South Carolina's County Landowner Associations
Abbeville County Forest Landowners Association
Contact:
Tom Brant
Phone: (864) 446-2276 Ext. 114
Email: jbrant@clemson.edu
Meets 4 times per year
May 21st - Waste Sludge Application to Forest and Pasture Land
August 20th - American Tree Farm System
November 19th - Black Bear Habitat in Abbeville County
February 18th, 2013 - Invasive Forest Pests and Diseases
Dillon County Forestry Association
Contact:
Linda M. Hayes
542 Gary Road
Latta, SC 29565
Edgefield Forestry Association
Contact:
Stephen Pohlman, Jr.
Phone: (803) 637-3161 Ext. 117
Email: spohlma@clemson.edu
Meets second Mondays of March, May, September and November
May 14th - Cost Share for Landowners
September 10th - Forests For Wildlife
November 12th - Pond Construction
Greenville County Forestry and Wildlife Association
Contact:
Carolyn Dawson
Phone: (864) 638-5889 Ext. 117
Email: dawson4@clemson.edu
Meets four times per year
May 26th - field tour at John Brown Farm, 1006 Moody Bridge Road, Cleveland
Greenwood County Forestry Association
Contact:
Tom Brant
Phone: (864) 223-3264 Ext. 114
Email: jbrant@clemson.edu
Meets 4 times per year
June 7th - Logger Perspective of Timber Harvesting
September 10th - Black Bear Habitat in Greenwood County
December 3rd - Forest Management Plans
March 4th, 2013 - Pending Forestry Related Legislation
Hampton County Forest and Wildlife Management Association
Contact:
Bobo Seckinger
Phone: (803) 571-0019
Email: bseckinger@collumlumber.com
Meets 2-3 times per year
Laurens County Forest Landowners Association
Contact:
Tom Brant
Phone: (864) 984-2514 Ext. 111
Email: jbrant@clemson.edu
Meets 4 times per year
May 22nd - Timber Exports from South Carolina and where it goes
August 28th - Products Made from Wood
November 27th - State Forester Gene Kodama
February 26, 2013 - Timber Market Trends and Future Outlook
Low Country Landowners Association
Contact:
Karen Ward, Secretary
Phone: (843) 838-2474
Meets 3rd Tuesday of January, April, July and October
Lower Pee Dee Landowner Association
Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties and surrounding areas of Marion, Horry and Florence Counties
Contact:
Ben Powell
bpowel2@clemson.edu
Meets 4 times a year at Kenny's Bar-B-Q in Hemingway, SC.
Next meeting will be May 31st (topic TBA)
McCormick County Forestry Association
Contact:
Tom Brant
Phone: (864) 852-2112 Ext. 115
Email: jbrant@clemson.edu
Meets 4 times per year
May 7th - Joint Forestry & Cattlemen's meeting and fish fry. Program on Conservation Agreements
August 6th - Legislative Update on Forestry Related Legislation
November 5th - Forest Certification and the American Tree Farm System
February 4th, 2013 - The Role Forestry Will Play in Economic Development in the County
Newberry Forestry Association
Contact:
Jeff Fellers
Phone: (864) 427-6259 Ext. 115
Email: fellers@clemson.edu
Meets on second Tuesday of the second month of the quarter (2012 dates: May 8th, August 14th, and November 13th)
Oconee County Landowners Association
Contact:
Carolyn Dawson
Phone: (864) 638-5889 Ext. 117
Email: dawson4@clemson.edu
Meets 4 times per year
Pickens County Landowners Association
Contact:
Carolyn Dawson
Phone: (864) 638-5889 Ext. 117
Email: dawson4@clemson.edu
Meets 4 times per year
Salkehatchie Forestry Association
Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell Counties
Contact:
John Rice
Phone: (803) 259-6202
Email: rice.john@yahoo.com
Meets 3 times per year
Sumter County Forest Landowners Association
Contact:
C. Preston Fout
Phone: (803) 773-5461
Email: preston.fout@amforem.biz
Date & Location to be determined: Jason Smith, Borough Plantation Manager, Natural History of Sumter County
Tri-County Forestry Association
Chester, York and Lancaster Counties
Contact:
Brent Reed
Phone (803) 385-6017
Email: brent.reed@amforem.biz
July 15th - American Tree Farm System, meet at Wagon Wheel Restaurant (Chester County), 6-8 p.m.
October 15th - Location & Topic to be determined
Tri-County Forestry Association
Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties
Contact:
Bart Sabine
Phone (843) 871-5383
Email: bart@sabinc.net