NLEB: Case of the misuse of the ESA

“Efficient and Sustainable Management of our Operational Forests.” Derek Dougherty, CEO, Center of Forest Research and Applied Management, Athens, GA

“Timber and Wildlife Ecology Research Update from the Jones Center” Kevin McIntyre & Steve Jack, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA

“Sustainability of Longleaf Ecosystems in the Red Hills Region and Beyond” Robert Abernathy, President, The Longleaf Alliance, Andalusia, AL

“Managed forest contribution to carbon sequestration under a rising carbon dioxide regime” Chris Maier, Research Biological Scientist; USFS, Southern Research Station - RWU 4160;

“Forest Income Diversification for Plantation owners” David Dickens, Ph.D., Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources; The University of Georgia

“Predicting the impacts of genetic improvements and climate change on GA-FL-AL productivity and sustainability” Tim Martin & Gary Peter Carlos Gonzalez-Benecke; School of Forest

“Hot issues related to the Sustainability of SE US Forests.” Scott Jones, CEO, Forest Landowners Association

“Recognizing and capitalizing on site resource pools that accrete with consecutive intensive managed rotations” Eric Jokela, University of Florida

“Successful Establishment of Longleaf Regeneration in the Red Hills of GA and FL” Bill Palmer, Director, Tall Timbers Research Center, Tallahassee, FL

“Current and Pending Management Implications of Current Market Conditions on Private and Institutional Forest Landowners" Bill Miller, F&W Forestry, Albany, GA

“Forest Management and Marketing in a Global Investment Environment” Marc Walley, Forest Investment Associates

“Advances in harvesting systems that reduce harvesting cost, carbon footprint, and conserve site resources for the next rotation” Dale Greene, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural