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Opening Session will begin with the call to order by Forestry Association Chairman W. McLeod “Mac” Rhodes, President of McLeod Lumber Company, Inc., Charleston, SC.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rhonda Hunter is Senior Vice President for Timberlands with Weyerhaeuser. She’d been vice president of Weyerhaeuser’s Southern Timberlands operations since 2010. Prior to that role, she held leadership roles in a variety of disci-plines for the Southern Timberlands operations, including plan-ning and inventory, regional timberlands management, environ-mental and work systems, fi nance, and land acquisition.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS: Peter C. Wijnbergen was appointed President and Chief Ex-ecutive Offi cer of Norbord in early 2014. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Offi cer from September 2010 through December 2013 and prior thereto held senior leadership positions in operations, strategic planning and sales, marketing and logistics. His areas of expertise are sales, marketing, opera-tions management and strategic planning. Wijnbergen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from University of Toronto.

Michael D. Garcia has been President of Domtar’s Pulp and Paper division since May 2014. He has over 20 years of inter-national management experience in paper, steel, and aluminum

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Association President & CEO Cam Crawford will discuss key legislative and regulatory issues.

LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Dr. Robert H. “Bob” Jones, Jr., Clem-son’s Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Pro-vost, and Professor of Forestry and Environmental Conserva-tion, will be the Nov. 2 Luncheon Speaker. Dr. Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in forest management and master’s in forestry from Clemson and his doctorate in forest ecology from the State University of New York College of Environmen-tal Science and Forestry, Syracuse University. He previously served as a department head and professor at Virginia Tech and a faculty member at Auburn University.

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manufacturing and marketing. Prior to joining Domtar, Garcia was CEO of Evraz Highveld Steel & Vanadium, in eMalahleni, South Africa. He has management oversight and responsibility for Domtar’s manufacturing and marketing of pulp and paper. The division operates a network of mills in the United States and Canada and sells pulp and paper in more than 50 countries.

TRANSPORTATION PANEL TEAM Safe Trucking: Mike Macedo, International Paper, Georgetown, SC TEAM Safe Trucking: Keith Biggs, Forestry Mutual Insurance Company, Raleigh, NC Crad Jaynes, SC Timber Producers Association, Lexington, SC Frampton Ferguson, Ferguson Forest Products, Luray, SC

A question/answer session will follow the panel.

INSURANCE PRESENTATION: Mark E. Fryer, President, AssuredPartners NL (formerly Davis-Garvin Insurance Agency), Columbia, SC.

FORPAC PRESENTATION: FORPAC Chairman Dr. A. G. “Skeet” Burris [Forestry Association’s 2004 Chairman] will provide an update on action taken by the Forestry Political Action Committee.

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Forestry Association Chairman W. McLeod “Mac” Rhodes. will present the Annual Report highlighting Association activities and accomplishments. Treasurer Jimmy C. Sanders will report on the Association’s fi nancial condition.

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MORNING SESSIONNov. 2, 2017

BUSINESS LUNCHEONNov. 2, 2017

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The Forestry Association thanks Event Sponsors for their generous contribu-tions which help defray convention costs and ensure a reasonable registration fee.

Event SponsorsExh ib i t sAgSouth Farm Credit

American Forest Mgt., Inc.ArborGen, LLC

AssuredPartners NLBackwoods LogisticsBlanchard Machinery

Blanton’s Longleaf Container NurseryBodenhamer Farms & NurseryCarolina International Trucks

Forestry Mutual Insurance Co.Ink Farm

International Forest Co.Meeks’ Farms & Nursery Inc.

NCSU Tree Improvement ProgramPinova

PSIA, LLCSC Project Learning Tree

SC SFI Implementation CommitteeStone Forestry Services, Inc.

Swamp Fox Agency, LLCThomas Tire Commercial & Off-Road

The SC Tree Farm Committee’s Silent Auction will feature unique prints, carvings, and more. Tables will be set up on arrival day so come early and place your bid. Proceeds go towards committee projects. To donate items, contact: David Schneider at 843/610-3707 (M) or [email protected].


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MODERATOR: John B. “Bart” Sabine, Forestry Association Chairman-Elect, is with Sabine and Waters, Summerville, SC.

SESSION SPEAKER: Chris Vaughn is Managing Director - Phi-lanthropy & Landowner Engagement with Lowcountry Land Trust, Charleston, SC. After earning an MS in Forestry from Clemson University in 1996, he joined Westvaco as a Field Forester and then District Forester. In 2004, he began a position with The Na-ture Conservancy in Charlottesville, VA as Land Protection Spe-cialist. In 2008, he returned to the Lowcountry to manage Ducks Unlimited’s Lowcountry Program.

LAND MANAGEMENT PANEL:W. McLeod “Mac” Rhodes, President of McLeod Lumber Company, Inc., Charleston, SC Mitchell S. Scott, Collum's Lumber Products, Allendale, SC Josh A. Raglin, Norfolk Southern, Dorchester, SC Dr. Steven E. McKeand, NC Cooperative Tree Improvement Program, Raleigh, NC Jennifer Howard, landowner, Summerville, SC

A question/answer session will follow the panel.

SESSION SPEAKER: Henry E. “Gene” Kodama [Forestry Association’s 2002 Chairman], State Forester, SC Forestry Commis-sion, Columbia, SC. Topic: State Forester’s Annual Update.

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Wednesday, November 1 , 20177:45 a.m. Tree Farm Forest Owners Program Program/Tour of McPhail Tree Farm8:00 a.m. Registration 10:00 a.m. Golf Tournament The Preserve at Verdae Golf Club 12:00 noon Sporting Clays The Clinton House, Clinton, SC4:00 p.m. Exhibits and SC Tree Farm Silent Auction Open 6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception - AssuredPartners NL8:00 p.m. Young Professionals Social Hospitality Suite

Thursday, November 2, 20176:45 a.m. Buffet Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. Forestry Association Board Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Exhibits and SC Tree Farm Silent Auction Open 8:00 a.m. Opening General Session Presiding: Mac Rhodes, Forestry Association’s 2017 Chairman Invocation: Sam R. Coker, Forestry Association’s 2001 Chairman Antitrust Statement: Cam Crawford, Forestry Association President & CEO8:15 a.m. Welcome8:30 a.m. Keynote Address Rhonda Hunter, Senior Vice President for Timberlands - Weyerhaeuser9:00 a.m. Special Guest Speakers Peter Wijnbergen, President & CEO of Norbord Michael D. Garcia, President of Domtar Pulp and Paper Transportation Panel Mike Macedo, TEAM Safe Trucking, International Paper Keith Biggs, TEAM Safe Trucking, Forestry Mutual Crad Jaynes, SC Timber Producers Association Frampton Ferguson, Ferguson Forest Products11:00 a.m. Spouse Program Participants gather in Hyatt Regency Lobby11:30 a.m. SCFORPAC Program Update: Skeet Burris, SCFORPAC Chairman11:45 a.m. Insurance Program Update: Mark E. Fryer, President, AssuredPartners NL 12:15 p.m. Annual Business Luncheon Presiding: Mac Rhodes, Forestry Association’s 2017 Chairman Invocation: Dwight L. Stewart, Jr., Forestry Association’s 2007 Chairman Guest Speaker Dr. Robert H. “Bob” Jones, Jr., Clemson Executive VP for Academic Affairs and Provost Key Updates 2017 Annual Report, Forestry Association Chairman Mac Rhodes Treasurer’s Report, Forestry Association Treasurer Jimmy Sanders Government Affairs Update, Forestry Association President & CEO Cam Crawford2:00 p.m. Afternoon General Session Moderator: Bart Sabine, Forestry Association Chairman-Elect Speaker Chris Vaughn, Managing Director - Philanthropy & Landowner Engagement -- Lowcountry Land Trust Land Management Panel W. McLeod “Mac” Rhodes, Essex Farms, LLC Micky Scott, Collum’s Lumber Products Josh Raglin, Norfolk Southern Dr. Steve McKeand, NCSU Tree Improvement Program Jennifer Howard, small landowner with easement3:45 p.m. Speaker -- Forestry Commission Update State Forester Gene Kodama 4:15 p.m. Closing Remarks Bart Sabine, Forestry Association Chairman-Elect4:30 p.m. Exhibits and SC Tree Farm Silent Auction 6:00 p.m. Chairman’s Reception 7:00 p.m. Chairman’s Dinner 9:30 p.m. Exhibits and Silent Auction break down

Friday, November 3, 20177:00 a.m. Sunrise Service Speaker: Dennis Bauknight; Also featuring Amanda Bauknight 8:00 a.m. Awards and Recognition Breakfast Presiding: Mac Rhodes, Forestry Association’s 2017 Chairman Invocation: Bart Sabine, Forestry Association Chairman-Elect Update on Selection of SC’s New State Forester Walt McPhail, Chairman, SCFC Board of Commissioners Award Presentations Announcement of new FASC offi cers and directors10:30 a.m. Adjourn

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The Tree Farm Forest Owners Program will be held Nov. 1, 2017 for a tour of Walt McPhail’s Belton, SC property. McPhail will discuss his management practices including: thinning, burning, fertilization, hardwood and vegetative control affecting growth and yields on loblolly stands of 1, 3, 18, 28, and 32 years old. Examples of state and federal cost-share programs will be highlighted as well as wildlife plantings, food plots, fruit orchard, and oak tree plant-ings. Will include discussion on a Wetlands Restoration Program project consisting of four ponds with 20 acres of water. Hunt club and hunting leases will also be a topic for discussion.

Participants will board vans at the bottom fl oor/valet parking circle of the Hyatt Regency Hotel at 7:45 a.m. on November 1.

Program Coordinator is Dr. Walt McPhail, 2012 National Tree Farmer of the [email protected], 864/288-7618

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Participants for our Nov. 2 Spouse pro-gram option will gather in the Hyatt Re-gency lobby at 11:00 a.m. John Nolan with Greenville History Tours will lead an eight-block historical walking tour com-mencing at 11:15 a.m. The Tour, which will last an hour-and-a-half, will focus on history of Greenville’s West End from the hotel to Falls Park. Lunch will be Dutch treat at Mary’s Restaurant at Falls Cottage. Weather permitting, the group will eat out-side in the cottage garden overlooking the falls. After lunch, spouses can enjoy a leisurely walk back to the hotel and enjoy shopping along Main Street. Transportation back to the hotel will also be available. Anyone planning to participate in the Walking Tour and lunch, should sign up on the Association’s Convention Regis-tration Form. A head count is needed for the tour AND lunch at least one week prior. Add-ons the day of the event will be fea-sible if space is available. Tour Coordinator is Janet Steele, the Forestry Association’s Director of Landowner Outreach, Forestry Education and Programs. She can be reached at 803/798-4170 or [email protected].

Also On The AgendaAwards: During the Forestry Association’s Awards and Rec-ognition Breakfast, there will be presentations for: Jerry L. Shrum Outstanding Educator of the Year SC Tree Farmer of the Year Outstanding Logger of the Year Charles H. Flory Distinguished Service Award Installation Ceremony: Newly elected offi cers and directors will be announced and installed.

Awards Breakfast. The Nov. 3 Awards and Recognition Breakfast will include a progress re-port on the search/selection process for South Carolina’s new State Forester. Walt A. McPhail, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the SC Forestry Commission, will discuss current status on the search to fi nd a successor for Gene Kodama who announced his retirement plans in late June.

Forestry Association members requested more networking op-portunities so we’ve added two more events. Nov. 1 Meet & Greet: Folks arriving early for the convention can join us for hospitality from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 2 Young Professionals Social: Our 45-and-under leadership development group can enjoy fellowship and networking from 8-10 p.m. Event Sponsor: AgSouth

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Sunrise Service. Our speaker for the Nov. 3 Sunrise Service is Dennis L. Bauknight, Easley, SC. He is a former Forestry Asso-ciation Board member and 2010 South Carolina Tree Farmer of the Year. He received the 1998 Forest Conservation Award from the SC Wildlife Federation and was named 2006 USDA-NRCS Employee of the Year. Dennis and his wife Amanda will also lead some inspi-rational selections during the pro-gram -- with attendee participation.

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Credit: Convention attendees will earn 6 Category 1 hours of Continuing Forestry Education. The Nov. 1 Tree Farm For-est Owners Program attendees will earn 2 Category 1 hours and 1 Category 2 hours of Continuing Forestry Education.

Dress: Appropriate attire for General Sessions and most meal functions is business casual -- open collar with coat op-tional. The Welcome Reception is either coat/tie or open col-lar and coat. The Chairman’s Reception and Dinner is coat and tie.

RecreationGOLF: The Forestry Association’s Nov. 1 Golf Tournament will be held at the Preserve at Verdae Golf Club -- 7 miles from the Hyatt. This 18 hole, par 72 championship golf course, de-signed by Willard Byrd, was carved into a lush Carolina forest with hills and mountain-like brooks, making it both scenic and challenging to play. Foursome assignments will be sent to registered golfers. Prizes awarded to winners. For more information, contact Tour-nament Chairman Jim Bland, Pawleys Island, SC, at: [email protected] or 843/344-3178. SPORTING CLAYS: The Association’s Nov. 1 Sporting Clays Tournament will be held at The Clinton House Planta-tion in Clinton, SC. Participants will meet at 12:00 noon for lunch, then begin clays shooting at 1:00 p.m. Address: 15171 Highway 56N, Clinton, SC 29325. It is Exit 52 (Highway 56) on I-26. If coming from Columbia, exit to the right and it will be 2.5 miles on the left. Website: www.clintonhouse.com. For more information, contact Tournament Chairman Walter H. “Chip” Mallard, Jr. at [email protected].

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Hawkins & Rawlinson, Inc.HEI, Inc.Henderson & Associates, Inc.Hentz Forest Products, Inc.Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeCharles Ingram Lumber Co.Ink FarmInterforInternational Forest Co.International PaperInterstate Tire Service LLCJohnson Company, Inc.Jordan Lumber & Supply, Inc.KAFA Company, LLCKapStone Charleston Kraft LLCKingstree Forest Products, Inc.Leo Lambert Logging, Inc.Lexington Timber Co., Inc.Log Creek Timber Inc.Martin Brothers, Inc.McFarland CascadeMcKittrick Timber, LLCMeeks’ Farms & Nursery, Inc.Mid Carolina Timber Co., Inc.Milliken Forestry Co., Inc.Norbord South Carolina Inc.Palmetto Pulpwood and TimberPinnacle Trailers, Inc.PinovaResolute Forest ProductsResource Mgt. Service, LLCRiver BendSabine & Waters, Inc. Seckinger Forest Products, Inc.Shealy’s Truck Center, Inc.Silva Tech, Inc.SonocoSC Forestry CommissionSC SFI CommitteeSC Pole & Piling Co., Inc.SC Tree Farm Committee James M. Simons & Co., Inc.Southeastern Forestry, Inc.Dwight L. Stewart, Jr. & Associates, LLCStone Forestry Services, Inc.Swamp Fox AgencyThe SEFA Group Thompson Forest Consultants, Inc.Tidewater Equipment/TIGERCATTimber Mart-SouthTracy’s Logging LLCTreely LLCWalker & Walker, LLCWest Fraser, Inc.WestRockWhitfi eld Farms & NurseryWhite Oak Forest Mgt., Inc.Williams Forest Products, Inc.Winyah Land And Timber, Inc.Worldwide Equipment, Inc. of SC

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