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The success of southern forestry would not have been possible without the contributions of Research
The future of forestry will also depend on Research
Louisiana Foresters learned what new research has been taking place that will affect our future
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30th ANNUAL LA SAF MEETING
RESULTS OF RESEARCH STUDIES IN LOUISIANA
Tuesday, April 22
10:00 General registration and exhibitor setup
1:00 LandMark Systems Forest Technology 101
1:00 Natchitoches City Trolley Tour
3:00 Fort St. Jean Baptiste Tour
6:00 pm Hospitality/Social – Natchitoches Events
Center
Wednesday, April 23
7:30 Registration opens
8:00 Opening Remarks - Holly Morgan LASAF Chair
8:15 National SAF Representative
8:30 Council Report – Jan Davis
Session 1: Silviculture Research
Facilitator:
9:00 “USDA Forest Service southern pine silvicultural research in the Western Gulf region”
Andrew Scott, Jim Guldin, Don Bragg, Jim Barnett, USDA Forest Service
9:30 “Before and after comparisons of tree height in successive loblolly pine plantations with
intervening machine, whole-tree harvesting”,
Thomas Dean, LSU AgCenter
10:00 Break with Exhibitors
10:45 “Tailoring Longleaf Pine Seedlings for the Hurricane Zone”
Susana Sung, Mary Anne Sword Sayer, Dave Haywood, USDA Forest Service
11:15 “Medicinal Plants, Carbon Sequestration, and Tree Genetics: Past Research and Future Challenges”
John Adams, Louisiana Tech University
12:00 LUNCHEON – Natchitoches Events Center
Session 2: Wood Quality Research
Facilitator:
1:00 "Extracting Energy from Wood"
Thomas Elder, Leslie Groom, USDA Forest Service
1:30 “Closed Loop Recycling of Decommissioned Preservative-Treated Wood”
Todd Shupe, LSU AgCenter
2:00-2:15: Break with exhibitors
2:15 “Wood and Fiber Quality Research at Louisiana Tech: Macro to Nano:"
Mark Gibson, George Grozdits, Louisiana Tech University
2:45 “"Wood laminated products from small diameter timber"
Cheng Piao, Cade Smith, LSU AgCenter
3:30 General Business Session – SAF Members
5:00 Cash Bar
6:00 Awards Banquet –Dr. James Barnett, KeynoteSpeaker
"Development of Forestry in the South: Research
That Led the Way"
Thursday, April 24
Session 3: Forest Economic and Protection Research
Facilitator:
7:00 Alumni Breakfast – Shoney’s Restaurant
8:30 “The Effect of Forestry-Related Ordinances on Timber Harvests in St. Tammany Parish”
Michael Dunn, LSU AgCenter
9:00 “Improved Detection and Monitoring Systems for Native and Non-Native Siricids (woodwasps).”
William Ross, Wood Johnson, Jim Meeker, Louisiana Tech University
9:30 “Pipeline Safety” Tennesse Gas Pipeline
10:00 “R-O-W Safety” Gulf South Pipeline
10:30 Adjourn
"Louisiana Research and Study Results"
State Chairperson, Holly Morgan
District XI Council Rep, Jan Davis
Dr. Mike Strain, Commissioner of Agriculture & Forestry
Wade Dubea,
Louisiana State Forester
LA Tech Outstanding Student, Denton Culpepper
LSU Outstanding Student, Brian Sebastian
Thank you to our Sponsors:
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
DAVIS LUMBER COMPANY
BURNS FOREST PRODUCTS
BORNE & WILKES
HANNA MANUFACTURING
GOLD, WEEMS, BRUSER, SUES & RUNDELL
HUNT FOREST PRODUCTS
GRAY ESTATE - STREAM COMPANY
LOUISIANA FEDERAL LANDBANK
GULF SOUTH PIPELINE
HUDDLESTON SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT
TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE & SOUTHERN
NATURAL GAS ELPASO
MURCHISON & MURCHISON
SUPERIOR FORESTRY SERVICE
DIEHL, RUSSELL & GATES FORESTRY
WEAVER BROTHERS LAND & TIMBER CO.
CRAWFORD FORESTRY GROUP
EWING TIMBER CO.
SOUTHLAND SPRAY SERVICES
CAMPBELL GROUP
MITCHELL & PREWITT CONSULTANT FORESTERS
WEST FRASER
COCHRAN FORESTRY CONSULTING
GLEN STEPHENS & ASSOC.
CELLFOR
TEMPLIN FORESTRY
TRUSTLAND MORTGAGE
TOM BOURLAND & ASSOC.
SMITH'S MARINE
RED OAK TIMBER COMPANY
GIS INNOVATIONS
REFORESTATION UNLIMITED
BAKER LAND & TIMBER MGMT
DOGGETT MACHINERY SERVICES
DAVID LASSITER
SUNNY ARCHENEAUX
LOUISIANA FORESTRY ASSOC.
SOUTHERN LOGGERS COOPERATIVE
