Forest Resources Committee

NATURAL RESOURCES OUTREACH COMMITTEE

Membership: Any organization represented on the ANRC is eligible to nominate a member to the Forest Resources Committee. Each organization will be limited to no more than two members with the exception of the Alabama TREASURE Forest Association which may have up to four members. The Natural Resources Outreach Committee will represent the spectrum of the AFDC member organizations. The Committee may have members who are not members of the ANRC. Committee members will be approved by the ANRC.

CURRENT MEMBERS

Allen Varner	Alabama Forestry Commission, Chair
Tim Albritton	USDA NRCS
Joel Glover	Alabama Dept of Conservation, Wildlife & freshwater Fisheries
Jim Armstrong	AU School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Extension
Steve Guy	Alabama Farmers Federation
Susan Tranum	USDA - Farm Service Agency
Charles Price	USDA - Farm Service Agency
Chris Erwin	AFA
Joe Rigsby	Consulting Forester
Lamar Dewberry	Landowner
John Rudd	Landowner

PROJECTS COMPLETED

Arrow Pointing Right Natural Resources Outreach Committee Projects

Date	Project
2006	Statewide video conference conducted on forestry cost share programs in Alabama.
1998	Committee involvement in planning the indoor program of the Annual Alabama Landowner and TREASURE Forest Conference.
1997	Multiple Use Forestry Video National winner
1996	Forestry and Wildlife Fact Sheet Reprinted Things you Should Know About Wildlife in Alabama Information sheet on managing CRP pines mailed to 2200 landowners (contact cards included)
1995	Low Cost Regeneration video National winner Mailed out forestry resource information to the Alabama Forestry Planning Committee members, County Forestry Planning Committees, and the Treasure Forest Landowner Association Wildlife Publication Things you Should Know About Wildlife in Alabama Information sheet on managing CRP pines mailed to 700 landowners (contact cards included) Seedling Sources for Forestry and Wildlife Publication
1994	Conducted four meetings across the state on Integrating Forestry and Wildlife for forest landowners

MISSION

Promote and foster development of county forestry planning committees in all Alabama counties and facilitate communications between the ANRC and the county committees.

Meeting Minutes 4-28-2009

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