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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.

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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
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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.

     
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