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Saturday and Sunday, November 19 & 20, 2005 - Sustainable Forestry Seminar
Attendance to this Sustainable
Forestry Seminar qualifies for Continuing Forestry Education
credits! Contact Steve Brooks for details: Steve
276-479-2176 vafw@mounet.com
Agenda
Holiday Trails Camp, Charlottesville, Virginia
Clint Trammel, Forest Manager at Pioneer Forest
with other Virginia Foresters
Sponsored by Virginia Forest Watch
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Model Forest Policy Program
The Nature Conservancy
Northland Forest Products, Inc.
Pioneer Forest
The seminar will concentrate on information sharing through
expert presentations by Clint Trammel and other foresters,
augmented by multi-media presentations to illustrate the
information being shared. The seminar will also include a field
trip to a nearby sustainably managed forest.
Pioneer Forest is the quintessential example of sustainably
managed forests. Missouri Senator Wayne Goode, stated, “Over
50 years ago, [Pioneer Forest owner] Leo Drey began purchasing
‘overcut’ forest land, turned that land into a
sustainable forestry operation and has proven that single-tree
selection harvesting can be profitable and environmentally sound.
He has influenced forest management and conservation policies,
which are now utilized on private, state, and national forest
lands.”
The management objectives of Pioneer Forest are to constantly
improve the quality and value of the forest through the
application of environmentally sound silvicultural practices and,
at the same time, make a profit for the owner. These objectives
can be applied on any size holding, large or small.
Clint is the Forest Manager for the last 30 some years; featured
on NPR in the last year, it is the premier model forest and he is
the guru. He helped start the Forest Stewards Guild and has been
given numerous awards for his achievements.
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