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Forest Resource Consultants,
a business with lots of Monroe
County ties, has been named
the 2019 Consulting Forester of
the Year by the national Forest
Landowners Association. 'Ibis
prestigious award is presented to
a consultant who not only excels
at managing forestland but also
exhibits leadership for private
landowners outside of their busi-
ness operations.
"Forest Resource Consultants
has partnered with the For-
est Landowners Association
as a member for 25 years and
provided invaluable assistance
through collaborating on tax
and policy issues that benefit all
private landowners" said Scott
Jones, CEO of the Forest Land-
owners Association.
"We're honored to receive
recognition of our company's
efforts in shaping forest policy"
said David Foil, President of For-
est Resource Consultants (FRC).
"For almost 50 years, our goal
has been to be good stewards of
the land and assist ourclients
in leaving a positive legacy for
future generations."
FRC is headquartered in
Macon. Many of its employees
live in or have ties to Mon-
roe County, and the company
contracts with many Monroe
County businesses to complete
its mission.
FRC manages over 2.2 mil-
lion acres of forestland across
the Southeast, utilizing a team
of highly-qualified foresters,
specialists and support staff
committed to helping clients
achieve optimal growth and
value, while conserving water
and soil resources, ensuring
environmental quality, and
protecting wildlife that depend
on the forests in which they live.
FRC has field offices in Atlanta,
Lumpkin, Rome, and Waycross,
Ga.; Diboll, Jasper, Nacogdoches,
and Silsbee, Texas; Picayune and
Quitman, Miss. and Arkadel-
phia, Ark. More information on
FRC and its various landowner
services can be found at www.
ffc.us.com
The national Forest Landown-
ers Association has members
ranging from large forest busi-
nesses whose land has been in
Accepting the Consulting Forester of the Year award on behalf of Forest Resource Consultants are, left to
right, Larry Grace, Phil Smith, Brian Stone, David Foil, Jason Little, Jeff Newsome and Richard Humphries.
their families for generations to
those who have become forest
landowners because they view
forests as a long-term invest-
ment. The Forest Landowners
Association is the only national
representative of the economic
interests of family forest land-
owners and their unique natural
resource assets. FLA is com-
mitted to preserving America's
tradition of private forest owner-
ship, promoting the importance
of forest resources, and securing
a legacy that can be passed to the
next generation. More informa-:
tion at www.forestlandowners.
com.
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took their hometown
newspaper along.
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Laurie and James are
pictured in the East
Room of the White
House on July 16.
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of President George
Washington that
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This leak at what Monroe Couniy residents were reading in the
Reporter 30, 20 and 10 years ago this week is breugM to you by
Monroe County
Memorial Chapel
'We set the standards
that others follow'
Harley Ray "Spanky" Beck
86 West Main Street Forsyth
478-994-4266
This week's birthdays and anniversaries are courtesy of Forsyth Lions Club calendar. To have your name
added to the calendar, contact Virginia Remick at 994-5426.
Children's birthday notices through age 12 and birth announcements are published free of charge for
the community. Email Diane Ghdewell at news@mymcr.net with information and picture.
On Miracle Treat Day, $1 or more from each
BLIZZARD treat sold will be donated to Beverly Knight
Olsen Children's Hospital, Navicent Health.
200 North Lee Street Forsyth GA 478-994-2560
