Forest Alliance Annual Meeting

Members can *Register Online Here*. If you are not a member, please contact Annette Belanger (617-455-9918) to register. 

The Massachusetts Forest Alliance will hold its Annual Meeting and Workshops at Mass Wildlife’s Field Headquarters, Richard Cronin Building,  in Westborough on Saturday, June 3rd, from 7 am to 3 pm.  The theme of the program is Partnerships for Forestry

The tentative schedule for the day is listed below:

7 – 8 a.m.        Bird Identification & Habitat Walk at the neighboring Wayne MacCallum WMA – led by Sean Williams and Marianne Piche,  Mass Wildlife (register by email below)

7:30 am          Meeting Registration         Coffee & Refreshments

8:30 am          Welcome

•                 Nathan L’Etoile, MFA
•                 Matthew Beaton, Secretary — Mass Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
•                 George Peterson, Commissioner — Department of Fish & Game
•                 Jack Buckley, Director, Division of Fish & Wildlife

9 am               Session One Workshops

•               Telling the Story – panel discussion on marketing your business or projects for success
  •          Paul Catanzaro — the Keystone Project
  •          Bryn Gingrich — the Statewide Wood Energy Team’s multi media activities
  •          Hull Forest Products — Hull’s corporate marketing
  •           Nathan L’Etoile — the power of stories in the legislative process
•               Telematics: a Glimpse of Modern Harvesting Technology — John Deere

10:20  am       Break

10:45  am       Session Two Workshops

•               Elements of Habitat – John Scanlon, forestry manager, Mass Wildlife
•               Using Our Wood – Panel presentation on increasing the market for Massachusetts wood
  •         Bob Perschel, New England Forestry Foundation — the Build it With Wood campaign
  •         Charlie Cary — Better using the available wood
  •         Peggi Clouston — Research on local wood species and CLT

Noon              Lunch & Trade Show

12:30 pm        Lunch, Trade Show, MFA business meeting,  DFW Building tours

1:30 pm          Session Three Workshops

•               Woodland Conservation Partnerships –  Panel discussion about working together to conserve forests in different regions of Massachusetts
  •           Robert O’Connor — the Mohawk Trail Woodland Partnership
  •           Sarah Wells — Successful partnerships for land conservation
  •           Ed Hood — the MassConn Forest Partnership
•               Bringing back the American Chestnut – Lois Breault-Melican, Mass/RI Chapter ACF

3 pm               Adjournment

To register for the 7 am birdwalk, email Greg Cox at gcox@crocker.com by June 1st