#TMN Tuesday – AT

“Healthy Forests — Better Living Through Management” on Tuesday, November 14 from 12-1pm.

Allen Smith serves as the Regional Forest Health Coordinator and Entomologist for the Texas A&M Forest Service. He has served the citizens of Texas for 22 years. His duties include: supervising various insect trapping programs, providing training on forest insects and diseases and their management, administering the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program cost-share program, providing landowner assistance and public information and outreach. Allen also serves as a Geographic Information Systems Specialist in emergency response situations. He is the lead GISS for both the Lone Star State Incident Management Team and the federal Southern Area Blue Team. He received his B.S. degrees in Environmental Science and Forestry and his Masters of Science in Forest Entomology from Stephen F. Austin State University. An avid duck hunter and insect collector, Allen lives in Longview, Texas with his wife, Kerri and son, Drew.

“Healthy Forests — Better Living Through Management” will focus on the current status of forests across the globe, the US, and Texas, and the differences between forests, woodlots, individual trees, and what this means for management options. Allen will also spend time on forest dynamics and how management strategies can achieve healthy forests by mimicking natural processes.

Second Tuesday of each month at noon, the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event.
These will be recorded each month and shared to the TMNTuesday website.
TMN Tuesdays are open to the public – all are welcome to attend.

Register for the November #TMNTuesday: https://tpwdevents.webex.com/weblink/register/r9fa2c9235470ce75bc93b912ad3a622f

VMS Code: AT: TMN Tuesday (live or watch a recorded session in the same year.)