AT23-007 Webinar TMN Tuesday: Healthy Forests — Better Living Through Management

Webinar Title: TMN Tuesdays 2023: Healthy Forests — Better Living Through Management

AT-VMS: AT: TMN Tuesday (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, and Presenter)
Comments: AT23-007 Webinar TMN Tuesday: Healthy Forests — Better Living Through Management, Presenter: Allen Smith (AT=1h)

Webinar Date: 1/10/2023
Webinar Time: 12:00p-1:00p

2023 Webinars are on 1/10, 2/14, 3/14, 4/11, 5/09, 6/13, 7/11, 8/08, 9/12, 10/03, 11/14, 12/12

Webinar Summary:
Monthly Webinar for Advanced Training

Webinar Description:
“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.

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.

Cost:
no charge

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Presenter:
Allen Smith, Texas A&M Forest Ser vice

Contact Information:
Michelle Haggerty
mmhaggerty@tamu.edu

Organization Website:

#TMNTuesdays

Sponsoring Organization:
TMN