Par­adise in the Pines

112^th Annu­al Con­fer­ence of the Texas Forestry Association

AGEN­DA

WEDNES­DAY, OCTO­BER 28

8:30 a.m. Con­fer­ence Check-In Opens (near the main con­fer­ence entrance)

9 – 11 a.m. Board of Direc­tors Meet­ing (Par­adise Ampitheater)

Noon — Golf Tour­na­ment. Meet at The Golf Club at Mar­gar­i­taville Lake Resort at 11:30 a.m.

1 – 3 p.m. Landown­er Tour at Cook’s Branch Con­ser­van­cy – spon­sored in part by LP Build­ing Solu­tions. Meet at the con­fer­ence check-in area at 11:45 a.m. and depart the hotel at noon.

4 p.m. ACF Chap­ter Meet­ing (Coral Reef Room)

5 – 6 p.m. Wel­come Mix­er and Exhibitors Open + PLT Silent Auc­tion Opens (Exhibitor Ballroom)

6 – 8 p.m. Con­fer­ence Kick­off Din­ner (Del Lago Ballroom)

8 – 10 p.m. Sun­down Social – venue spon­sored by 4F Forestry (The Boathouse Bar & Lounge)

THURS­DAY, OCTO­BER 29

6:45 a.m. Annu­al Fun Run/​Walk. Meet in front of the hotel lob­by at 6:45 a.m.

7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Break­fast (Del Lago Ballroom)

8 a.m. Spouse and Guest Event 
Par­tic­i­pants meet in the lob­by and will head out to the farm.

8:30 a.m. Con­fer­ence Open­ing Ses­sion (Nau­ti­cal Wheeler)

• Hon­or Guard
• Pledges
• New Board Oath of Office

9 a.m. — Jim Brad­bury (Nau­ti­cal Wheel­er)
Law and Pol­i­cy in the Texas Courts: A Dis­cus­sion of TFA’s Role in Ami­cus Briefs on Implied Ease­ments and Oth­er Key Issues

9:45 a.m. — Ash­ley Mor­gan (Nau­ti­cal Wheel­er)
Update from the Texas Water Devel­op­ment Board

10:30 a.m. Refresh­ments with Exhibitors — spon­sored by Walsh Tim­ber Com­pa­ny, LLC. (Exhibitor Ball­room)

11 a.m. — Dr. Col­in Jack­son (Nau­ti­cal Wheel­er)
Genet­ics and plant­i­ng den­si­ties for future markets

11:45 a.m. Break with Exhibitors

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Log­ger Appre­ci­a­tion Lun­cheon (Del Lago Ballroom)

• Amer­i­can Log­gers Coun­cil Texas Log­ger of the Year Award
• Excel­lence in Wood Design Award
• Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Awards
• Oth­er Awards
• Pre­sen­ta­tion: Stephanie Fuller, ForestryWorks

1:45 p.m. Fea­tured Pre­sen­ta­tion: Scott Dane (Nau­ti­cal Wheeler)

1:45 p.m. Cer­ti­fied Pre­scribed Burn Man­agers Train­ing (Coral Reef)

2:30 p.m. Speak­er: Lee Mil­er (Nau­ti­cal Wheel­er)
Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence in the Industry

3:15 p.m. Refresh­ments with Exhibitors – spon­sored by LP Build­ing Solu­tions (Exhibitor Ball­room)

3:45 p.m Speak­er: Butch Bai­ley (Nau­ti­cal Wheel­er)
Ethics

4:30 p.m. Adjourn Gen­er­al Sessions

5 – 6 p.m. Pres­i­den­t’s Recep­tion & Exhibitor Mix­er (Exhibitor Ballroom)

6 – 8 p.m. Pres­i­den­t’s Ban­quet (Del Lago Ballroom)

8 – 10 p.m. President’s Sun­down Social (Mar­gar­i­taville Bar)

FRI­DAY, OCTO­BER 30

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Break­fast (Del Lago Ballroom)

8:30 a.m. Key Note Speak­er: Pete Williams, For­est Landown­er Mag­a­zine Edi­tor (Del Lago Ballroom)

All in the Del Lago Ballroom:

• Exhibitor Draw­ings
• TFA Grand Prize Draw­ing Vaca­tion Vouch­er Drawing
• Pass the Gavel
• Announce 2027 Conference
• Adjourn

Agen­da is sub­ject to change. Ses­sion times, speak­ers, and activ­i­ties may be adjust­ed as need­ed pri­or to the conference.