Stateline Meeting – AL/FL/GA

Tall Timbers Research Station

13093 Henry Beadle Drive, Tallahassee, Florida

September 29 -30, 2014

September 29, 2014

12:30 - 12:45Welcome and Introductions – Fred Allen (Facilitator) and Monica Schwalbach

12:45 –1:05Opening Comments (5 minutes each)

Rob Doudrick – Director, Southern Research Station

JimKarels – Florida, State Forester, Florida Forest Service

Greg Pate – Alabama, State Forester, Alabama Forestry Commission

Robert Farris – Georgia, State Forester, Georgia Forestry Commission

Wib Owen – Executive Director, Southern Group of State Foresters (Invited)

1:05 – 2:05Issue/Concern – FIA and TPO (MAX. 15 minutes/agency)

  • General Discussion Areas
  • TPO Survey: Capturing wood drawn from adjacent states and in-woods chipping
  • Plot intensification/streamlined data as related to increased time and cycles
  • Future opportunities and alternatives for FIA
  • Southern Research Station – Bill Burkman and James Bentley
  • Florida –
  • Alabama –
  • Georgia –Risher Willard and James Johnson

2:05 – 2:30 Discussion, Questions and Opportunities – Facilitator

2:30 – 3:00Break

3:00 – 4:00Issue/Concern – Prescribed Fire (MAX. 15 minutes/agency)

  • General Discussion Areas
  1. Smoke Modeling (hazard prediction and training) as related to fog and prescribed burning
  2. The Impacts on carbon sequestration and carbon cycle, including soil carbon and CO2 release
  • Southern Research Station – Scott Goodrick
  • Florida -
  • Alabama –
  • Georgia – Frank Sorrells and Risher Willard

4:00 – 5:00Issue/Concern – Ecosystem Services (MAX. 15 minutes/agency)

  • General Discussion Areas
  1. Value of Water from Public and Private Lands in the South
  2. Effectiveness of BMP Implementation
  • Southern Research Station – ChelcyMiniat, Andy Doloff, Johnny Grace
  • Florida -
  • Alabama –
  • Georgia – James Johnson and Risher Willard

5:00 – 5:30 Discussion, Questions and Opportunities – Facilitator

5:30 -Wrap up for the day – Facilitator

5:30 – 6:30 Dinner/Cook Out at Tall Timbers (Informal Discussion)

September 30, 2014

8:00 – 8:10 Evening Discussion Highlights – Facilitator

8:10 – 9:10Issue/Concern – Longleaf Pine (MAX.15minutes/agency)

  • General Discussion Areas
  • Comparing the value and economics of longleaf to other species for landowner benefit
  • Longleaf Tree Genetics and Improvement Needs and Status. The ability to compete with other species
  • Southern Research Station - Jim Guldin and Dana Nelson
  • Florida –
  • Alabama –
  • Georgia –Risher Willard andJeff Fields

9:10 – 9:30 Discussion, Questions and Opportunities – Facilitator

9:30 – 10:00Break

10:00 –10:40Issue/Concern – Forest Health (MAX. 10 minutes/agency)

  • General Discussion Areas
  • The economic and environmental loss associated with invasive species
  • Pine Health/Decline (SPB; Tip Moth; EAB; Annosum Root Disease)
  • Soil and geology relationship that provides information on site/species management regimes
  • Southern Research Station –Kier Klepzig and Andy Scott
  • Florida –
  • Alabama –
  • Georgia – James Johnson and Chip Bates

10:40 – 11:00Discussion, Questions and Opportunities – Facilitator

11:00 – 11:40 Issue/Concern – Societal (MAX. 10 minutes/agency)

  • General Discussion Areas
  • How to identify new/interested landowners and reach them effectively
  • What is the value of certification to forest landowners
  • Southern Research Station – John Schelhas
  • Florida –
  • Alabama –
  • Georgia –James JohnsonandChip Bates

11:40 – 12:00 Discussion, questions and opportunities – Facilitator

12:00 – 12:30 Wrap Up and Comments

  • Rob Doudrick – Southern Research Station
  • Jim Karels – Florida
  • Greg Pate – Alabama
  • Robert Farris – Georgia

12:30 pm – ADJOURN – Thank you for attending!

Place Holders

  1. Update on current SGSF/SRS Ecosystem Project(Evan Mercer)
  2. The disconnection between what is known about management of healthy forest and actual practices in the field. What, why and where is the problem
  3. Quality of wood and lumber on high yield plantations – SI 90+
  4. Comparing the economic, tax and exporting data in AL/FL/GA what are the potential or real effects on foreign ownership and acquisitions of forest industries (Jeff Prestemon)
  5. Operational needs/opportunities for soil fumigants for forest industries (Steve Fraedrich)
  6. Discussion of full funding for FIA (Bill Burkman)

Final Agenda 09.16.2014