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Page 8 ACF NEWSLETTER FEATURED CHAPTER - OREGON Oregon Chapter Sponsors a Technical Session at SAF Conference Rick Barnes, ACF Chapter Chair Oregon ACF is sponsoring one of the technical sessions for the Society of American Foresters National Convention. Our chapter sees this as a great opportunity for networking, reaching out to potential members, and an opportunity to help inform other foresters on the issues faced by consulting foresters. In addition, it is an opportunity to work with another group of professionals that is working hard to improve the forestry profession and the positive impacts the profession has on society. The technical sessions sponsored by ACF are focused on The Business of Forestry. It is broken down into five sessions. Oregon ACF members Ron Stuntzner, Greg Stone, John Bell and Rick Barnes will be moderators for these sessions. The first session deals with legal issues. Some prominent attorneys from the Pacific Northwest are the speakers for this session which includes: • Who Swiped My Timber Timber Trespass Liability and Damages by Scott Holmgren, Attorney at Law • Liability Traps and What to do if you Step in One by Mark Fahrenkrug, Attorney at Law • It’s not Paranoia if They Really Are Out to Get You by Bill Stewart, Attorney at Law The second session is titled “The Business of Consulting Forestry.” ACF members and long time associates are stepping to the plate to help with this session. The topics and speakers are: • Emerging Opportunities for Forestry Consultants: This is put on by Doug Williams of the Williams group. Doug is ACF’s legislative and policy consultant • Business Decisions Frequently Faced by a Forestry Consultant. The speaker for this session is Ron Stuntzner, Stuntzner Engineering and Forestry. Ron has been very active in ACF for many years. • Insurance Needs for a Consultant. The speaker for this session is Heather Chapple of the Outdoor Insurance Group. This organization has provided valuable service to ACF members for a number of years. The third session covers “Marketing your Services and Professional Credentials.” • Marketing Basics for Consulting Foresters by BASF Marketing Manager Chuck Anderson. Thanks to people like Chuck, BASF continues to provide services well beyond the products they supply. • Ethics when Dealing with Clients by Bill Apger. Bill is an Attorney at Law and has been an active ACF member for many years who is once again stepping up to the plate to help our profession. • Forester Consulting and Licensing by Bill Apger. Once again, Bill lends his help. The fourth session reaches out to family owned tree farms. The topics for this session include: • Keeping the Tree Farm in the Family by Clint Bentz • Management Objectives on Americas Number One Tree Farm by Bob Kintigh, the National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the year for 2006. • Estate Planning Considerations by Con Lynch, Attorney at Law (Continued on page 9)
SUMMER 2007 Page 9 LAND SURVEYING PLANNING ENGINEERING WATER RIGHTS FORESTRY GPS & GIS TELEPHONE (541) 267-2872 FAX (541) 267-0588 EMAIL: stuntzner.com 705 South 4 th Street – PO Box 118 Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 COOS BAY · BROOKINGS · FOREST GROVE · DALLAS WHY ACF August 1, 2007 Most of us wonder, from time to time, what is the value of ACF membership We all have specialty professional organizations that we belong to in addition to ACF. Multiple dues payments add up and cause one to wonder “What am I getting for my dues” Let me begin by saying that I love ACF. I’ve made lifelong ACF friends across the country and have been fortunate to make contacts with leading consulting foresters from around the nation. Sure, an ACF member benefits from his or her national and state organizations. We benefit from the education programs, multiple insurance programs, including Errors and Omissions, partnerships with folks like RISI, representation of consulting forestry interests on a state and national level, an excellent referral system and so forth. But the most important benefit of ACF membership is networking with other consultants across the nation. This year my firm worked on two large timber and timberland appraisals with an ACF member 3,000 miles away. For another project I was in need of detailed fractional ownership sale information. With a few phone calls I was able to collect data from four states. These two examples of networking with other ACF members would not have happened without my ACF membership. If ACF members contact me requesting help or information they get it. Likewise, I’ve always felt welcome when I make requests of other ACF members. The ability to network is enhanced by friendships developed at the annual meetings, chapter meetings and ACF committee work. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. Henry Ford I belong to four professional organizations - ACF is the best of them all. I’ll see you in Alaska and hope we can network! Ronald E. Stuntzner, ACF Past President (Continued from page 8) The fifth and final session looks at forestry markets. The topics for this session include: • How Much is a Tree Worth! Timber Valuation Based on the Economics of Manufacturing by Roy Anderson of The Beck Group. • Softwood Timber Supply: Outlook and Influences by Richard Harper from the USFS, Southern Research Station. • Cost Effectiveness in the World’s Major Wood Supply Regions by Jacek Siry from the University of Georgia. We believe these will be very informative sessions for a broad range of foresters. The Oregon Chapter of ACF greatly appreciates those who are assisting us by speaking at this event. We look forward to networking opportunities with SAF and ACF members alike. We hope to see you at this convention. If you are interested in attending you can register at www.safnet.org.
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