone: (205) 987-8811

Fax: (205) 987-9824

E-Mail: RLL@AFOA.ORG

P. O. Box 361434

Birmingham, Alabama

35236-1434

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

March

April

Annual Meeting

4/21-22/17

MARCH 2017

March Multiple Dates...Multiple Counties. Private

Pesticide Applicator Training Class is for those who

need to take the private pesticide applicator test in

order to purchase restricted use products (not needed

for most forestry chemicals). However, chemical

safety and sprayer calibration will be discussed and

should be very helpful to forest landowners.

March 2...Chambers County...(334) 864-9373

March 9...Coosa County...(256) 377-4713

March 1-3...Amelia Island, Florida. Timberland Invest-

ment Conference at The Ritz-Carlton. Fee: $1,600.

Contact Bob Izlar at (706) 542-6819.

March 3...Corinth, Mississippi 8:30 AM - 3 PM. Wild

Turkey and Bobwhite Quail Management Workshop at

Alcorn County Extension Office, 2200 Levee Road.

Topics include: Field management practices, Food plot

strategies, Predator management, and Predator trap-

ping demonstrations. Fee: $15; lunch included. Call

Patrick Poindexter at (662) 286-7755.

March 3...Tallahassee, Florida 9 AM - 1 PM ET. Land-

owner and Manager Luncheon on Pine Forest Econom-

ics and Management at Tall Timbers Research Station

& Land Conservancy, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive.

Presentations will include: pine forest management,

forestry pest management, and economics of planted

pine stands. Fee: $10; lunch included. Contact Kim

Sash at (850) 893-4153x336.

March 3...Online Noon - 2 PM CT. Timber Tax Filing

for the 2016 Tax Year will present the latest tax info,

filing season updates, and practical tax tips. Present-

er: Dr. Linda Wang, National Timber Tax Specialist.

Web address: https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/#/?

meeting=cqsbjw1jthrt&campaign=2t8ao4trpo8n

March 3-5...Shelby County. Becoming an Outdoors-

Woman (BOW) at Alabama 4-H Center on Lay Lake

near Columbiana. Participants choose from over 50

courses such as: backyard wildlife, rock climbing,

camp cooking, map and compass, camping, mountain

biking, fishing, hunting, canoeing, and many more.

Fee $275; includes most meals, lodging, program

materials, and instruction. Contact Marisa Futral at 1-

800-245-2740.

March 4...Covington County 7:45 AM. Off-Road Race

at the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, 12130

Dixon Center Road, Andalusia. A 5K, 10K, and Half

Marathon trail run will be held. Fees vary. Contact

Joel Martin at (334) 222-7779.

March 4...Marshall County 9 AM. Alabama Conserva-

tion Advisory Board Meeting at the Lake Guntersville

State Park Lodge, 1155 Lodge Drive, Guntersville.

The decisions of this board impact all hunting activi-

ties that take place on your land. Anyone wishing to

speak must register between 8 - 8:30 AM. For more

information, call (334) 242-3486.

March 4...Talladega County 3 PM. Wild Game Cook-

Off at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega. Attend

the cook-off and enjoy live music, door prizes, youth

activities, and sample wild game recipes. Fee: $40;

Youth 15 and under free. Call the Alabama Wildlife

Federation at 1-800-822-9453.

March 6-7...Coffee County. Forest-Her: A Workshop

for women who love the land at Coffee County Exten-

sion Office, 1055 E. McKinnon Street, New Brockton.

Topics will include: Learn to Read Maps, Non-Timber

Forest Products, Marketing Timber, and Forest Meas-

urements. Fee: $70. Contact Bence Carter at (334)

894-5596.

March 7...Monroe County 6 PM. Recreational Pond

Management at USDA Service Center, 334 Agricul-

ture Drive, Suite 104, Monroeville. Speaker: PJ Wa-

ters. Contact Willie Williams at (251) 575-3477.

March 7...Winnsboro, South Carolina 6 - 8:30 PM ET.

Let's Talk Trees Workshop at Midlands Technical

College - Fairfield Campus, 1674 Highway 321 North

Business. This is the last part in a four part workshop.

Each session stands alone if you missed the first

three. Topics of the final part may include: Where To

Go for Assistance, When to Hire a Consultant, Basics

of Timber Valuation, and Forest Taxation. Fee: $50;

meal included. Contact Ryan Bean at (803) 432-

9071x115.

March 9...Tallapoosa County 9 AM - 4 PM. Alabama

Master Naturalist Course at Wind Creek State Park in

Alexander City. Fee: $30. Contact Shane Harris at

(256) 825-1050.

March 9...White Springs, Florida 9 AM ET. Landowner

Tour at Lloyd Adams’ NuView Properties. Mr. Adams’

management plan includes prescribed fire, herbicide

treatments, mowing, extensive fire lines, walking

trails, and more. Wear outdoor clothing. Fee: $10;

lunch provided. To register call the Columbia County

Extension at (386) 758-1030.

March 13-14...Lee County. Forest-Her on Fire at

School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, 602 Duncan

Drive, Auburn. This workshop will focus on teaching

women about Alabama’s historic fire regimes and how

prescribed fire can and should be used as an effective

land management tool. Classroom and field instruc-

tion. Weather permitting, attendees will experience a

prescribed fire. Fee: $80; three meals included. Con-

tact Dr. Becky Barlow at (334) 844-1019.

March 14...Etowah County. Alabama Treasure Forest

Association Central Region Meeting will be held in

Gadsden. The meeting will feature a presentation from

the National Wild Turkey Federation. Contact William

Green at (334) 612-5235.

March 14...Mobile County 6 PM. Recreational Pond

Management at Jon Archer Agricultural Center, 1070

Schillinger Road, N., Mobile. Speaker: PJ Waters.

Contact Andrea Mitchell at (251) 574-8445.

March 16...Callahan, Florida 9 AM - 3 PM ET. Sell

Your Timber for what it’s Worth Workshop at Nassau

County Extension Office, 543350 US Highway 1.

Come learn the necessary steps to get the best return

on your timber investment and meet your forest man-

agement objectives. Fee: $10; lunch included. Call

Nassau Extension at (904) 530-6353.

March 16...Dickson, Tennessee 5:30 PM. Tennessee

Forestry Association (TFA) Regional Meeting at Mont-

gomery Bell State Park Lodge. Program title: Healthy

Forests...Healthy Wildlife. Presenter: Dr. Brian Flock.

Fee: $15. Contact Dana Howard at (615) 883-3832.

March 17...Jefferson County. Progressive Agriculture

Safety Day (Kids Only) at Linn Park, Birmingham.

Fourth & fifth grade students. Contact Sara Safety at

(888) 257-3529.

March 18...Jefferson County 8 AM - 5 PM. The Role

of Fire in Alabama’s Ecology class and field trip will

meet at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The field

trip will enable participants to experience first-hand

the effects of fire in contrast to areas where it has

long-been prevented in the landscape. Instructors:

Rachel Conley and John McGuire with Westervelt

Ecological Services. Fee: $100. Contact John

McGuire at (334) 821-1999.

March 18...Colbert/Lauderdale County 4 PM. Wild

Game Cook-Off at Longhorn Arena, Tuscumbia. At-

tend the cook-off and enjoy live music, door prizes,

youth activities, and sample wild game recipes. Fee:

$35. Youth 15 and under free. Call the Alabama

Wildlife Federation at 1-800-822-9453.

March 21...Clay County. Alabama Treasure Forest

Association Central Region Meeting will be held in

Lineville. The meeting will feature a presentation on

black bears by the Auburn School of Forestry & Wild-

life Sciences. Contact William Green at (334) 612-

5235.

March 21...Escambia County 6 PM. Recreational Pond

Management at 175 Ag-Science Drive, Suite D,

Brewton. Speaker: PJ Waters. Contact Anthony Wig-

gins at (251) 867-7660.

March 28-30...Cheraw, South Carolina. Longleaf

Academy: F201 Fire & Longleaf at Cheraw State

Park. Fee: $200. Contact Casey White at (334) 427-

1029.

March 30...Dale County. Alabama Treasure Forest

Association Southeast Region Meeting will be held in

Ozark. The meeting will feature a presentation on feral

swine by the USDA Wildlife Services. Contact William

Green at (334) 612-5235.

March 30...Atlanta, Georgia 7:45 AM - 3:30 PM ET.

Applied Forest Finance at Georgia Tech Global Learn-

ing Center. This class details the step-by-step finan-

cial analysis required to answer key investment and

forest management questions. Learn how to identify,

value, and rank timber and forestry investments. Fee:

$680; $100 discount if paid by March 17. Contact

Heather Clark at (770) 725-8447.

March 31...Macon County 8 AM - 4:30 PM. Training

on Pasture Improvement and Grazing Management at

201 Mary Starke Harper Hall, Tuskegee University. No

fee. Pre-registration is required. Working lunch provid-

ed. Contact Dr. Uma Karki at (334) 421-2139.

APRIL 2017

April 5...Lee County 11 AM - Noon. Communicating

Wildlife Science Online at Auburn University, School

of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences (SFWS), Room 1101.

Speaker: David Steen, Auburn University. Refresh-

ments served. Contact Brian Via at (334) 844-1088.

April 6...Walker County 9 - 10:30 AM. Walker County

(CALENDAR OF EVENTS CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)

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Dow-Jones Industrial Average: 20775.60

10-year Treasury yield: 2.416%

Dollar: 113.31 Yen; Euro: $1.0561

Oil: $53.59/barrel

Gold: $1,232.00/troy ounce

Source: The Wall Street Journal, 02/23/17

CLASSIFIED SECTION

“MNUCHIN SEES TAX OVERHAUL

BY AUGUST” This Wall Street Journal

headline should encourage forest owners to

contact their Congressmen to be sure long

term gains treatment of timber sale income

will not be lost in the zeal for reform. Tax

deductions for tree planting and forest man-

agement expenses may also still be on the

chopping block. Call your Senator at (202)

224-3121. Call House members at (202)

225-3121.

STANDING TIMBER VALUES

PINE Sawtimber

$ per ton

Power Poles

$ per ton

Alabama 4Q15 4Q16 4Q15 4Q16

North 24.28 23.90 45.35 47.49

South 24.21 22.81 48.00 49.45

Average 24.25 23.36 46.68 48.47

Pine Sawtimber — 15,000 lbs./1000 Board Feet (Scribner)

4th Quarter, 2015 (4Q15) and 4th Quarter, 2016 (4Q16)

from Timber Mart-South, University of Georgia.

For Timber Mart-South subscription details, call

(706) 542-4756 or visit M3 03/2017

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Company Name 02/16/16 02/15/17

Potlatch (PCH) REIT 26.54 44.10

Rayonier (RYN) REIT 20.12 28.21

Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) REIT 23.77 33.66

Louisiana Pacific (LPX) 14.64 24.30

WestRock (WRK) 31.51 53.86 Stock Market Report courtesy of Howard Sokol, Raymond James Financial Services, Birmingham, Alabama. Plum Creek merged with

Weyerhaeuser on February 19, 2016.

LUMBER & SHEATHING PRICES

Source: Random Lengths

MidWeek Market Report 02/17/16 02/22/17

2 x 4 lumber * $260 $388 7/16” Oriented Strand Board ** $215 $304 * 2x4 #2&Btr KD Western S-P-F (mill base price) (per 1000 board feet)

** 7/16” OSB (North Central) (f.o.b. mill prices) (per 1000 square feet)

“I WOULD WORRY about our paper and

pulp industry in light of the trend toward a

‘paperless’ communications world, but

thankfully the general population of China

and India are discovering toilet paper, femi-

nine hygiene products, and disposable dia-

pers! Our ‘fluff’ mills need to gear up to

supply that demand because it will become

huge.” Source: John Boutwell, I Am a Tree

Farmer, Alabama’s Treasured Forests,

Fall/Winter 2016.

HOME BUILDING: 1.54 million by 2024.

U. S. South to be dominant source of soft-

wood lumber. Source: Amanda Lang,

Forisk Consulting, speaking to Southeast

Society of American Foresters, 1/30/17.

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

JamisonMoneyFarmer PC Tuscaloosa, AL (205)345-8440 #432 11/16-10/17

Sheldon, Rogers & Bryan, PC Mobile, AL (251)345-1252 0463 06/16-05/17

Richard, Harris, Ingram and Bozeman, PC (334)277-8135 0483 11/16-10/17

CONSULTING FORESTER - Member: ACF

C. V. Forestry Services Clayton, AL (334)775-8345 #057 11/16-10/17

Melisa V. Love, RF, ACF Opelika (334)745-7530 #143 07/16-06/17

Joseph E. Rigsby, RF, ACF Georgiana (334)265-8200 #074 11/16-10/17

Larson & McGowin, Inc. Mobile, AL (251)438-4581 0016 02/17-01/18

Leh Bass, RF, ACF Opelika (334)749-0598 0259 06/16-05/17

Eddie Carlson, RF, ACF Montgomery (334)270-1291 #300 10/16-09/17

McKinley & Lanier Forest Res. Tuscaloosa 1-800-247-0041 0055 09/17-08/18

Arthur C. Dyas, RF, ACF Mobile, AL (251)331-4017 0353 05/17-04/18

Gibson Forest Mgmt., Inc. Aliceville, AL (205)373-6168 #207 08/16-07/17

Forestall Company, Inc. Hoover 1-800-844-0904 #007 10/16-09/17

John R. Stivers, RF, ACF, CF AL & GA (334)253-2139 #347 11/16-10/17

Sizemore & Sizemore, Inc. Tallassee, AL (334)283-3611 #062 03/17-02/18

J. Pat Autrey Fort Deposit (334)227-4239 0395 03/17-02/18

F & W Forestry Services LaFayette (334)864-9542 #167 08/16-07/17

M & W Forestry Consultants Ozark, AL (334)432-0467 #468 04/17-03/18

Edward F. Travis Co., Inc. Mobile (251)633-8885 0142 04/16-03/17

CONSULTING FORESTER

Stewart Forestry Services, Inc. Decatur, AL (256)350-9721 #225 08/16-07/17

Midsouth Forestry Services, Inc. Gordo, AL 1-888-228-7531 #076 03/17-02/18

Forever Green, Inc. Leeds, AL 1-800-498-5821 #243 07/16-06/17

American Forest Mgmt. Prattville, AL (334)358-2345 #358 07/16-06/17

Southern Forestry Cnslt. Enterprise, AL (334)393-7868 #310 04/17-03/18

Eiland Forestry & Real Estate Trussville (205)655-0191 #097 06/16-05/17

Foster Land Management, LLC Central Ala. (205)826-7741 #437 11/16-10/17

www.ChesnutForestry.com Northeast AL (706)936-0699 #345 11/16-10/17

Lang Forestry Consultants, LLC Selma (334)375-1065 #454 04/17-03/18

Cliff A. Logan & Associates, Inc. Eutaw, AL (205)372-9321 #466 11/16-10/17

CONSULTING FORESTER - continued

Graham Forestry & Appraisal Butler, AL (205)459-2472 0158 04/17-03/18

Richard Crenshaw, RF Greenville, AL (334)382-3826 0473 05/17-04/18

CONSULTING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

Mark Thomas, CWB Hoover (205)733-0477 0289 09/16-08/17

INSURANCE

Hunting Lease & Timberland Liability Group Policies

Alabama Forest Owners’ Association (205)987-8811

LAND FOR SALE

Tutt Land Company www.tuttland.com (334)534-1315 #266 02/17-01/18

Carlson Land Services Montgomery (334)270-1291 #300 10/16-09/17

Hudson Hines Real Estate www.hudsonhinesrealestate.com #321 12/16-11/17

American Forest Mgmt. Prattville, AL (334)358-2345 #358 07/16-06/17

Southeastern Land Group, Inc. 1-866-751-5263

Farm & Timber Land AL, GA, TN, FL www.selandgroup.com #329 09/16-08/17

John Hall & Co. www.johnhallco.com (334)270-8400 0304 06/16-05/17

National Land Realty NationalLand.com (855)NLR-LAND 0479 08/16-07/17

Eiland Forestry & Real Estate Trussville (205)655-0191 #097 06/16-05/17

Larson & McGowin, Inc. Mobile, AL (251)438-4581 0016 02/17-01/18

Southeastern Realty & Auction Co John Hall (334)534-0525 #459 12/16-11/17

Longleaf Land Co. LLC longleafland.com (334)493-0123 #461 03/17-02/18

Mossy Oak Properties - Logan Land Co. 1-877-377-5263 #465 11/16-10/17

Target Auction Company All of 1-800-476-3939

Real Estate Auctions SE www.targetauction.com #273 11/16-10/17

McKeithen Land & Realty, LLC (251)974-5656 0416 12/16-11/17

LAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Scotch Land Management, LLC Fulton, AL (334)637-2128 #444 10/16-09/17

PINE STRAW

Wanted: Longleaf & Slash / Straw Harvest Prep Services

CCS Pine Straw ccspinestraw@yahoo.com (706)527-0732 0480 05/16-04/17

POND MANAGEMENT

Honey Hole Fisheries Ralph, AL (205)333-3665 #405 07/16-06/17

POSTED SIGNS

Alabama Forest Owners’ Association (205)987-8811

PROFESSIONAL LANDMEN / GEOLOGISTS

Joseph L. Stephenson, Professional Landman, Birmingham

jlstephenson2177@charter.net (205)790-0452

Royalty audits, leasing mineral rights, etc.

REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS

Larson & McGowin, Inc. Mobile, AL (251)438-4581

Graham Forestry & Appraisal Butler, AL (205)459-2472

TIMBER BUYER

Blue Ox Forestry, Inc. (334)875-5100

IndusTREE Timber, Inc. (334)567-5436

Ronny Wimberley Land & Timber Division 1-877-292-0056

Ideal Timber Company, Inc. 1-888-220-5591

TIMBER SALE ASSISTANCE

TIMBER BUYER LIST for your county. Printed on gummed

labels ready for mailing prospectus. Just tell us the county

in which your timber is located. $15 per county.

MEMBERS ONLY. AFOA , Box 361434, Birmingham, AL 35236

TREE PLANTING EQUIPMENT & SERVICES

Site Preparation & Tree Planting Services.

For a list in your county, call AFOA at (205)987-8811.

TREE SEED FOR SALE

LOUISIANA FOREST SEED CO. (318)443-5026

TREE SEEDLINGS FOR SALE

INTERNATIONAL FOREST COMPANY 1-800-633-4506

TECHNOLOGY THAT GROWS CONTAINER SEEDLINGS

ArborGen, LLC

Selma: 1-800-222-1280 or (334)872-5452

SUPERIOR TREES, INC. Lee, FL (850)971-5159

WHITE CITY NURSERY Autauga Co. (334)365-2488

Pines & Hardwoods for Forestry, Wildlife, Landscapes

Weyerhaeuser Company

Premium Pine and Hardwood Seedlings

1-800-635-0162

Pinecrest Forest Seedling Nursery - Georgia - (229)314-9445

Improved Bareroot Pine Seedling pinecrest1@windstream.net

Whitfield Farms & Nursery - Containerized Longleaf Pine

Twin City, GA ph. (912) 515-4103

WhitfieldPineSeedlings.com / whitfieldfarms@live.com

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES: First Line $85.00/year.

520 Acres in Russell County, AL

Prime Timber Potential and Recreation Brian Agnew (334) 473-9696 or (334) 738-2825

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MARK THOMAS, Certified Wildlife Bi-

ologist and Consulting Forester, will bring

humor and expertise as he leads a discus-

sion on common forest and wildlife man-

agement problems and how a variety of

herbicides can be used to solve them at the

AFOA 2017 Annual Meeting.

DR. BECKY BARLOW, Associate Pro-

fessor and Extension Specialist, teaches

Forestry Field Measurements at Auburn

University. Becky will lead the Tree and

Forestland Measurements Session at

AFOA’s 36th Annual Meeting on Saturday,

April 22 at the Alabama 4-H Center in

Shelby County.

FEDERALLY THREATENED AND

ENDANGERED SPECIES IN ALA-

BAMA provided by Ray Metzler, T & E

Species Specialist, Alabama Forestry Com-

mission. 2/22/17.

AMERICAN WEST

WINDMILL & SOLAR,

an offshoot of Aermotor,

still sells water-pumping

windmills. Source: Farm

Show, Vol. 41, No. 1.

Call 888-535-4788.

SOUTHERN PINE BEETLES may be-

come a serious problem in 2017, according

to the Alabama Forestry Commission.

Based on beetle detection flights, beetle

spots have increased each year since 2013.

(2013, 14,620 trees; 2014, 18,785 trees;

2015, 23,545 trees; 2016, 36,346 trees)

Drought-stressed trees are very susceptible.

Sizemore and Sizemore, Inc. in Tallassee,

was formed in 1949 by Dr. William Sizemore and Attorney Mary Sizemore, a husband and wife team. Dr. Sizemore’s Ph.D. in timberland appraisal made him one of the area’s fore-most experts in the subject, and appraisals are still one of the company’s primary areas of specialty. “We appraise timber-lands from Texas to Virginia,” says company chairman Jack Fillingham. He says the process has changed a great deal, large-ly because of computers taking the place of pencil-and-paper work. “We can do a 100,000 acre appraisal probably within two weeks after they give us all the data. When I started, it would have taken us maybe half a year to appraise a tract of land that size.” A satellite office in Sylacauga expands the consultancy’s reach, offering forest management services in a fifteen-county range. Forester Shannon White heads up the Sylacauga office, which has a staff of four to manage roughly 85 thousand acres in that part of the state. Between the two offices, they have ten foresters and five appraisers, some of whom wear both hats. They’ve weathered many industry changes, such as the breakup of large, industry owned tracts of land over the southeast. How-ever, Sizemore & Sizemore keeps the hallmarks of its founders: special expertise in timberland appraisals and the tight-knit spirit of a family business.

Ken Muehlenfeld, project manager with the Ala-

bama Department of Commerce, spoke with us this month about the market outlook for Alabama timber. Though the in-dustry continues its recovery from the last recession, he says investor confidence is improving. From his perspective of work-ing with industry to bring investment to Alabama, the outlook is pretty good. Although 2016 numbers aren’t yet available, 2015 was really good year for capital investment in the forest indus-try. Muehlenfeld says investment has changed over the last few years, shifting from a focus on energy and biofuels during the recession to more traditional forest products. The pulp and pa-per industry has made some high profile investments in upgrad-ing existing facilities, but they are particularly optimistic about panels and lumber manufacturing. The lower production cost and strong resource base of the southern region put us in a good position for attracting new manufacturing capacity, he says. Though the lower stumpage prices aren’t exciting news to land-owners, that’s a key part of attracting new facilities that provide more markets for landowners to sell their timber. For the long-term, Muehlenfeld thinks Alabama and its yellow pine are a good fit for new engineered products like cross-laminated tim-ber (CLT). Though there’s a learning curve, he’s already work-ing with the architecture and forestry schools at Auburn Univer-sity to make sure Alabama is in a good position to support this new product.

FOREST PROFILES:

CONSULTING FORESTERS

by Jessica Nelson

FOREST PROFILES:

FOREST PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS

by Jessica Nelson

Alabama SuperTree Nursery producers and sellers of hardwood and genetically

improved pine seedlings.

SuperTree Seedlings

Selma: (334) 872-5452

Toll free 1-800-222-1280

Fax (334) 872-2358

1-800-579-5471

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36th Annual Meeting

Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc.

Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, 2017

Alabama 4-H Center, 892 Four H Road, Columbiana, Alabama

White City Nursery Tour Friday, April 21, Time TBA —

Location: 707 County Road 20, Verbena, AL 36901

Tour Leader: Steve Fuller

Fee: $5.00

Friday Event Details All events are self-driven. No transportation provided.

FRIDAY, APRIL 21

5:00 pm Speakers Reception & Dinner at Ed. Center with

Tommy Sellers and the Hillabee Creek Band

SATURDAY, APRIL 22

Environmental Science Education Center

8:00 am Registration, Meet & Greet — Coffee in Exhibits Area

8:30 am Welcome & Business Meeting — Ben Black, President, AFOA

8:45 am Economic Impact of Ag. & Forestry — Dr. Gary Lemme, Alabama Extension

9:10 am Creating Public Policy — Terry Lathan, Chairman, Alabama GOP

9:30 am Tall Wood Buildings — Scott Lockyear, WoodWorks—Wood Products Council

10:15 am Break: Coffee & Refreshments in Exhibits Area

During Coffee Break — Chainsaw Sharpening Demo, Greg West, West Forestlands

10:45 am to … Breakout Session

Tree and Forestland Measurements — Dr. Becky Barlow, Auburn University

10:45 am Alabama Private Forests — Dr. Doug Phillips, Discovering Alabama

11:45 am Oil, Gas, & Mineral Lease Assistance — Joseph Stephenson, Professional Landman

12 NOON Lunch

1:00 pm to … Breakout Session

Tree & Shrub Identification Hike — Leader To Be Announced

1:00 pm Practical Forest Management Lessons — Beth Richardson, Clemson Extension

1:35 pm Solving Problems with Herbicides — Mark Thomas, Forestry/Wildlife Integration

2:00 pm Solar Farms—Opportunities & Pitfalls — Tony Hubbard, Lewis, Smyth & Ford, LLC

2:15 pm Break: Coffee & Refreshments in Exhibits Area

2:45 pm Avoiding Timber Theft — Leslie Klasing, Waldrep, Stewart & Kendrick, LLC

3:10 pm Market Realities for Small Forest Owners — Joe Clark, Forest2Market.com

3:35 pm Drone Recon for Forest Owners — James Johnson, Biosystems Engineering, AU

4:00 pm Door Prizes and Adjourn

Motel & Dorm Rooms

Alabama 4-H Center

(205) 669-4241

Need Directions? Find the Alabama 4-H Center by clicking

this link. Then type in your starting address:

Forest Owner Annual Meeting Advanced Registration Please print name as it is to appear on name tag.

Name: ___________________________________________ Spouse: __________________________________

Address: _________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________

City, State, & Zip: __________________________________ Email: _______________________________________ Annual Meeting Refunds will be made if AFOA is notified by April 7.

Annual Meeting Registration *$55 after 4/7/17 @ *$45 per person _________

Optional Saturday Morning Breakfast in Dining Room @ $10 per person _________ GPS 101 Workshop (Workshop Includes Lunch) @ $20 per person _________ White City Nursery Tour (Tour DOES NOT include Lunch) @ $5 per person _________ IndusTREE & Stella-Jones Tour (Tour DOES NOT include Lunch) @ $5 per person _________

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE TOTAL _________

Plan to attend the Friday Evening Reception #____ person(s)

Plan to eat Saturday lunch #____ person(s)

Mail with payment to: AFOA - Annual Meeting, P. O. Box 361434, Birmingham, AL 35236

Exhibitors

JamisonMoneyFarmer PC

Bowles, LLC

American Forest Management

Alabama Ag/Farm Credit

First South Farm Credit

Stephenson Land Services

Meeks’ Farms & Nursery, Inc.

Sponsors

SILVER

Alabama Ag/Farm Credit

American Forest Management

BRONZE

First South Farm Credit

IndusTREE Sawmill &

Stella-Jones Treating Plant Tour Friday, April 21, Time (to be announced)

Location: 1051 AL-25, Montevallo, AL 35115

Tour Leaders: To be announced

Fee: $5.00

GPS 101 Workshop

Friday, April 21, 11 AM to 5 PM

Location: Alabama 4-H Center

Instructor: Chris Dillard, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University

Fee: $20; Lunch provided. Limited seating.

Other hotels in the area

Hampton Inn, Calera (205) 668-6565

Quality Inn, Calera (205) 668-3641

Other hotels in the area

March 2017 CAPITAL IDEAS The Newsletter of the Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc. (AFOA) Page 5

MEMBER SERVICE REQUESTS

[ ] I own 40 or more acres of forestland in Alabama and would like, at no cost to me, an

Initial Consultation with a member of the Association of Consulting Foresters.*

[ ] I am enclosing $15 for a Timber Buyer List for ______________________County.

[ ] Guidelines for Hunting Lease Agreement

[ ] Model for a Timber Sale Contract

[ ] Application for Hunting Lease Liability Insurance Coverage *

[ ] Application for Timberland Liability Insurance Coverage *

[ ] _____ 8” x 10” Posted Signs. Enclosed is 45¢ per sign plus $4.50 S & H

(“No Trespassing Hunt Club” - yellow) (“No Trespassing—Period” - orange) circle one

[ ] AFOA T-Shirt — Short Sleeve, $11 (call for colors and sizes)

[ ] AFOA Ball Cap: Send me AFOA Ball Cap: Black, Blaze Orange w/Camo, Camo,

Khaki, Orange, Purple, Royal Blue, and Yellow. Circle one. $13 each.

* This service is for landowners only. Hunters may only use the hunting lease liability

MEMBERSHIP FEES

(1st class postage will cause your newsletter to

arrive several days earlier than bulk rate)

1 YEAR

[ ] Regular Member - Bulk Rate Postage $16

[ ] Regular Member - 1st Class Postage $28

[ ] Sustaining Member - 1st Class Postage $160

2 YEARS

[ ] Regular Member - Bulk Rate Postage $31

[ ] Regular Member - 1st Class Postage $55

[ ] Sustaining Member - 1st Class Postage $320

3 YEARS

[ ] Regular Member - Bulk Rate Postage $46

[ ] Regular Member - 1st Class Postage $82

[ ] Sustaining Member - 1st Class Postage $480

SEND APPLICATION & PAYMENT

TO:

AFOA, Inc.

P. O. Box 361434

Birmingham, AL 35236

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

(Mr.)(Mrs.)(Ms.) ___________________________________________________________________________

Name of Landowner (person, family, partnership, corporation, LLC, etc.)*

(Mr.)(Mrs.)(Ms.) ___________________________________________________________________________

Name of Person Representing Landowner (optional)*

___________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address

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City State Zip Code

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Telephone: home Telephone: work

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Telephone: fax E-Mail Address (we do not share)

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State(s) and County(ies) Where Forestland Is Located — Please List.

Forestry Planning Committee Meeting at 1501 North

Airport Road, Jasper. Contact Andrew Baril at (205)

388-6893.

(Previously April 13) April 6...Barbour County 6 PM.

Alabama Forestry Association Eufaula/Troy Area

Regional Reception at Lakepoint Conference Center,

104 Lakepoint Drive, Eufaula. Landowners invited. No

fee. Contact Liz Chambers at (334) 481-2135.

April 6...Crenshaw County 6 - 8:30 PM. Feral Hog

Management at Tom Harbin Agricultural Center, 816

Airport Road, Luverne. Contact Bence Carter at (334)

389-4055.

April 6-7...Barbour County. Southeast Regional Land-

owner Conference at Lakepoint Conference Center,

104 Lakepoint Drive, Eufaula. Topics include: Industry

Panel, Advocacy, Managing Genetics, Gopher Tortoise

and Timber Management, and more. WestRock Mill

tour on second day. Fee: $55. Contact Liz Chambers

at (334) 481-2135.

April 7...Online 1 PM CT. All Bugs Good and Bad

Webinar: Mosquitos and Insect Borne Diseases. This

webinar will discuss medically important mosquitos

and mosquito-borne viruses endemic to and threaten-

ing the Southeast. Speaker: Dr. Derrick Mathias,

Auburn University. Contact Ellen Huckabay at (251)

574-8445.

April 8...Elmore County 9 AM - 5 PM. Alabama Flora

and Fauna Arts Festival at Alabama Nature Center,

3050 Lanark Road, Millbrook. Contact Ann Harper at

(334) 285-4550.

April 11...Madison County 6 PM. Wild Game Cook-Off

at Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace

Avenue SW, Huntsville. Attend the cook-off and enjoy

live music, door prizes, youth activities, and sample

wild game recipes. Fee: $40; Youth 15 and under

(CALENDAR OF EVENTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) free. Call the Alabama Wildlife Federation at 1-800-

822-9453.

April 12...Enid, Mississippi 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM.

Managing Pines for Wildlife Workshop. Topics will

include: pine thinning, multiple use of forest manage-

ment, wildlife population management, and improving

wildlife food sources. Wear field clothes and insect

repellent. Some walking on difficult terrain. Fee: $25;

lunch included. Call Jimbo Burkhalter at (662) 647-

8746.

April 15-22...Statewide. Alabama People Against A

Littered State (PALS) “Don’t Drop It On Alabama”

Spring Cleanup. All materials furnished by Alabama

PALS. Call (334) 263-7737.

April 17...Statewide 9 PM. Alabama Private Forests, a

Discovering Alabama Production sponsored by the

Bradley/Murphy Forestry & Natural Resources Exten-

sion Trust, is scheduled for statewide broadcast on

Alabama Public Television three times in April.

April 18-20...Covington County. Longleaf Academy:

Gopher Tortoise 301 at Solon Dixon Forestry Educa-

tion Center, 12130 Dixon Center Road, Andalusia.

Topics include: Biology of gopher tortoise, Habitat

requirements, Habitat conservation plans, Current

status, Cogongrass, Restoring fire to tortoise habitat,

and more. Fee: $200; includes lunches and lodging.

Contact Casey White at (334) 427-1029.

April 19...Online 12 Noon CT. Southern Pine Beetle

Biology, Ecology, and Management. The southern pine

beetle (SPB) is the most damaging pest of pine forests

in the eastern U.S. Presenter: Dr. John Nowak, USDA

Forest Service. Landowners, consulting foresters,

foresters, land managers, and others are encouraged

to participate. Call Bill Hubbard at (706) 340-5070.

April 19-20...Tallapoosa County. Tallapoosa County

Water Festival at Wind Creek State Park. Volunteers

needed to help with the student activities. If you

would like to volunteer contact Sabrina Wood at

(334) 429-8832. Editor’s Note: This is a great time

for volunteers to mention the clean water benefits of

private forestland to hundreds of kids.

April 20...Talladega County 6 PM. Alabama Forestry

Association Childersburg Area Regional Reception at

Selwood Farms, 706 Selwood Road, Alpine. Land-

owners invited. No fee. Contact Liz Chambers at

(334) 481-2135.

April 21...Statewide 9 PM. Alabama Private Forests, a

Discovering Alabama Production sponsored by the

Bradley/Murphy Forestry & Natural Resources Exten-

sion Trust, is scheduled for statewide broadcast on

Alabama Public Television.

April 21-22...Shelby County.

— Tours, Workshops, Educational Pro-

grams. SEE PAGE 4.

April 21-22...Okeechobee, Florida. Women in the

Outdoors at Quail Creek Plantation. Enjoy the out-

doors through expert instruction and hands-on educa-

tion through activities such as archery, fishing, camp-

ing, hiking, dutch oven cooking, shooting, kayaking,

and much more. Fee: $100; breakfast and lunch

included. Contact Denise Helms at (772) 475-1158.

April 22…Henderson, Tennessee. Healthy Hardwoods

Field Day at Chickasaw State Forest. Contact Dana

Howard at (615) 883-3832.

April 30...Statewide 9 PM. Alabama Private Forests, a

Discovering Alabama Production sponsored by the

Bradley/Murphy Forestry & Natural Resources Exten-

sion Trust, is scheduled for statewide broadcast on

Alabama Public Television.

…

Always Call Ahead to Confirm Program Details

Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc.

Officers & Board of Directors

Ben F. Black, President

Andrew B. E. Kyle, Vice President

William C. Yeargan, Secretary

Jon R. Ingram, Treasurer

Hayes D. Brown, General Counsel

R. Lee Laechelt, Exec. Vice Pres.

Henry Barclay, III

Harvey Lester Barnett, Jr.

Mafus R. Bird, Jr.

Eleanor Espy Cheatham

Michael C. Dixon, Sr.

Susan P. Dooley

William L. Forbes

William A. Freise

James W. Gewin

Henry A. Long, Jr.

Helen Crow Mills Pittman

Austin L. Rainwaters Ira W. Rhodes Jack Rhodes

John A. Screws

Emmett F. Thompson

Jan S. Witt

Capital Ideas & AFOA Staff

R. Lee Laechelt, Editor, Capital Ideas

Eyvon S. Laechelt, Office Manager

W. A. Laechelt, Business & Tech. Manager

Brandie R. Floyd, Member Records

Susan Poe Love, Executive Assistant

Brenda Singleton, Executive Assistant

Martha L. Powell, Executive Assistant

Mark Long, Membership Records Assistant

Ann Garrett, Clerical Assistant

Peggy Cooper, Clerical Assistant

Page 6 CAPITAL IDEAS The Newsletter of the Alabama Forest Owners’ Association, Inc. (AFOA) March 2017

THE FATHER OF HEALTH SAVINGS

ACCOUNTS, JOHN GOODMAN, was a

guest on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal,

2/10/17. It is expected that HSAs will be

expanded “under any Republican plan to

overhaul the Affordable Care Act.” Forest

owners who need private health insurance

coverage may find his comments helpful.

TWO APPS —

FARMLOGS is an app that, among other

things, will send you email notifications

when rain has been measured on your prop-

erty.

TANK MIX CALCULATOR: “The calcula-

tor will provide you with the number of

loads required to spray your [area] along

with the proportions of chemicals you will

need.” Source: Alabama Wildlife, Winter

2017.

SIX YEARS AGO we mailed 60,363 bro-

chures describing the association and its

value to forest owners. Our prospect list has

grown, and 70,657 brochures were mailed

in February to landowners who own 40 or

more acres of forestland in our state. While

we realize that most people who receive the

brochure will not join today, we believe it’s

reassuring to them to know that an organi-

zation like the Alabama Forest Owners’

Association is available to them if they

should ever need it.

SUGGESTION ON PREVENTING

TIMBER THEFT: “Make friends with the

neighbors. [Give them your contact infor-

mation.] Ask them to call if they see any-

thing suspicious. Contact them if you are

planning to do some logging so you keep

them in the loop of your activities and build

important relation-

ships.” Source: Caught

the Timber Thief:

Then What?, Timber

Mart-South ~ In Depth

& In Focus, 4Q16.

“I FOUND THE ROAD TO WEALTH

when I decided that a part of all I earned

was mine to keep.” This quotation and

many others from The Richest Man in

Babylon helped

f a r me r D o n n i e

Young focus his time

and energy on buy-

ing his southwest

Kansas farm. Thanks

to The Progressive

Farmer columnist

Lance Woodbury for

reminding us of the

value of the 1926

classic. Paperback:

about $4.

EMPTY: That’s

r i g h t . A F O A ’ s

webpage that is

available to land-

owners to list hunting land for lease is emp-

ty—or nearly so. We receive calls and

emails everyday from hunters searching for

hunting land to lease. To list your land, first

take a look at www.HuntingLand.bz to

review the information needed to list your

land. Then send the information to AFOA

at RLL@afoa.org. We’ll publish your listing

to the webpage and you’ll begin receiving

emails and/or phone calls almost immedi-

ately.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: University

of Tennessee Extension Forester Dr. David

Mercker, in a speech at the February 17

Alabama Natural Resources Council Sym-

posium urged attendees to read The Man

Who Made Things Out of Trees by Rob-

ert Penn. Paperback: about $11.

DID YOU KNOW? 4-H has more than 6.5 million members, from ages 5 to 21, in about 90,000 clubs. FFA membership in 2016 was 650,000, a record number. Source: Successful Farming, 2/17.

for surface and mineral owners will be a part of the discussion on Saturday, April 22, when Professional Landman Joe Stephen-son describes some of the services he of-fers. See the Program on page 4.

“...SINCE ALABAMA’S PRIVATE FORESTLANDS contribute a wealth of vital benefits at no cost to the landless ma-jority of the populace, maybe all Alabami-ans who don’t own forestland should be paying a service tax to private forestland owners.” Dr. Doug Phillips wrote the above statement in the Parting Thoughts in the Discovering Alabama Teacher’s Guide for his new video, Alabama Private Forests. While Phillips’ tongue-in-cheek suggestion wasn’t serious, we think it was probably more right than wrong. As we wrote in last month’s newsletter, “we suspect property taxes paid by forestland exceed the value of public services received. Syndicated Col-umnist Bonnie Erbe and UGA Professor Jeffrey Dorfman agreed in interviews with AFOA.” Make plans now to chat with Dr. Doug about your forestland at the Alabama 4-H Center on April 22. See page 4.

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