Summer 2007 ACF Newsletter - Association of Consulting Foresters ...

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ACF NEWSLETTER
2007 Election Results
Gulf Director
Gary Patterson, ACF
Southern Director
Edward G. (Jerry) Tugwell, ACF
NY Times Quotes ACF Members!
The New York Times featured an article in the Small Business section titled “Family Forestry: “Generational Shifts Loom for Big
Tracts of American Woods.” The June 14 story by Tanya Mohn features quotes from ACF members Ed Steigerwaldt and
Stephen Whitfieldand Steve Presley of Palestine, Texas, a client of James Houser, ACF.
“Subdividing the land is a major obstacle to practicing responsible forestry. Parcels must be a certain size to
harvest economically and to sustain water quality and wildlife habitats.” Ed Steigerwaldt
The Guide for Plant Appraisal
(Continued from page 7)
Professional Landcare Network (Lew Bloch)
Tree Care Industry Association (David Hucker)
The Council meets several times per year to review draft material that its members have been asked to produce, as well as written
suggestions from outside sources. The strength of the Council derives from its broad representation; its delegates offer wide diversity
of experience and perspectives. Our editorial meetings reflect an open, free-flowing process, and all ideas are considered without
prejudice. We seek consensus on matters where we disagree.
There is no hard and fast time table for completing the 10 th edition. We have remained focused in our efforts, but have found the
need for extensive revisions to require substantially more effort than initially anticipated. We are driven by the need to complete the
work in a timely fashion while soliciting appropriate suggestions from those outside the Council.
We welcome written comments from outside the Council. Written comments are the only means by which each member of the Council
can have equal opportunity to consider outside ideas. Meanwhile, in the interest of maintaining focus and avoiding an unmitigated
free-for-all, we intend to wait until our first draft is complete before turning it over to reviewers. The Council will assess the reviewers’
comments and produce at least one more draft before sending the text to a professional editor.
Realizing our responsibility to the plant appraisal community, the Council expects to provide leadership by offering future training
seminars on plant appraisal.
For those interested in providing suggestions for the 10 th edition, please send your comments in writing to your organization’s CTLA
representative.
A Great Day for the Forestry Profession in Mississippi!
The Mississippi ACF Chapter worked hard for passage of the new Foresters Registration
Law recently signed by Governor Haley Barbour. John Mitchell, ACF reported
that the new law “will provide greater benefit and protection to the public and the
forest resource by requiring those who practice forestry in Mississippi to be registered
under the law.”
Pictured in the photo from left to right are Steve Butler, Brad Campbell
(Chapter Chairman), John Mitchell, and Randy Rice all ACF members, and
Governor Haley Barbour.