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Season 6 | Forestry Consultants | Episode 4

#89 | Service through consulting forestry

December 5, 2018 | Steve Templin, ACF

Steve Templin, ACF is President of Templin Forestry, Inc., a Certified Forester, a Certified Appraiser, a Licensed Real Estate Broker, and an SAF Fellow.  Steve has a diverse background and has been a Consulting Forester for the last 39 years.  Steve is also a Distinguished Alumnus of Northern Arizona University where he earned his B.S. […]

Season 6 | Forestry Consultants | Episode 3

#88 | The best advice is honest advice

November 28, 2018 | T.R. Clark, ACF

T.R. Clark, ACF, is a Forestry Consultant and Regional Manager for F&W Forestry Services based in LaFayette, Alabama, where he and his team of four provide consulting forestry services and timberland management services for nonindustrial private landowners. T.R. graduated from N.C. State University with a B.S. in Forest Management and is active in his profession, […]

Season 6 | Forestry Consultants | Episode 2

#87 | As a forestry consultant, every day is different

November 21, 2018 | Mike Delegan, ACF

Mike Delegan, ACF, is a Consulting Forester with a wide variety of field experience in both public- and private-sector forestry. As a consultant for Mason Bruce & Girard Inc., Mike helps provide turnkey forest land management services for timberland investors, private family owners, and land management agencies. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, […]

Season 6 | Forestry Consultants | Episode 1

#86 | Take the toughest jobs, do them to the best of your ability and don’t give up

November 14, 2018 | Matt Sampson, ACF

Matt Sampson, ACF, is the Senior Director of ForestLand Operations for the Northeast Region of the Forestland Group (TFG), which is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. TFG is an Independent Timberland Investment Management Organization (“TIMO”) founded in 1995, and Matt oversees on-the-ground management activities on fund owned properties from Virginia into Canada. On today’s […]

Season 5 | Professionals of Color in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 7

#74 | Being in this profession has allowed a country boy like me to go to places I never dreamed of

July 25, 2018 | Alton Perry

Alton Perry is the Program Manager for Roanoke Electric Cooperative’s Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project. In this role, Alton assists forest landowners with a focus on assisting African American landowners to use their woodlands as a means of increasing family wealth and legacy. In doing so, he not only helps landowners and their families […]

Season 3 | Young Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 21

#56 | Winning isn’t everything but wanting to win is

December 28, 2017 | Brandon Bal

Brandon Bal is an Area Manager for American Forest Management (AFM) in Houghton, Michigan, near where earned his B.S. in forestry at Michigan Tech. Brandon leveraged some of AFM’s programs and was able to further his education online while he was still working. On the show, Brandon explains the benefits of advancing your education online, […]

Season 3 | Young Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 20

#55 | Grow your people, and the people will grow the business

December 20, 2017 | Laura Parker

Laura Parker is the Manager of Forest Planning and Analysis for American Forest Management, Inc., where she delivers strategic and tactical forest planning solutions for a wide range of clients. Laura has been with American Forest Management for a little over 14 years and speaks highly of the role models and company culture there. Find […]

Season 3 | Young Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 16

#51 | Make yourself a leader!

November 22, 2017 | Laurie Raskin

Laurie Raskin is a forestry consultant who earned her B.S. in Forest Management and Forest Resources Management from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry. Prior to this, Laurie worked for the U.S. Forest Service, Finch Paper, and Wagner Hardwoods among other roles before opening her own consulting business earlier […]

Season 3 | Young Professonals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 12

#47 | A good leader takes a little more than her share of the blame and little less than her share of the credit

October 25, 2017 | Tera King

Tera King is a forester and partner at Northwest Management, Inc., a forestland and environmental management consulting firm based in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Tera worked her way up through roles like backcountry ranger, trail crew, timber cruiser, and firefighter to being the leader of Northwest’s Management Services Division and acting CEO for their real […]

Season 3 | Young Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources | Episode 6

#41 | You’re going to be criticized for your decisions, no matter what

September 13, 2017 | Jeremy Douse

Jeremy Douse is a Certified Forester serving the Tanana Chiefs Conference out of Fairbanks, Alaska, where he provides consulting services for Native American landowners, corporations, villages, tribal entities, and municipal governments in the state. Jeremy started his career as a seasonal firefighter on the Pike National Forest in Colorado. On today’s show, Jeremy discusses why […]