8:15 a.m. Registration Opens9:00 a.m. Welcome | Recognition of Donors9:15 a.m. Award Presentations• 25-and50-yearTreeFarmRecognition

• InspectoroftheYear

• HardhatAwards

• M.RobertCooperDistinguishedLeadershipAward

• 2015OutstandingTreeFarmeroftheYear

9:50 a.m. Overview of Shaver Wood Products, Inc. Operations & the Shaver Family Tree FarmN.C. Wood Markets: What You Grow MattersAlookatNorthCarolina’sforestproductmarketsandhowthequalityofyourtimberaffectsyourabilitytoenterthosemarkets.Whatistimbergradeandwhyshouldyoucare?Whyisitimportanttohaveacontractwhensellingyourtimber?

10:45 a.m.Tour | Stops Include:Managing Hardwood and Pine for Markets and Return on Investment. OverviewoftheShaverFamilyTreeFarmobjectivesinhardwoodandpinemanagement.Managingtimberforlocaland

N.C. Tree Farmers have a unique opportunity at this year’s annual meeting to visit a Tree Farm and sawmill all at one location. Join us on Oct. 17 for a tour of the Richard “Jimbo” Shaver Family’s 300-acre Tree Farm and Shaver Wood Products, one of the few mills in the state that processes both hardwood and pine logs. The tour will focus on growing timber for the available markets. We’ll hear from experts on:

• existing and developing timber markets in North Carolina

• forest management practices that can improve the quality and marketability of your timber

• how mills grade hardwood and pine logs

• and we’ll tour Shaver Wood Products’ sawmill to see how lumber is made for domestic and international products including pallets, flooring, furniture, case goods, decking, railroad crossties and construction framing.

Children ages 5 to 12 will have a fun time with hands-on forestry and environmental education activities.

In addition to learning how to grow high-quality timber, we’ll celebrate the accomplishments of our Tree Farmers and volunteers as we recognize Tree Farm anniversaries, the Inspector of the Year and the Tree Farmer of the Year.

N.C. Tree Farm Program Platinum and Gold Level Supporters(asofAugust11,2015)

PLATINUMBillandSandyBerryDomtarPaperCompanyH.W.CulpLumberCompanyJordanTimberlands,Inc.SFIN.C.StateImplementationCommittee

Weyerhaeuser

GOLDKepley-FrankHardwoodCo.,Inc.ShaverWoodProducts,Inc.

regionalmarkets,growingwhatbuyersarelookingfor,understandinghowmanagementactivitiesandthetimingofaharvestaffectproductvalue.

Softwood Markets and Merchandising. MarketdifferencesforVirginia,loblolly,shortleafandlongleafpine.Howyourpineforestmanagementdeterminesfinalloggradeandvalue.Samplelogswillillustratecharacteristicsthataffectgrade.

Hardwood Markets and Merchandising. Marketdifferencesforhardhardwoods(oaks,walnut)andsofthardwoods(yellowpoplar,redmaple).Howhardwoodforestmanagementaffectsspeciesmix,gradeandvalue.Samplelogswilldemonstratethegradingprocessandlogcharacteristicsthatdeterminevalue.

Sawmill Tour. ShaverWoodProductsisoneofthefewsawmillsinthestatethatprocessesbothhardwoodandpinelogs.Tourthemilltolearnhowlumberisproducedandaboutthevariousproductsmadefordomesticandinternationalmarkets.

Youth Activities for 5-12 year olds.Offeredduringtheadulttour.

1:00 p.m. Lunch(chickenandbarbecue).Optionaltourofthe700-acrefarm,whichincludesagriculturalland,acattleranchandintensivelymanagedwoodlands.

3:00 p.m. Event ends

Important Information to Know Before Selling Your Timber

Bring your whole family for a fun and educational event!

Itinerary October 17

Please dress appropriately for the weather. No high heels or open-toed shoes.

To Market, to Market...

Register by Oct. 2!

2:15 p.m. Registration Opens3:00 Welcome Awards Presentation

• 25-, 50-Year Tree Farm Anniversaries• Hardhat Awards• Inspector of the Year• 2018 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year

3:35 Overview of Waukegan Farms4:00 Tour Begins | Stops Include:Prescribed Fire Demonstration• The N.C. Forest Service will conduct a prescribed fire

(weather permitting) and discuss how landowners can use fire to restore diversity and maintain the health of existing native plants for wildlife habitat while managing weeds and unwanted growth for improved timber production. 

Portable Sawmill Demonstration• A local sawyer will demonstrate the use of a portable

sawmill and talk about how Tree Farmers can use timber from their own land to construct buildings like the Waukegan Farms barn.

Pond Management and Pond Stocking Demonstration • The N.C. Fisheries Division will give a presentation on

aquatic weed control, water samples and fish health followed by stocking Waukegan Farms’ new pond with bluegill and sunfish.

Wildlife Habitat Enhancement• N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission staff will look at how

forest management practices impact wildlife habitat and discuss ways landowners can incorporate habitat management practices into their forest management plans.

6:00 Dinner and Music

October 27 Itinerary | Register by October 15

N.C. Tree Farm Program Annual Meeting

Laura and Maurice Hull, 2011 N.C. Tree Farmers of the Year, will host the N.C. Tree Farm Program’s 2018 Annual Meeting at their Caswell County Tree Farm, Waukegan Farms. Named for the Algonquin Indian word for “sheltering place,” Waukegan Farms is a peaceful wooded retreat near the community of Semora.

Since 2002, when they purchased the first piece of their Tree Farm, the Hulls have transformed an abandoned tobacco farm from a diamond in the rough to the healthy and productive Tree Farm it is today. Their management efforts focus primarily on wildlife habitat restoration and sustainability. To that end, they maintain several waterfowl impoundments, fly-fishing platforms, deer stands and 22 miles of trails and road. They conduct controlled burns on a three-year rotation, plant crops for wildlife and operate entirely on solar energy. With a lot of hard work, their vision of rehabilitating wildlife habitat has been successful. Today they have wild quail, bear, turkey, deer, ducks, geese, rabbits and other wildlife on a property that previously was neglected and overgrown.

Join us on October 27 as we tour Waukegan Farms and learn management practices that landowners can implement to transform a diamond in the rough to a Tree Farm that meets their objectives.

We’ll see live demonstrations of a prescribed burn and portable sawmill, and the stocking of a new pond with bluegill and sunfish. We’ll also celebrate the accomplishments of our Tree Farmers and volunteers as we recognize Tree Farm anniversaries, the Inspector of the Year and the Tree Farmer of the Year.

N.C. Tree Farm Program Supporters (as of September 5, 2018)

Sustainers: Lifetime Annual CommitmentBatts Tree Farm

Bill and Sandy BerryHenderson Forestry Consultants, P.A.

Maurice and Laura Hull, Waukegan FarmsEdwin and Bobbie Listerman

Leslie and Rob McCormickRichard W. Shaver

Albert and Wynette ShawTrue North Forest Management Services

Al and Patti WellerDave and Mary Jo Woodmansee

 Corporate Supporters

PlatinumDomtar Paper Company

EnvivaH.W. Culp Lumber Company

Jordan Timberlands, Inc.North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Weyerhaeuser 

GoldNorth Carolina Forestry Association

Shaver Wood Products, Inc.

Visit www.nctreefarm.com for a complete list of supporters.

Diamonds From the Rough:

Shaping Your Tree Farm to Meet Your Objectives