Voices of Forestry
Each month the Voices of Forestry podcast will bring you a new voice of forestry to discuss the challenges and benefits of the industry. On the first Friday of each month, host Seth Stephenson will sit down with guests including landowners, forestry professionals and others to learn more about forestry. This show is brought to you by the Arkansas Forestry Association. Thank you to Some Guy Named Robb/Robb McCormick for the use of our theme song "The Same Love" from his album "The Folkster."
Episodes
60 episodes
Voices of Forestry Ep. 60 - Forest Carbon Market Evolution
For the first episode of 2025, Seth Stephenson sits down with NativState's Tim White to discuss the evolution of the forest carbon market. The two talk about the factors that cause these changes and how companies like NativState are showcasing ...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 59 - Arkansas's Prescribed Burning Act
A returning Voice of Forestry joins host Seth Stephenson this month to talk about Arkansas's Prescribed Burning Act, which passed in 2023. Robert Murphy with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture is on the show to talk about the process of get...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 58 - The Robbins Family Tree Farm
For November, Seth sits down with the 2024 Arkansas Tree Farmer of the Year Brad Robbins. The two discuss what has been happening on his property and upholding the legacy his father left behind. Thank you to this month's sponsor
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 57 - Carbon Casting
Voice of Forestry is back this month to discuss carbon casting with Graphyte. Join Seth as he sits down with Founder and CEO Barclay Rogers to discuss what this process looks like and how it fits into the...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 56 - The Forest Product Lifecycle
This month, join Seth Stephenson as he sits down with Marshall Thomas, the president of F&W Forestry as they discuss the forest products lifecycle and what it takes to stave off decline. Thomas explains how we got to where we are today and ...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 55 - Women in Forestry w/ Christy Weiss
This month, we are starting what may become a recurring topic of women in forestry! For the inaugural episode, Seth spoke to Christy Weiss a district manager with PotlatchDeltic. She tells her story of growing up in a logging family and why she...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 54 - Feral Hogs
This month Host Seth Stephenson sat down with Ryan Farney, the feral hog program coordinator with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to discuss the feral hog problem facing the state and the progress that has been made to eradicate it.
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 53 - Carbon Sequestration
This month, Seth keeps one of the promises made later last year with the first speaker from the AFA 2023 Annual Meeting. Weyerhaeuser's Phillip Blower joins the show to talk carbon sequestration, the technology used, and some of the proje...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 52 - Changes in Paper Use
Voices of Forestry is back this month with a new discussion on the changes of paper use. Seth Stephenson sits down with Tammy Waters, the Ashdown Domtar Mill public affairs manager, to talk about the changes their mill has seen over the years a...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 51 - Forestland as an Investment
For April 2024, host Seth Stephenson sat down with Scott Corley with PotlatchDeltic to discuss investing in forestland. The two talk about how important doing your homework is when it comes to finding the right piece of land for you and how eac...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 50 - Be Pro Be Proud
This month, host Seth Stephenson is sits down with Andrew Parker, the executive director of Be Pro Be Proud, and AFA Executive Vice President Max Braswell to discuss the Be Pro Be Proud Program. The three talk about what Parker and his team are...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 49 - What Forestry Associations do for Their Members
This month, Seth Stephenson sat down with some friends from the Louisiana Forestry Association, Texas Forestry Association, and
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 48 - Forest Carbon Development
A new month means a new episode of Voices of Forestry! To kick off 2024, Host Seth Stephenson sat down with Founder and CEO of NativState Stuart Allen to talk forest carbon development. The two discuss what companies like NativState do for land...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 47 - Forestry Software
This month, Seth sits down with Joseph Page with Tamarack to discuss forestry software and why Page thinks the forestry industry is being underserved when it comes to updated software for its manufacturing facilities. Thank you to this ...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 46 - Vickers Family Tree Farm
This month, Host Seth Stephenson speaks with AFA's 2023 Tree Farmer of the Year, Charles Vickers, to discuss his property the Vickers Family Tree Farm located in Mountain View, Arkansas. The two talk about what his plans are for the property, i...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 45 - Annual Meeting "Grab Bag"
This month, Host Seth Stephenson is joined again by AFA Executive Vice-President Max Braswell to discuss some of the topics presented during the 2023 AFA Annual Meeting General Session. That includes, forest economics for survival, carbon captu...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 44 - A Focus on Private Lands
This month, Host Seth Stephenson is joined by two different guests. The first, Garrick Dugger, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission's Private Lands Division Chief, discusses the new Private Lands Division and their goal to help landowners on the...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 43 - The Wildlife Conservation Initiative
Join Host Seth Stephenson this month as he sits down with PotlatchDeltic's Director of Forest Planning & Environment Kit Hart to discuss the Wildlife Conservation Initiative. The two talk about the different partners involved with this effo...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 42 - The Goggans Family Tree Farm
After a few years, Seth finally has the opportunity to sit down with more Arkansas tree farmers in this month's Voices of Forestry. Jack Thomas and Miles Goggans, two of the three owners of the Goggans Family Tree Farm near Star City, sit down ...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 41 - Logging Today
This month, our voice of forestry is Kevin Jester, President of KW Jester Logging in Arkadelphia, AR. He joins Host Seth Stephenson to discuss what logging looks like today and some of the struggles small businesses like his are currently facin...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 40 - The Forest & The Trees
Voices of Forestry returns with new guest, Peter MacKeith, the Dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. He and host Seth Stephenson discuss the value of the forest including the ethics MacKeith is teaching h...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 39 - Sawmills
For April, Host Seth Stephenson sits down with Ahslee Cribb, the vice-president of wood products with PotlatchDeltic to discuss sawmills. The two talk about the process of turning logs into lumber, the different positions at a facility, and som...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 38 - Advanced Genetics
This month on Voices of Forestry, Host Seth Stephenson speaks with returning guest Greg Hay on advanced genetics in forestry. The two discuss both the benefits and drawbacks of using advanced genetic seedlings as well as what landowners need to...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 37 - Elected Officials & Rural Communities
For the month of February, host Seth Stephenson sits down with Arkansas State Senator Ben Gilmore to discuss his role at the state capitol and how important it is to have a rural community's voice heard. Senator Gilmore also talks about AR's ne...
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Voices of Forestry Ep. 36 - Forestry & Small Communities
For the first episode of 2023, host Seth Stephenson sits down with Frank and Harrell Wilson of Wilson Brothers Lumber Company to discuss the positive impacts forestry has on smaller communities. Last year, the company celebrated their 50 year a...
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