Stone County Forestry Association

Affiliate of the Mississippi Forestry Association

  The purpose of the association shall be to serve as the "Voice of Forestry" in Stone County and to conduct public affairs, communication, and educational programs that will foster better forest management and utilization as well as understanding of and appreciation for the forest, its wildlife, and forest based industries of Stone County.

Meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 for dutch-treat breakfast at the Saw Mill Restaurant.  (Annual dues are $15 individual, $25 couple; anyone with an interest in forestry is welcome.)

Share your experiences with other tree farmers; learn about techniques, workshops and programs.

Directors                                                                               Officers

Clark Bond                                                                            President, J. B. Brown

Maurice Mitchell                                                                 Vice President, Julia O’Neal

John Guthrie, St.                                                                601.928.5828   joneal@wildblue.net

Secretary/Treasurer, Lucian Williams

Past President, George Weaver

Associate Directors:

Judith Breland, Ph.D., MSU Extension Service Director                                       

 601-928-5286, judithb@ext.msstate.edu

Todd Matthews, Mississippi Forestry Commission

Patty Rogers, MS Coastal Plains RC&D Council

601-528-5133, patty.rogers@ms.usda.gov

Charlotte Koestler, Executive Director

Stone County Economic Development Partnership

601.928.5418, scedp@stonecounty.com

CFA Area Representative:

Joe Pettigrew, Registered Forester, Hancock County

Advisors:

Glenn Hughes, Ph.D., MSU Extension Forester, 601-794-0671, ghughes@ext.msstate.edu

Davis Lovelace, Stone/Forrest County Forester, MS Forestry Commission, dlovelace@mfc.state.ms.us

Web sites of interest to Forestry Association members:

American Forests now has a legislation tracker available.  The tracker includes information on federal bills and public laws relevant to forests from the 110th Congress.  Use it to stay up to date on legislative activity taking place on Capitol Hill.  Check it out at: http://www.americanforests.org/resources/fp/Policy_News/index.php

Southern Forests Network:  http://www.southernsustainableforests.org/

Southern Forests Futures Project:  http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov:80/futures/input/