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Making Dollar$ and Sense Longleaf Pine Proceedings of the Fifth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Alliance Report No. 8 May 2005 LongleafLongleaf Pine:Pine: MakingMaking Dollar$Dollar$ andand SenseSense October 12 - 15, 2004 Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center Hattiesburg, Mississippi www.longleafalliance.org Longleaf Pine: Making Dollar$ and Sense Proceedings of the Fifth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference October 12 - 15, 2004 Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center Hattiesburg, Mississippi This conference would not be possible without the financial support of the following organizations: Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Federal Land Bank of South Mississippi International Forest Company Meeks Farm & Nurseries, Inc. Mississippi Forestry Commission Mississippi Fish & Wildlife Foundation Oak Grove Farm Simmons Tree Farm Southern LINC Southern Company Southern Mississippi Pine Straw Association US Fish & Wildlife Service USDA Forest Service The Longleaf Alliance appreciates the generous support of these organizations. Longleaf Alliance Report No. 8 May 2005 Citation: Kush, John S., comp. 2005. Longleaf Pine: Making Dollar$ and Sense, Proceedings of the Fifth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference; 2004 October 12-15; Hattiesburg, MS. Longleaf Alliance Report No. 8. i FOREWORD Rhett Johnson, Co-Director, The Longleaf Alliance The theme of the Fifth Regional Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference was Longleaf Pine: Making Dollar$ and Sense. This theme emphasizes that longleaf makes both economic and ecological sense on public and private lands. This proceeding contains a compilation of papers and posters presented at the conference addressing specific subject matter topics involving the restoration and management of longleaf pine ecosystems to include silvicultural, ecological, social, political and economic challenges. The Fifth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference held at Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi may have been our best yet. Attendance was good at 281 and the enthusiasm was contagious. The program covered a diverse array of topics while the facilities were excellent. As always, we enjoyed good food, drink, and fellowship. Our invited speakers were well prepared, delivering presentations that were both timely and interesting. The panels were particularly thought-provoking and the only complaint I heard was that, with concurrent sessions, participants had to choose between two sessions when they wanted to attend both. The field trips to the De Soto National Forest and the Tatum family property were excellent and a high point. Anytime you can take 281 people in the woods at 8:00 in the morning and bring them back out at 4:30 in the afternoon and they’re still excited and having a good time, you’ve done something right! Upon our return from the field trip we enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner at the Lake Terrace Conference Center followed by a most impressive musical entertainment. The Blues Rangers, a group of USDA Forest Service professionals, entertained us with original material that far exceeded my expectations and kept us clapping and tapping our feet until late into the night. I still listen to my CD occasionally just to remind me of the conference and some new good friends. Added treats were readings by recently published authors; Larry Earley, Jim Miller, and Gil Hoffman. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that the main reason the conference enjoyed so much success was the assistance of the local planning team. A relatively large group of natural resource professionals and landowners helped with the planning and organization of the conference a full year before we actually came to Hattiesburg. The local planning team was involved in, or took the lead in organizing everything from field trip to portapotties. It is always unfair to name individuals because some are left out, but Glenn Hughes, Randy Browning, Jim Elledge, Randy Rice, Linda Stine, John Lambert, Jan Barlow, Wayne Stone, Mike Davis, Ray Aycock, Don Seay, and Mark Anderson come to mind immediately. There were many others. Perhaps the most important was Mary Ann Iverson of Southern Mississippi’s Continuing Education Department. Mary Ann did a wonderful job coordinating the facilities, lodging, meals, registration, and virtually everything else. ii The Fifth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference October 12-15, 2004 Hattiesburg, Mississippi Conference Program Tuesday, October 12 Lake View Terrace Convention Center 1:00 – 8:00 PM Registration 6:00 - 8:00 PM Ice Breaker, Poster Session Wednesday, October 13 Lake View Terrace Convention Center 7:00 – 8:30 AM Registration 8:30 AM Welcome & Introductions (Glenn Hughes, Mississippi State University (Moderator); Charles Lee, President of Mississippi State University; Jim Sledge, Mississippi State Forester; Graeme Lockaby, Assoc. Dean for Research, School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University) 8:45 AM Steam Logging in Mississippi: A Glimpse into the Past – Rev. David Price, Hattiesburg District Superintendent of the United Methodist Church & Railroad Enthusiast 9:20 AM Ecology of Longleaf Forests in Mississippi – Julie Moore, US Fish & Wildlife 10:00 AM Break 10:30 AM Correct Planting Density for Longleaf Pine: It Depends on Your Objectives and Who You Ask – David South, Auburn University 11:10 AM Economics of Pine Straw – Bill Pickens, North Carolina, Div. of Forestry 11:35 AM State of the Longleaf Alliance – Rhett Johnson, Co-Director, The Longleaf Alliance 12:00 Noon Lunch Provided iii Wednesday, October 13 Lake View Terrace Convention Center 1:30 PM Concurrent Session I - State and Federal Agencies and Their Issues – Panel: Ray Aycock, USFWS (Moderator); Roberta Moltzen, USFS; Ronnie Haynes, USFWS; Alan Holditch, NRCS; Jim Copeland, DoD; Jim Sledge, MS State For. 1:30 PM Concurrent Session II - Stand Density and Its Effect on Growth, Wood Quality, Pole Production, Wildlife Habitat, and Understory Composition – Panel: Steve Jack, JW Jones Ecological Research Center (Moderator); Wayne Stone, USFS; Jim Elledge, MS Consulting Forester; Will McDearman, USFWS; David South, Auburn University 3:00 PM Break 3:30 PM Concurrent Session III - Private Landowners and their Issues – Panel: Keville Larson, Larson & McGowin (Moderator); Judd Brooks, Mississippi Landowner; Paul Padgett, Cedar Creek; Robert Bonnie, Environmental Defense; Chester Hunt, MS Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; Randy Rice, MS Consulting Forester 3:30 PM Concurrent Session IV - Burning Issues in Longleaf Stands – Panel: Sharon Hermann, Auburn University (Moderator); Jimmy Atkinson, JW Jones Ecological Research Center; Bill Boyer, USFS (Retired); Jerry Windham, Desoto National Forest; Sue Grace, USFWL; John Kush, Auburn University 5:00 PM Adjourn Wednesday, October 13 Evening Events – Lake View Terrace Convention Center 6:00 – 8:00 PM Social & Poster Session including Readings & Book Signings with: Mr. Lawrence S. Earley author of Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest Dr. James Miller, USDA Forest Service, author of 1) Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses and 2) Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control Dr. Gil Hoffman, Hattiesburg historian, author of 1) Dummy Lines Through the Longleaf and 2) Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods Vol. I & II. iv Thursday, October 14 Field Day 8:00 AM Depart from the Lake Terrace Convention Center; One-half day at each site with lunch provided. Camp Shelby/DeSoto National Forest (Public Land Issues) Identifying and Controlling Cogon Grass, Lisa Yager and C.J. Sabette Understory Plant Diversity, Mike Davis and Julie Moore Single Tree/Group Selection/Forest Management, Steve Jack, Bob Franklin, & Bob Cooper Native Groundcover Restoration, George Ramseur TNC [Seed Collector and ASV/Positrac Demonstration] & Dennis McDevitt, Truax Native Seeder Critters, Carl Qualls and Ed Moody Managing Endangered Species, Diane Tyrone & Chris Potin Issues Facing Burning on Public Land/Prioritizing Burning, Tony Wilde and Kevin Hiers Growth and Yield, John Kush & Ralph Meldahl Tatum Family Property (Private Land Issues) Timber Products, Jim Elledge & Kenneth Conway Pine Straw, Bill Johnson Consultant Burning/Alternatives to Burning, John Buckley & Ken Outcalt Wildlife Management, Randy Browning & Chester Hunt Midstory Control Using Herbicides, Vic Nickels Scalping, Planting Techniques, Seedling Quality, Mark Hainds 5:00 PM Return to the Lake Terrace Convention Center 6:00 PM Social & Dinner at the Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention with music provided by the Blues Rangers v Friday, October 15 Lake View Terrace Convention Center 8:00 AM Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests – Jim Miller, USFS 8:40 AM Fire – Use It Lose It – Kevin Robertson, Tall Timbers 9:10 AM Identifying Longleaf Ecosystems Using Remote Sensing and GIS: Management Implications – John Hogland, Auburn University 9:35 AM Alternative Income Sources in Longleaf Forests – Daryl Jones, Mississippi State University 10:00 AM Break 10:30 AM Forecasting Market Trends for Longleaf Products - Eric Gee, South. Forest Prod. Assoc. 11:00 AM Longleaf Ecosystem Restoration: Long Rotation Economics - Larry Teeter, Auburn U. 11:30 AM Wrap Up – Dean Gjerstad, Co-Director, The Longleaf Alliance vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Remote Sensing of Pitcher Plant Habitat Quality Gabriel A. Blossom, Michael A. Davis and Greg Carter 1 The Conservation Management Apprenticeship Program at the Jones Center Lynne Boyd, Cory Drennan, Steve Jack, Mark Melvin and
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