Events | Timber Talks and Forest Forums

Building Relationships

Our timber talks and forest forums, bring forestry stakeholders (government agencies, environmental and wildlife NGOs, and business consumers) into the woods to experience how private working forests are managed.

What We Do

Forest Forums
Forest forums are round-table discussions in a collaborative environment that bring together diverse stakeholders seeking solutions on issues impacting working forests management, habitat conservation, ecosystems, markets, and ownership.

Timber Talks
Timber talks bring forestry stakeholders (government agencies, environmental and wildlife NGOs, and business consumers) to the woods to experience how private working forests are managed for the benefit of healthy ecosystems while generating a timber supply.

The Why

We do forest forums and timber talks to demonstrate how forest landowners create, maintain, and improve habitat on their property every day, while also generating a timber supply.

The Impact

Taking to the woods allows you to share the work being done on the ground and the private forest landowners’ commitment to the stewardship of their land. By seeing the work first-hand trust and understanding are established with constituents.

The Outcome

Through this hands-on learning policymakers, environmental stakeholders and corporate decision-makers gain insight into how rulemaking, regulations, and/or purchasing decisions impact a landowner’s ability to own and manage their forests.

Join Us for a Timber Talk in Louisiana

September 2023 Georgia Timber Talk

October 2023 South Carolina Timber Talk

Hosted Timber Talks and Forest Forums

Location	Stakeholders Engaged	Issues Addressed
Shreveport, Louisiana	Family Forests Landowners	Markets
Orlando, Florida	USFWS Region IV & Southeast States; Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species
Watkinsville, Georgia	Family Forests Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species \| Markets
Camak, Georgia	Policy Makers, USFWS, Family Forest Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species \| Markets \| Regulatory Certainty
Andalusia, Alabama	USFWS, NRCS, Family Forests Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species
Folkston, Georgia	USFWS, NRCS, DNR, Family Forest Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species
North Georgia	24 Countries	Bioenergy In the Southeastern US\| US Wood \| Markets
Upstate South Carolina	24 Countries	Bioenergy in the Southeastern US \| US Wood \| Markets
Fayetteville, Arkansas	Brands; Wal-Mart & The Sustainability Consortium	Markets
Ashville, North Carolina	USFWS Region IV & Southeast States; Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species
Lake Oconee, GA	USFWS Region 4, State Wildlife Agencies, Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species
Alexandria, LA	USFWS Region 4, Louisiana State Wildlife Agencies, Conservation NGOs, Landowners	Red-cockaded woodpecker
Virtual	FLA Staff, USFWS Southeast Regional Directorate Team, and Deputies	At-Risk & Listed Species \| Role of Private Forest Landowners
Williamsburg, VA	USFWS, Conservation NGOs, Supply Chain Representatives, Landowners	Longleaf Pine
High Springs, FL	USFWS, FL Forest Service, FL Forestry Association, FL FWCC, FL Farm Bureau, Congressional staff, University of Florida, Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species
Portland, ME	USFWS, Conservation NGO’s, Landowners	At-Risk & Listed Species
Atlanta, GA	USFWS, USFS, Conservation NGO’s	Collaborative Conservation
Atlanta, GA	USFWS, USFS, Conservation NGO’s	Collaborative Conservation
Jeffersonville, GA	Sustainable Biomass Program	Assurance of Sustainability
Windsor, SC	USFWS, IFCO, USFS, SC DNR, GA DNR	Longleaf pine

For more information or to join our next Timber Talk or Forest Forum, contact Director of Regulatory Affairs and Stewardship Initiatives, Katie Moss at kmoss@forestlandowners.com.