2024 Presentations

Annual Meeting

Wednesday Presentations:

Thursday Presentations:

Western Region Meeting

We were fortunate to have Marcus Taylor of the U.S. Forest Service as a guest speaker. Click here to access his fascinating presentation on Wood Innovations, including helpful grants that are available starting October 2024. 

2023 Presentations

Western Region Meeting

Johnny Willis, Nantahala Zone Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, Northern Long-eared Bats and Forestry in North Carolina

Tommy Cabe, Forest Resource Specialist & U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station Tribal Liaison, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Managing Cherokee Homelands for Culturally Significant Plants

Piedmont Landowner Conference

Andrew Bosserman, Attorney, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, The Top 5 Ways Forest Landowners Save Taxes

Iona Chapman, Attorney, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Getting to the Root of It: Establishing an Estate Plan

Crystal Cockman, Associate Director, Three Rivers Land Trust, Leaving a Legacy - Introduction to Conservation Easements

Trip Jobe, Vice President Sale, North America - Forest Value Chain, ResourceWise, Forestry Impacts of Growing Capital Investments in Bio-Fuels

Brian Murphy, Vice President Corporate Relations and Wildlife Biologist, HuntStand, HuntStand - The Ultimate Hunting and Land Management Tool

2022 Presentations

Annual Meeting

Brad Crone, President, Campaign Connections, “Campaign 2022: What to Expect in November
Pete Coutu, Vice President of Operational Excellence at Forest2Market, Inc., “Evolving Forest Markets
H. “Burt” Tasaico, PE, Director - Office of Strategic Initiatives & Program Support, NCDOT, “Federal Funding Update - 2021 Infrastructure Bill
James “Hunter” Blohm, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Federal Programs, “Be Pro Be Proud
Thomas Mende, President/CEO, Binderholz Timber, Inc., and Steve Willobee, Harbor Bay Ventures, “Intro Cleveland
Tom Guthrie, Director, Key Accounts & Commercial Development, North Carolina State Ports Authority, “Supporting International Trade & Growth Opportunities in Forestry
Todd Martin, President & CEO, Southern Loggers Cooperative, “Fuel Markets, Fuel Prices, and the Cost of Saving Money

Loaded Log Trucks on Interstate Highways: Safety and Efficiency Benefits in NC, June 9, 2022 - This presentation is from Joe Conrad, Assistant Professor of Forest Operations, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Leadership Development Session, February 24, 2022 - This presentation is from Association Options discussion after the February 2022 board meeting.

2021 Presentations

Board MeetingSeptember 30, 2021 - This presentation features Chad Porter, and NCSU professor and economist, Michael Walden, PhD.