The Agenda
Saturday, September 12, 2020
11:30 am Young Leaders
3:00 pm ForestPAC Board Meeting
6:00 pm Early Bird Reception – Tacky Jacks
Sunday, September 13, 2020
8:00 am Registration Opens
8:30 am AFA Health & Welfare Plan
Trustees Meeting
9:00 am Optional Continuing Education Track
Moderated by Mark Gaines, Adams & Reese
9:00 am Feral Swine Impact to Timberland
Ownership
Leif Stephens, Assistant State Director,
USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
10:00 am Contractual Considerations of
Mitigation Banking
Galen Thackston, Chief Operating
Officer, Goodwyn Mills & Cawood
11:00 am Landowner Eminent Domain Issues
David Steele, Sr., Steele Law Firm
12:00 pm Boxed Lunch in CE Room
1:00 pm Land Value Analysis- Pond
Management
Norman Latona, Southeastern Pond
Management
2:00 pm Wildlife & Conservation- Recent
Legal Matters
Charlanna Skaggs, Alabama
Department of Conservation
& Natural Resources
3:00 pm Litigation & Regulations Affecting
Critical Habitat
Katherine Robertson, Chief Counsel
Alabama Office of the Attorney General
10:30 am AFA Executive Committee
1:00 pm AFA Board of Directors
3:30 pm Forest Workforce Training Institute
Board Meeting
5:30 pm Exhibit Hall Opens
6:00 pm Opening Reception
7:00 pm Chairman’s Club Dinner- Invitation only
Monday, September 14, 2020
7:00 am Exhibits Open
7:30 am Alabama Forestry Foundation Breakfast
The Honorable Jeff Sessions, Former
United States Senator and
Attorney General
9:00 am 2020 AFA Legislator of the Year Award
Presentation
Presented by Mark Gaines, Adams &
Reese, Chairman of AFA Governmental
Affairs Committee
9:15 am Main Conference Track- Post Pandemic
Forest Economics
9:15 am The Honorable William Ainsworth,
Alabama Lt. Governor
9:45 am CEO Panel Discussion
Pete Stewart, CEO, Forest2Market
John Turner, President and CEO, Regions
Financial Corporation
Ken Arney, Regional Forester,
USDA Forest Service
12:00 pm Optional Afternoon Activities
Option I- Golf
12:00 pm Sunburn Classic Vans Depart
12:30 pm Sunburn Classic - Golf Check In
12:30 pm Sunburn Classic Shotgun Start
Option III- Fun The Sun Beach Bash
1:00 pm Sponsored by Taylor Machine Works
5:30 pm Exhibits open
6:00 pm Reception
Tree Farm Silent Auction
7:00 pm Dinner
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
7:30 am Breakfast
Keynote- Barry Moore
Republican Nominee U.S. House of
Representatives, former member
Alabama House of Representatives
9:00 am Main Conference Track II
A Special Message from
The Honorable Kay Ivey,
Governor, State of Alabama
Young Leaders Graduation
AFA Business Meeting
11:00 am Adjourn
11:15 am AFA Board of Directors
Speakers
Perdido Beach Resort
HOST HOTEL FOR THE MEETING WILL BE THE Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. Nestled along the beautiful beach front of the Gulf of Mexico, the Perdido Beach Resort encompasses 27 acres with an expansive private beach just east of Gulf Shores, Alabama and two miles west of the Florida state line.
Amenities include • indoor/outdoor pool ● five-star restaurant that recently won the coveted Golden Fork Award ● fully-equipped exercise center ● tennis courts ● poolside food court ● free wireless internet access ● newly renovated guest rooms PLUS all guest rooms have their own private balcony.
Please note that registration for the AFA Annual Meeting DOES NOT include hotel accommodations. Accommodations can be made 09/11/2020 - 9/16/2020 at the discounted rates starting at $155.00 (plus tax) by calling the Perdido Beach Resort at 1-800-634-8001 or online at AFA at the Perdido Beach Resort. You must identify yourself as an attendee of the AFA Annual Meeting using Booking ID# 14751 to receive the discounted rate. Resort check-in is 4:00 pm.
Room Block HAS BEEN EXTENDED
8/14/2020
