Talking Forests

This is a special in-person episode located in Enfield, North Carolina just off the I-95 with Tyrone and Edna Williams of Fourtee Acres. They lease out land for farming, own certified trees, and garden for local markets. They are proud of their legacy and have a great family to lean on at their multiple-use farm. We start our conversation off by talking about landowner assistance and how they are able to operate. They have diversified and become a well-known farmer's market treat from their gardening which Edna spearheads. Edna is also a member of the landowner group called ForestHer NC and we have some great resources available to women landowners that Edna enjoys.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fourteeacresfarm and ForestHer NC https://www.facebook.com/foresthernc Edna Williams: It is her main goal, over the years and at her present professional retirement time, is to provide a supportive environment for those she comes in contact with. Informing the community about nutritional value and practices is important to her as it also enrich her life and others with learning while providing excitement.  As an educator it is most memorable and exciting to see the sparks in the eyes of the community and children as they are exposed to living on a farm and growing diverse vegetables not common to the area. Edna feels blessed and thankful for the opportunity to be in a position where new challenges present themselves every day.   Happily transplanted from the city limits of Enfield, NC, to the beautiful county side of Enfield, Edna lives with her husband, her better half, Tyrone Williams.  They have three young adult, single, handsome sons, Trevelyn, Tremaine, and Tyron.  All of whom have artistic aspirations and existential careers in music, computer science and computer game design.  Edna is a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Enfield, where you will find her on any given day working in one of the family three gardens and on Sunday, singing in the choir.  Tyrone Williams spent 30 years with the Employment Security Commission, and what is now the North Carolina Department of Commerce in local, regional and state office positions. He ended his career as the Workforce Relations Manager in the Employment Service (ES) Section of the Division of Workforce Solutions in the Raleigh state office. Additionally, in 2011 he was awarded the Governor’s Award for Outstanding State Government Service from Governor Beverly Perdue.  In December 2013, he was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Pat McCrory for his outstanding state government service and longevity of service to his community and the state on various boards and other civic activities, one of the most prestigious conferred by the governor.    Since retirement, he has spent time reading, traveling, and learning the “real aspects “of the land that he loves to enhance sustainability, create successional and generational wealth for his family legacy and the land that has been in his family for over 100 years!    He is married, to the former Edna Mills, and they have three grown sons, Trevelyn, Tremaine and Tyron all of whom are a part of Fourtee Acres, LLC a forestry, tenant farming and natural gardening operation.  Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Elaine and I had a conversation about global forestry challenges. I was impressed by her experience in the sector and global knowledge. She launched ForYP the only global forestry young professionals group at the World Forest Congress in Korea this year and I asked her what that is all about and how to get involved.  Elaine Springgay is FAO’s Agroforestry Officer and has more than 12 years of experience working in international development on integrated natural resources management, community-based forest management and climate-smart agriculture. Prior to joining FAO in 2015, Elaine worked with NGOs or government agencies in Canada, Ghana, the Philippines and Uganda, primarily focused on community-based natural resource management, livelihoods and capacity development initiatives. She has a BSc in both Environmental Geography and History from the University of Toronto, and a Masters in Forestry from the Australian National University. She is also the Founder and Chair of the Global Network for Forestry Young Professionals, ForYP, creating a space for the forestry’s younger experts and future leaders to connect, share experiences and advocate for greater career development opportunities. In her spare time, Elaine loves to travel – she has been to over 50 countries and lived in 12! She is also a foodie, loves to hike and kayaking. ForYP is a global community of young professionals in the forest sector who network, develop their professional skills, gain confidence, and feel empowered to engage and lead forestry through the 21st century. See our website: https://www.foryp.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/forypnetwork https://www.facebook.com/ForYPorg https://www.linkedin.com/company/foryporg/ https://www.instagram.com/foryporg/ https://twitter.com/foryporg https://youtu.be/lPZ9vtCWxjU Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Alex and I sat down and had a conversation about being a consulting forester in his home state of Mississippi and some of the challenges that communities face. He was one of the foresters that began the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program (www.sflrnetwork.org) by developing and piloting it and he has worked with minoritized communities to help them keep their land and legacy. I am proud to work with him on this episode, he is #forestproud.  Thank you for sponsoring this episode #forestproud https://forestproud.org/   Alex Harvey owns Legacy Land Management read more on his website: https://www.legacylandmanagement.org/about  You can reach him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-harvey-509a2a8/ Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in the Forestry/Wildlife Management option from Mississippi State University’s College of Forest Resources (2005). His leadership development includes the Society of American Forester’s National Leadership Academy (2008). Leadership Development and Organizational Transformation (Dialogos/US Forest Service-2010). Alex is a graduate of the Mississippi Economic Council’s Leadership Mississippi Class of 2017 and is the Chairman of the Board of Community Works and Planning within the Kemetyu Global Economic Development Corporation in Pearland, Texas (currently). Alex’s successful experiences have included the following: · Providing and coordinating land/forest management technical services to private forest landowners. · Planning, developing and implementing outreach programs to educate private landowners and resource professionals. · Developing solutions through partnerships that address the disparity in economic development in rural communities. · Working with private landowners to facilitate their access to land assistance programs administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture by the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency. Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Ted Dergousoff and I sat down together in Arizona and had a conversation about his company, NewLife, forest restoration efforts, and the role they play in the 4FRI Initiative with the U.S. Forest Service. "We think that with an effective forest reforestation program working in concert with the US Forest Service and the 4FRI group, we've got an effective plan as to be able to maximize the value to all the stakeholders." The overall goals of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) are to restore the structure, pattern, composition, and health of fire-adapted ponderosa pine ecosystems, reduce fuels and the risk of unnaturally severe wildfires, and provide for wildlife and plant diversity in four national forests - the Kaibab, Coconino, Apache-Sitgreaves, and Tonto. Read more here: https://4fri.org/  The NewLife website is here: https://www.nlfpaz.com/ NewLife is the largest vertically integrated forest products business in the Southwest region with next-generation manufacturing facilities currently producing value-added wood products. NewLife works closely with an ecosystem of local industry partners including mechanical thinning crews and smaller forest products manufacturing facilities. NewLife has developed a manufacturing system to extract value from the low-quality fiber removed from the forest as part of its restoration initiatives. The expansion program will dramatically increase the total industry processing capacity within the Four Forests Restoration Initiative (4FRI) operating area, enabling large-scale forest restoration efforts across Arizona. The company will restore 25,000 acres of forestland per year, dramatically expanding the capacity to proactively address the rising concerns of wildfire. Through its subsidiary, NewLife is contracted by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) as part of the 4FRI. The landscape scale restoration project was designed to combat the impact of climate change and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire by restoring the forests to a more natural state while protecting large healthy trees, wildlife and the watershed. Wildfires have devastated the western forests, endangering local towns, causing severe damage and unleashing huge quantities of greenhouse gases. NewLife has managed Phase 1 of the 4FRI contract, the nation’s largest forest stewardship contract, since 2017 and partners with the USFS on mechanical thinning initiatives throughout Arizona, with plans to expand to neighboring states. The company will use the proceeds of the bond to complete the build-out of its 425,000-square-foot industrial facility in Bellemont, Ariz., which will include a new high-speed sawmill, planer mill, and dry kilns. NewLife will also double the capacity of its Engineered Wood Products (EWP) plant and significantly expand the capacity of NewLife’s Lumberjack sawmill located near Heber, Arizona.  Production from the new sawmill will commence in the next six months and scale to full capacity in 2023, in a multi-phase roll-out that will create hundreds of new jobs with opportunities in the sawmill, remanufacturing facilities, forest operations, and hauling operations. Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Danielle Atkins and I came together for a podcast episode and we talked about the importance of being an educated landowner. She has taken her past career and education to turn Land and ladies, her business, into a full suite of options to teach other people how to manage their forested land. She has provided workshops in person and is moving to a virtual model to be able to reach more people this time. Her husband is also a forester. After he landed the job first in Brunswick, Georgia, Danielle was also on the hunt for a job in the same field which was challenging. She ended up working with Georgia Forestry Commission (the state) for four and a half years before branching off and doing her own thing and creating Land and Ladies. She said " it allows me to take the traditional events and traditional workshops and repurpose them, restructure them into a new approach that isn't done in our industry. Providing the information women need."  Her episode is sponsored by #forestproud www.forestproud.org We believe: Forests provide powerful climate solutions. Forest management is how we deliver those solutions. Forest markets and products are how we sustain those solutions. Danielle can be reached at www.landandladies.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/landandladies/ Land and Ladies owner Danielle Atkins is a double dawg from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources with her BSFR in wildlife sciences (2012) and Master of Forest Resources (2013). Working for the Georgia Forestry Commission, she witnessed the struggles women landowners often had when abruptly inheriting their forestlands. Danielle has worked with the nationally awarded Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Program, and has been developing women-focused workshops since 2016. Having served in several leadership roles and being actively involved with the Georgia Forestry Association and Society of American Foresters, Danielle is very in tune and integrated within the forest industry as a whole, understanding the process from seed to stump for landowners. Danielle also practices as a registered forester in Georgia, required to maintain continuing education credits to keep up with state requirements to practice and advise forestry in Georgia. Danielle is married and has three children: William, Elliott, and Rea, and resides on 43 acres in Brunswick, Georgia. Fun and weird facts: Danielle has worked on a wildland firefighting handcrew on western fire assignments; accidentally let loose black bears during a volunteer zookeeping position (no worries, they were tracked back to their enclosures and the sheriff’s office and animal control had a great time with this “incident”); was an avid crossfitter, and plans to return the local box. Danielle's business sponsors are Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources - International Paper - Orbis Inc - Georgia Forestry Commission  DS Smith - Interfor - The Westervelt Company and many more bronze level sponsors on www.landandladies.com  Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Maryland Forests Association "Faces of Forestry" features Senator Bailey this month. He grew up on his grandparent's 120-acre farm on the water in Southern Maryland.  ~From the crops, to horses, to time spent with his grandfather and father hunting and fishing, farm and forest land shaped Bailey's formative years and his conservationist mindset. He eventually purchased the 60-acre farm that adjoins his parents', making the family-farm connection even stronger by building the next generation of stewards and conservationists with his children.~ ~His goal of sharing these natural resource wonders with his son and daughter and walking in the woods with them, comes as no surprise when considering how he grew up. The senator's father was an agronomist who went to the University of Maryland, while his mother was a 4H agent in Cecil County. Being connected to the soil beneath our feet and the farms and forest that spring from it is just part of the Bailey DNA.~  ~"I felt at home" working in forestry, says Bailey, thoroughly enjoying the work of woodland management and seeing all the different parts of Maryland while meeting the hardworking loggers, foresters, and landowners across the varied terrain of the state. Working with property owners to improve their woodlands through a harvest and showing value to proper forest management was one of many rewarding parts of the senator's time in forestry. Helping a farmer with forest land know that they can have a harvest and that letting trees grow is "like having money in the bank" just re-enforced the idea of sustainable, regenerative land management and conservation for the future senator.~ ~There were bigger things ahead for Bailey to make an even broader impact on our natural resources and protecting and conserving those resources. Beginning in 1987, the Department of Natural Resources Police became his home for 30 years, where he rose from cadet to supervisor of the Covert Operations Unit in 2007. During his time there, Bailey led game warden training for Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia wardens. He trained his fellow officers in waterfowl ID and shared his insider tip of carrying the beans of the Kentucky coffeetree for good luck. Wouldn't you know it, he and his father — with coffeetree beans in their pockets — went on a turkey hunt, and both came home with a turkey.~ ~Extending beyond the Natural Resources Police, that education and advocacy for protecting our land and its resources continued through his efforts with the International Conservation Chiefs Academy starting in 2017. "We all have a goal of protecting these resources and passing them on to the next generation," says Bailey. He passes those lessons on to natural resource officers from across the globe through the academy, working to educate and direct the funding and required action for depleted or endangered resources in the right way.~ ~Bailey's advocacy work involves working with Hunters of MD and Maryland Legislative's Sportsmen Caucus much closer to home. He has been a member of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) since 2019, advocating for farmers and agriculture. Going from the natural resources realm to the General Assembly, Officer Bailey became Senator Bailey, representing District 29 for Calvert & St. Mary's Counties.~ Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

October is National Forest Products Month and National Forest Products Week is October 18th - 22nd this year! We are celebrating with Oregon Women in Timber episodes. See them here: www.orwit.org ~ Our second guest is Quinn Allen. ~She said "I am a recent graduate of Southwestern Oregon Community College, with a certificate in Forest Technology. I currently work for the Coquille Watershed Association as a seasonal noxious weeds technician. I have also recently been hired as a timber cruiser for a timber consulting company and have already begun my training to start full-time after my season ends at the watershed, which I am beyond excited for.~ ~I was born, raised, and still currently live, in a tiny coastal community on the southern Oregon coast. Growing up I enjoyed being outside as much as possible, whether it be making mud pies or exploring the beaches and mountains that surround me on my horse. Natural resources are what keep my community alive and I grew up fully immersed in it. From friends and family that worked on the ocean, on the land, and in the forests, there was no way I couldn’t have a passion to keep my surroundings beautiful and here long after I am gone.~ ~I love Oregon with all of her rugged beauty and I am excited for the beginning of my career and to see where it takes me. Having my son around inspires me to want to make an impact in the Forest sector and have a hand in making it a better place for us all. From recreating in it, working in it, and educating people about it, I am forest proud.~ ~Here are some pictures of me doing Quinn things. From pulling ivy, hanging with my emus and turkeys, to going for rides in the mountains with my little family, hiking, volunteering for OWIT at our country fair, and getting to experience logging in the Redwoods. This is the place I call home and I am excited to share it with others!"~ Southwestern Oregon Community College, Forestry Department Coquille Watershed Association Oregon Women in Timber Quinn created: Infographic for Sudden Oak Death ~Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo~ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

October is National Forest Products Month and National Forest Products Week is October 18th - 22nd this year! We are celebrating with Oregon Women in Timber episodes. See them here: www.orwit.org ~ Our first guest is Corinne and she is an inspiration with an engineering background. We enjoyed learning more about her work and her love of the forestry field. Tune in today to hear more about her story!  ~Corinne Walters is a forester and engineer for a small, family-owned timber company in McMinnville, Oregon. She spends her workdays planning and laying out harvest units, designing new roads and culverts, and maintaining the mapping system. Her free time is spent with her husband Austin, helping him with his growing business and having fun – running, exploring, and spending time with family and friends. Corinne grew up in a family that cherished time spent outdoors and the natural resources that Oregon has to offer, and although she started college with civil engineering in mind, she ended up back at her roots in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University (www.forestry.oregonstate.edu). She joined Oregon Women in Timber when she was going to school and has remained involved due to the important outreach OWIT provides and the fun ladies she gets to spend time with.~ Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Molly Darr and I sat down to talk about the Women Owning Woodlands up-and-coming events.  Janet Watt-Steele, Women Owning Woodlands – South Carolina Janet is the founder of the South Carolina chapter of the national Women Owning Woodlands network. Janet works as an Area Forestry and Wildlife Extension Agent with the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service. She also serves as Outreach and Education Chair of the South Carolina Tree Farm Committee, and Secretary/Treasurer for the South Carolina Division of the Society of American Foresters. She is a registered forester in North Carolina and South Carolina, and a South Carolina Prescribed Fire Manager. https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/faculty_staff/profiles/jmwatt Molly Darr, Women Owning Woodlands – South Carolina Molly is the co-founder of the South Carolina chapter of the national Women Owning Woodlands network. Molly works as a post-doctoral research associate in the Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department at Clemson University. She directs and maintains the Southern Forest Health and Invasive Species Program, a regional forest health program which serves as a consistent source of forest health information for natural resource professionals throughout the southeastern U.S. region. https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/faculty_staff/profiles/mndarr https://www.facebook.com/southernforesthealth http://southernforesthealth.net/ https://twitter.com/DarrMolly Becky Barlow, Alabama ForestHER Becky Barlow began the Alabama ForestHER program in 2016. She is the Harry Murphy Professor and a forestry extension specialist with Alabama Cooperative Extension System in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University.  Her current extension efforts focus on educational opportunities to help forest landowners manage for multiple uses including traditional forest management, silvopasture, non-timber forest products, and forest aesthetics.  She is a registered forester in Mississippi and Alabama. She was also recently named the interim Associate Dean for Extension/Assistant Director for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Extension Programs. https://agriculture.auburn.edu/about/directory/faculty/becky-barlow/ https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/forestry/foresther-workshops/ Aimee Tomcho, ForestHerNC Aimee Tomcho has worked in the forestry and wildlife sector for the past 25 years, most recently as Audubon’s Conservation Biologist in North Carolina. Her work with Bird-friendly Forestry outreach and application paired with her own experiences led her to be a founding member of ForestHerNC with several other passionate representatives from a diversity of organizations. Together they built a community of more than 1400 people in just a couple years whose mission is to engage and empower women in woodland stewardship.  https://www.facebook.com/foresthernc https://www.instagram.com/foresthernc/ https://twitter.com/AudubonNC Danielle Atkins, Land & Ladies Danielle Atkins is the founder of Land & Ladies, a forestry company focused on educating and empowering women to tackle their landownership responsibilities and manage their forestlands across the Southeast. www.landandladies.com  www.facebook.com/landandladies https://www.instagram.com/landandladies/ Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Maryland Forests Association "Faces of Forestry" features Tony Pixelle this month. He has been a forester in Maryland and has worked in different parts of the state for different agencies. He talks about his start as a naturalist and his work leading into being a forester for Pixelle (https://www.pixelle.com/forestry). We are featuring guests of this program on the Talking Forests podcast once a month. We hope you all gain insight from these guests about the forest sector and how each job in the entire supply chain is very important. #facesofforestry #talkingforests #forestproud #marylandforests #forestsforever Photo credit: Edwin Remsberg Photographs Anthony H. DiPaolo: I am a lifelong resident of Maryland and a Licensed Professional Forester with over 30 years of experience in forest management and wood procurement. I have spent most of my career working on the Eastern Shore. My first job out of college was as a naturalist for Carroll County Parks and Rec. at Piney Run Park near Sykesville. I was hired by the Maryland Forest Service as an Asst. Project Forester in 1986 and began my forestry career working in Allegany and Garrett Counties. In 1987 I accepted the Project Forester’s position in Worcester County. In 1996 I left state service to take a job with Cropper Brothers Lumber Co. in Willards, Md., where I was responsible for all wood procurement activities along with the management of their family-owned timberlands. In December of 2013, I began working for Glatfelter as an area forester procuring pulpwood for the Eastern Shore District. In 2018, Glatfelter’s Specialty Papers Unit was reborn as Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC. I have a BS in Forestry (1982) from Virginia Tech. I am a member and past chair of the Md./De. Division of the Society of American Foresters. I am also a member of the Maryland Sustainable Forestry Council, a member of the Worcester Forestry Board, a past vice president for the Maryland Forest Association, a member of the Delaware Forestry Assoc., a current District Supervisor for the Worcester Soil Conservation District, and a board member of the Lower Shore Land Trust. Some of my past awards include the Maryland Forester of the Year in 1992 and the Maryland Forest Leadership award in 1995. From both a professional and personal standpoint, I have a keen interest in the conservation of our state’s forest lands. I believe my thirty-plus years of experience, managing both public and private forests across various regions of Maryland, provides me a unique perspective on the issues and challenges affecting forestry. Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Patrick Hiesl the Assistant Professor of Forest Operations from Clemson University was interviewed by Candra Burns of Talking Forests about the Cradle of Forestry, the APSAF Centennial Monument, and Carl Schenck a German Forester who brought sustainable forest practices to the USA in 1895. His career profile from Clemson University in South Carolina: https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/faculty_staff/profiles/phiesl Patrick was an undergrad in Germany where he is from. During his first 4 years of school, he earned a B.S. in Forest Management at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg and graduated in 2010. Then he moved to Maine, USA to go to graduate school and earned his M.S. in Forest Resources at the University of Maine and graduated in 2013. Then he got his Ph.D. in Forest Resources at the University of Maine in 2015. After his graduate school and Ph.D., he got lucky and interviewed for the forest operations teaching position at Clemson University in 2015 in South Carolina and accepted the position and started teaching. Later, after networking in his local Society of American Forester's chapters, he then worked on the regional level with the APSAF Monument Committee. He was excited to learn about Carl Schenck and his forestry school, as a German, himself.  Candra was excited to talk with Patrick in this interview because she lived in Germany for 3 years from 2018-2020. She interviewed a German, Patrick Hiesl, on this podcast episode. She had friends in WA State that were foresters that helped German investment foresters use funding from USA forests to build bridges at their castles in Germany. When Candra lived in Germany, she could leave her backyard and go into a forest and that was not trespassing in Germany. That is very different than the private areas of the USA, especially in the fragmented areas where she currently lives in the south. Candra learned about Carl Schenck in 2015 at a WA State SAF meeting where they viewed “America’s First Forest” in 2015. Ever since she has been intrigued and got lucky that she was able to live in Germany with her USAF husband and travel within Europe for the first 2 years, pre-COVID. She visited the Cradle of Forestry and the APSAF Monument in 2021 when she had a chance during Memorial Day weekend and was excited that the USAF picked her new state as the “First in Forestry” state. Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Beth and Joe of the Maryland Forests Association sat down to talk to me about a "Faces of Forestry" program they have. We are featuring guests of this program on the Talking Forests podcast once a month. We hope you all gain insight from these guests about the forest sector and how each job in the entire supply chain is very important.   Elizabeth Hill: Beth is the executive director of Maryland Forests Association and a resident of the Eastern Shore of Maryland with more than 20 years’ experience in the forest sector. She previously served as the General Manager of Dorchester Lumber Company Inc., a family owned business founded in 1950. In her leadership role, she saw that the company provided quality products in a healthy, safe work environment, while promoting sustainable forestry practices. “Forestry is the highest and best use for land to protect the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay. Most people have no idea how important or vast the forestry industry is,” Hill said. MFA worked with BEACON, the Business Economic and Community Outreach Network at Salisbury University, with the support of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industries Development Corporation (MARBIDCO), conducted an economic impact study to measure the importance of Maryland’s resource-based industries. Using the latest data from 2015, the report found that Maryland’s forestry sector contributed nearly $3.5 billion to the State’s economy, supported 15,271 jobs, and nearly $133 million in State and local tax revenue. Beth resides in Dorchester County with her husband and two children and is an active member of her community. Joe Hinson: President of Maryland Forests Association and President and he works with Northwest Natural Resource Group as main forester. He has over 25 years’ experience in helping private landowners, agencies, industry, and legislative bodies resolve natural resource conflicts. He was named by former Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus to represent timber industry in negotiating process to implement state’s "anti-degradation" policy. He was director of private forestry programs for the National Forest Products Association, Washington D.C. (1977-1982). Education: B.S. in Forest Resource Management, West Virginia University, 1971. Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/    Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson    Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Thomas is a Canadian Wildfire Professional and we had a great chat since we are in the beginning of what most people know as a fire season, however Thomas dives deep into what fire actually means, how to prevent your area and home from having #fire impacts and this historical First Nations role in fire and why we have been ignoring those practices and need to bring them back to our landscapes. #wildfire #talkingforests His Twitter is: https://twitter.com/ThomasforBC  Thomas Martin is a Wildfire Project Manager in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. He spends his working hours on wildfire mitigation projects, community wildfire plans, and landscape level plans. In his spare time he and his wife climb, bike, hike, and ski. @thomasforbc on Twitter. Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/    Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson    Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Joe Buck In Nature and I had a great chat with each other. He loves Twitter and has built a SAFE community you should be a part of. I felt very safe in this interview and he also interviewed me on Fireside Ch@s, check that out on his YouTube soon!  Joe Buck is a dendrochronologist, ecologist, science communicator, and mental health advocate. Joe owns and runs Cross Timbers Dendro, a forest consultancy based out of Central Oklahoma. His YouTube channel, JoeBuckInNature, features Fireside Ch@s, a SciComm series highlighting scientists via informal virtual chats to provide a sense of community and connection to the scientists we see on social media, but haven’t all had the pleasure to meet. Joe also utilizes social media to help advocate for and normalize mental health adversities. You can follow Joe: Twitter: @JoeBuckInNature  https://twitter.com/JoeBuckInNature Instagram: @JoeBuckInNature   https://www.instagram.com/joebuckinnature/ YouTube: JoeBuckInNature  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_JZmFwxuiN9meXJ5KbpMw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-buck585266186/ Website: www.joebuckinnature.com Cross Timbers Dendro: www.oldtrees.co Joe's mental health resource links: Made of Millions: www.madeofmillions.com International OCD Foundation: www.iocdf.org American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: www.afsp.org Dragonfly Mental Health: https://dragonflymentalhealth.com Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/  Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

"Evolution of Knowing Your Worth and Why it Matters in Business". Candra talks about being burned, burning out, drawing boundaries, and how to measure your worth in business. From getting your 1099's, to wording contracts, to saying "NO" to business that you cannot do. Listen in!  Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

We had a great interview with Janelle Leafblad from WoodWorks. She wanted to do this timely interview because of Mass Timber Month and Women's History Month. She has been a pioneer in wood and started with architecture and worked in the US Forest Service Wood Products Lab back in the day. Her current role is a great resource for those wanting to know more about building with wood education, mass timber, and more!  Janelle has been an active building technology consultant since 2002, primarily in the area of wood technology, investigation and design of building envelope components, and construction for both historic and contemporary structures. She earned her BS in Architectural Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and her MS in Wood Science and Technology from the University of California at Berkeley. Janelle has been with WoodWorks for over seven years and provides assistance on non-residential and multi-family wood projects to designers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii. She is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California. Want to be featured? Schedule your interview with Talking Forests on this link: www.calendly.com/talkingforests Voice by Gordon Collier www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

Candra Burns a military spouse talks about moving overseas as military in the middle of a pandemic and we are back! We talked about the safe way of traveling and the process of moving for us. We wanted to give you updates and the reason why we were out. Candid audio here! Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/  Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson   Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

This will be a 4 part series with 4 amazing women, this is 4 out of 4  episodes and will be published  each Monday in each week of October 2020  for National Forest Products week. Betsy Yraguen of the Douglas County chapter of Oregon Women in Timber talks about the organization and how she is involved in to help promote the timber industry for the greater good!  Betsy Yraguen is the Account Executive and Integrated Media Specialist at KEZI 9 ABC News partnered with MeTV Western oregon which is Western Oregon’s news leader—with Live, Local, Late  Breaking coverage and more local news than anyone else. People depend on KEZI 9 ABC  News for the most important local news stories from where you live in Oregon.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

This will be a 4 part series with 4 amazing women, this is 3 out of 4  episodes and will be published  each Monday in each week of October 2020  for National Forest Products week. Vanessa and I chatted about what working in the woods with a doggo partner is like and how she would like to see forestry change for our future!  Howdy! Vanessa here. Originally from a small town in Northern California, Eureka. I earned my bachelor in science in Forestry, Natural Resources and Conservation at Oregon State University. Summer of 2019 I spent time overseas in Malaysia learning about the palm oil plantations and the effects on orangutan habit as well as other wildlife. My role currently is as technical forester with Rayonier in the coos/curry area on the south coast of Oregon. I love my role. I take my co-partner in the field, “Cruiser”, he is my dog. He’s been cruising with me since he was a wee- pup. I am an active member of the OWIT as well as the secretary of the OWIT chapter here in coos/curry. In my downtime I like to take Cruiser to the park, or beach or whatever adventure we can find. And, I like to read, sleep and eat good food. “Go Beavs!” Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support

This will be a 4 part series with 4 amazing women, this is 2 out of 4 episodes and will be published  each Monday in each week of October 2020 for National Forest Products week. Melissa and I chatted about working in business in the forest sector. She enjoys OWIT so much!  My name is Melissa Fullerton. I grew up in rural Montana in a small town called Florence. I graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. I married my high school sweetheart and we moved to Colville, WA where he began his career as a forester with Boise Cascade in 1992. I found work with an accounting firm in Colville shortly after arriving in Colville. In May of 1993 my husband accepted a job for Boise Cascade in Elgin, OR so we relocated to La Grande. I began my career with Boise Cascade in November of 1994. We have been in La Grande since then. We have two children, a son and a daughter that we are very proud of. My husband is still a forester with Boise Cascade and I have since moved on to Woodgrain as their lumber division controller. Voice By Gordon Collier in Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgordoncollier/ Spring by Ikson  www.soundcloud.com/ikson  Music promoted by Audio Library  www.youtu.be/5WPnrvEMIdo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingforests/support