Schedule of Events
Connecting you with the resources, connections and opportunities to build value for your land.
December 17, 2021
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration & Check-in
Coffee and soft drinks available.
9:00 - 9:50 AM
Welcome & Introduction | Forestry Market Overview
Welcome and Introduction
Market Overview
Dr. Shawn Baker
Vice President of Research
Forisk Consulting
9:50 - 10:20 AM
Panel Discussion: Marketing Your Timber
Hugh Thompson
President
Pierce Timber Company
Glen Warnock
President
Gay Wood Company
10:20 - 10:40 AM
10:40 - 11:40 AM
Part 1: Increasing the Financial Returns on Your Timberland
Forest Management and Productivity
Dr. David Dickens
Professor of Forest Productivity
UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Carbon Market Resources for Georgia Landowners
Tim Miller
Director of Membership
Georgia Forestry Association
Insurance and Risk Management
Mark Fryer
Partner
AssuredPartners
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Lunch | Forests & Climate Discussion
Dave Tenny
President & CEO
National Alliance of Forest Owners
Scott Jones
President & CEO
Forest Landowners Association
1:30 - 1:45 PM
1:45 - 2:45 PM
Part 2: Increasing the Financial Returns on Your Timberland
Choosing the Appropriate Seedling Genetics to Meet Your Management Objectives
Dr. Steve McKeand
Interim Co-Director
N.C. State Cooperative Tree Improvement Program
Non-Timber Income Generation
Comprehensive Financial Planning
3:00 - UNTIL
