Tennessee Forestry Commission to Meet
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet Sept. 18, 2020 at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, Tenn.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. CDT in the Oak Conference Room of the Bruer building located at 406 Hogan Rd.
The meeting is open to the public to attend and will be conducted permitting members to participate by electronic or other means of communication.
The agenda includes approval of the previous meeting’s minutes, budget review, and state forest timber sale review. Additional agenda items include updates on emergency response and deployments, federal emergency relief programs, and the Coronavirus Agriculture and Forestry Business Fund. The Forest Landscape Level Plan and forest data and analysis will also be discussed.
The Tennessee Forestry Commission comprises seven members representing the public’s interests as they relate to forest resources in the state. The Commission advises the Tennessee Department of Agriculture on forest issues. For more information, contact the Division of Forestry at 615-837-5520 or visit the Commission's webpage at www.tn.gov/agriculture/forests/commission.html.
AGENDA:
Welcome and introductions |
Review previous minutes |
Review State Forest timber sale summary for attaching to minutes |
Tyler Wakefield resolution |
Review FY2021 and FY2022 budgets |
Emergency response processes; spring/summer deployments; fire response update |
Federal emergency relief programs (FSA & NRCS) |
Coronavirus Agriculture and Forestry Business Fund (CAFB) |
Forest Landscape Level Plan |
Forest Data & Analysis Unit updates |
Future Commission Meetings: · January 12, 2021 – Discuss budget, timber sales (second Tuesday in January) · April 6, 2021 - Approve Nursery seedling pricing/production and appoint sub-committee to nominate Commission officers. (first Tuesday in April) · June 9, 2021 - Approval of Commission officers. (second Wednesday in June) · September 8, 2021 - Approve Division budget. (first Wednesday in September) |