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2010
Annual
Meeting Exhibitors
 American
Forest Management, Inc. has 41 offices in 16 states with
250+ employees and manages almost four million acres of
timberland. AFM's operates throughout the Southeast,
Appalachian, Lake States and Northeast Regions of the US. AFM
offers land management, investment analysis, real estate
services, appraisals, environmental/wildlife management, and
technical/data
Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc has been a leader in the vegetation management industry throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States since 1986. Clients are provided vegetation management solutions by AVC staff utilizing vast resources and research support from our Weed Science Research Station scientists.
 ArborGen, LLC. is the
largest supplier of pine and hardwood reforestation in the
world. With over fifty years of tree breeding experience, our
SuperTree Seedling employees are passionate about exceeding our
customers' expectations. Come visit our booth and let's talk
trees. We want to grow with you!
 Located in Madison, FL, Blanton's Longleaf Container Nursery produces millions of premier 6" containerized pine seedlings
annually. We specialize in top quality improved & natural stand
longleaf as well as improved generation slash & loblolly. We
ship seedlings throughout the Southeast with large numbers of
our seedlings going to landowners & foresters in Georgia.
CellFor is the world's
first commercial-scale supplier of high yielding, varietal
seedlings for reforestation. CellFor has extended decades of
traditional tree improvement work to produce fast-growing trees
having highly desirable characteristics. CellFor uses a proven
and patented propagation technology based on high volume, tissue
culture techniques.
The
Davis-Garvin Agency is
a full service insurance agency specializing in coverages for
the Forest Products Industry. Now in our 27th year,
we provide Commercial, Personal, and Health insurance coverage,
as well as, payroll and personnel management services.
Headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina we have branch offices
in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
www.DavisGarvin.com.
 DuPont a is a research and development company founded 208 years ago and dedicated to providing high quality, innovative solutions to improve our quality of life. DuPont has been involved in the agricultural chemical business for over 80 years. We currently provide a wide variety of innovative herbicides for forestry site preparation, pine release and herbaceous weed control. DuPont brands include Escort XP, Oust XP, Oust Extra, Oustar, Lineage Clearstand, Lineage Prep, Krenite S, Velpar ULW and Velpar DF. We also have a dedicated and very experienced sales and support team available to provide solutions for vegetation control in forest regeneration.
Forestar Real Estate Group has been selling quality land in the South since 1955, and now holds some of the finest waterfront, mountain and timberland property anywhere, from 30 acres to 3,000 acres, and all of it carefully managed with a thought to the environment and the legacy of the land.
ForesTech International, LLC helps timberland managers value, schedule and optimize timber management activities. We utilize exclusive yield forecasting and provide superior financial analyses. Our comprehensive data services meet a broad range of landowner objectives from strictly investment returns to wildlife and recreation benefits. We offer the best scientific forest management available.
Freedom Giant Miscanthus is the best performing energy crop available in the Southeast. It was studied and selected for the past 12 years by Mississippi State University. The rapid growth, low inputs and high biomass yield of miscanthus make it one of the ideal choices for an energy crop.
 The Georgia Farm Credit
Associations have been loaning money to farmers and
rural homeowners throughout Georgia for more than 85 years. All
types of loans for agriculture-real estate, equipment,
livestock, timber, operating needs, crop production, home
construction, mortgages, refinances...and a whole lot more!
The Georgia Forestry Commission provides leadership,
service, and education in the protection and conservation of
Georgia's forest resources so that healthy, sustainable forests
will produce clean air, clean water and abundant products.
 The
Georgia Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program is a
comprehensive system of principles, objectives, and performance
measures that integrates the perpetual growing and harvesting of
trees with the protection of wildlife, plants, soils, and water
quality. SFI is based on the premise that responsible
environmental practices can be integrated to the benefit of
landowners, shareholders, customers, and the people they serve.
For more information, call Donna Gallaher at 706-542-7691 or
visit
www.sfi-georgia.org
 Georgia Forestry
Association,
one of the oldest conservation organizations in the United
States, was founded in 1907. At that time, tree farming was a
family tradition. Land was passed from generation to generation
and with it, a love of the land that became our heritage. Through the years, GFA has worked with landowners in protecting
their property rights and adopting sound land management
practices to ensure that our forests continue to provide clean
air, clean water, soil conservation, wildlife habitat,
recreation and products that we all use every day.
Georgia Forestry Today Magazine is published bi-monthly by the Georgia Contractor,
LLC, for the Georgia Forestry Association. It is provided
free-of-charge to the members or the association. Other
recipients include owners, and subscribers of the Georgia
Forestry Commission, as well as suppliers and manufacturers of
forest-related products and services.
 Georgia's Tree Farm Program
has grown to encompass 1606 Certified Tree Farms on nearly 2
million acres. In 2006, Georgia's Tree Farm Program
restructured under the leadership of a 12 member Executive
Committee (9 Volunteer Inspectors and 3 Tree Farmers). Twenty
District and Region Chairs across the state play a critical role
in accomplishing Georgia's Tree Farm program goals. The 2008
Chairman is Mr. Ed Withrow with West Fraser Timber Company in
Warm Springs, GA.
 International Forest Company is based in Moultrie, GA. The company has been producing container seedlings for over 26 years and is the largest containerized tree seedling producer in the South. Species include longleaf, loblolly, slash, shortleaf, and Virginia pine. Performance Rated Seedlings by genetic family are available. New in 2010 the company is growing eucalyptus seedlings. The company sells seedlings to landowners throughout the southeast. For more information contact Wayne Bell at 800-633-4506 or visit our website at www.interforestry.com.
 Kut Kwick Corp started 70 years ago making a pulpwood saw that was a staple of the forestry industry. The company’s attention then turned to commercial mowing machines. The BrushMaster represents a return to Kut Kwick’s roots, providing a tool for removing brush for beautification, fire mitigation, and forest fire fighting.
 LandMark Spatial Solutions, the Authorized LandMark Systems’ Business Partner for the Southeastern US, is a leading provider of technical products to the forestry and natural resource markets. Our products include rugged handhelds, GPS systems, GIS and forest inventory software, and timber cruising tools. Our new toobar for ArcGIS allows for advanced plot allocation, handheld waypoint creation, automated linking of forest inventory data to GIS layers, and the ability to check GIS data out of ArcGIS for use in Solo in the field. We provide technical support and training for all of our products, as well as, cruise design assistance. We also hold key partnership agreements with Haglof Inc., Trimble Forestry Automation, ESRI, and Laser Tech Inc. Call today for a free product and services guide!
 Marden Industries,Inc. was established in 1933 and is known world wide for top quality forestry, ranch, and grove equipment. We are pleased to announce the addition of our Tree Pruners and line of heavy duty fire plows. Marden offers custom fabrication utilizing existing prints or assisting you in our engineering dept.
Meek's
Farm & Nursery, Inc. is a primary producer of containerized
pine seedlings. Improved Longleaf, Advanced Generation Loblolly
and Slash Pines are produced using state of the art growing
systems and a family oriented commitment to quality and customer
satisfaction. We operate the largest family owned container pine
nursery in the South with annual production approaching 13
million trees.
 Morbark, Inc. builds equipment that creates opportunities in the forestry, recycling, sawmill, bio-energy, and tree care markets. Morbark equipment adds value in two primary ways – first, by converting wood and wood waste materials into profitable, environmentally sound products, and second by reducing the volume of materials to save space in landfills or reducing transportation costs. Where the processed materials are saleable, Morbark’s extensive line of machines comes through with uniform, predictable quality, tailored to meet the customers’ needs for all jobs large and small. For more information please visit us at www.morbark.com or call 1-800-831-0042.
 Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP ("MMM") is an Atlanta-based full service law firm, with offices in Savannah, Raleigh-Durham, Washington, D.C. and East Asia. MMM also has a strategic alliance with the São Paulo-based law firm of Fleury Malheiros, Gasparini, De Cresci e Nogueira de Lima Advogados ("FGCN"). The alliance gives MMM a key ally in Brazil, one of the world's most dynamic and growing economic markets. The attorneys and other professionals on our Timberland Investments & Forests Products team are nationally and internationally recognized as leading legal practitioners in timberland transactions and operations. This integrated team of experienced lawyers focuses on the legal needs of businesses, financial institutions, individuals and investors in the United States and abroad that are involved in the timberland and forest products industries. Our industry background, knowledge, global experience and contacts are invaluable in keeping our clients one step ahead of the rest, wherever their business takes place. For information on Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, and FGCN please contact Stephen B. Schrock at 404.504.7678 or visit www.mmmlaw.com and www.fgcn.com.br.
 Orbis, Inc.is a leading provider of GIS, aerial imagery, software development, remote sensing, and mapping in the forest industry. Orbis provides cutting-edge technology solutions to investors, forest product companies, landowners, and land managers. From inventory database management, growth and yield integration, land investment, to recreational lease management and web based data distribution; Orbis is able to satisfy all of your technical needs. Moreover, Orbis offers a suite of consulting services to complement our array of progressive data products that aid in the implementation of the most cost effective and technically appropriate solutions. Orbis has the resources and the expertise to develop and implement the best solution to meet your individual needs.
 Plum
Creek
is the
largest and most geographically diverse private landowner in the
nation with more than 7 million acres of timberlands in 19
states. Plum Creek owns over 784,000 acres of timberland in
Georgia. We practice sustainable forestry; all of our lands
have been third party certified under the Sustainable Forestry
Initiative. Plum Creek is publicly traded on the NYSE under the
ticker symbol PCL.
 Project Learning Tree
is an award-winning environmental
education program designed for teachers and other educators
working with students in pre-K through grade 12. It uses the
forest as a "window" into natural and built environments,
helping people gain an awareness and knowledge of the world
around them, as well as their place within it. Since its
introduction in the early 1970s, PLT has been recognized as one
of the premier environmental education programs in the world.
 Red River Specialties, Inc. is a full service forestry herbicided distributor.
We provide herbicide sales and services for all forestry uses for both industrial forest
companies and private landowners. These services include site preparation, herbaceous
and woody release, roadside herbicide work, fertilization, tree planting and
aquatic herbicide applications.
 Superior Forestry Service, Inc. is the largest
reforestation contractor working through out the year - in the
eastern United States. We provide planting, herbicide
application, ROW maintenance, pre-commercial thinning, boundary
marking, and other labor services. SFS can provide crews for
all your labor needs; we are fully insured and in compliance
with MSPA and all DOL, INS and IRS regulations. References
available. Visit our website!
 TwoDog Forest Inventory Software is a robust, highly customizable, and cost effective forest inventory software package used by natural resource managers to make informed forest management decisions and accurate timber valuations. TwoDog provides accurate timber volumes and values and has been designed to collect information on a wide range of variables that concern natural resource managers. Also available are Carbon and Biomass calculations and the new TwoDog Reports and Data Exports. TwoDog Software comes bundled with Juniper Systems and Trimble hardware and ESRI ArcView 9.3 and ArcPad 8.0. TwoDog Forest Inventory Software provided by Fountains America, Inc. Contact Us: 1-800-455-2094. www.fountainsamerica.com\twodog\
The
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural
Resources, established in 1906, is the oldest
existing forest resources program in the South. Our
graduates occupy major leadership positions with private and
public forest resource organizations and our research and
service programs contribute to the enviable advancement of
forest resources of Georgia, the region, nation, and world.
 Weyerhaeuser's Quail Ridge Nursery, established in Aiken,
SC in 1986 serves the reforestation and land enhancement needs
of landowners, forestry consultants, and tree planting vendors
in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. Along with unmatched
customer service, "Faster, Straighter, Stronger" are tree
qualities you can expect when you buy Premium Seedlings from
Weyerhaeuser.
Yancey Bros. Co
is a full-service
provider of agricultural, forestry and recycling equipment with
fourteen Machine Parts & Service Centers serving our ag,
forestry and recycling customers across Georgia. Our extensive
product lines include Caterpillar®, Challenger®,
Prentice®,
Peterson-Pacific®, Spra-Coupe®,
Cummins®, Woodsman®,
Doppstadt US®, Ag-Chem®,
Sunflower®, SuperTrak®,
CTR®, CSI®,
Rotobec®, Riley®,
Quadco® and Hydro-Ax®.
You can reach us toll-free from anywhere in Georgia at
1-877-YANCEY-1.
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