2026 Annual Conference

Conference Agenda

Par­adise in the Pines

112th Annu­al Con­fer­ence of the Texas Forestry Association

AGEN­DA

WEDNES­DAY, OCTO­BER 28

8:30 a.m. Con­fer­ence Check-In Opens

9 – 11 a.m. Board of Direc­tors Meeting

Noon — Golf Tournament

1 – 3 p.m. Landown­er Tour at Cook’s Branch Con­ser­van­cy – spon­sored in part by LP Build­ing Solutions

4 p.m. ACF Chap­ter Meeting

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

6 – 8 p.m. Con­fer­ence Kick­off Dinner

8 – 10 p.m. Sun­down Social – venue spon­sored by 4F Forestry


    THURS­DAY, OCTO­BER 29

    6:45 a.m. Annu­al Fun Run/​Walk

    7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

    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

    • Hon­or Guard
    • Pledges
    • New Board Oath of Office

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

    10 a.m. — Ash­ley Mor­gan
    Update from the Texas Water Devel­op­ment Board

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

    11 a.m. — Patrick Cumbie
    Genet­ics and plant­i­ng den­si­ties for future markets

    11:45 a.m. Break with Exhibitors

    Noon to 1:30 p.m. Log­ger Appre­ci­a­tion Luncheon

    • 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

    1:45 p.m. Cer­ti­fied Pre­scribed Burn Man­agers Training

    2:30 p.m. Speak­er: Lee Mil­er
    Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence in the Industry

    3:15 p.m. Refresh­ments with Exhibitors – spon­sored by LP Build­ing Solutions

    3:45 p.m Speak­er: Butch Bai­ley
    Ethics

    4:30 p.m. Adjourn Gen­er­al Sessions

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

    6 – 8 p.m. Pres­i­den­t’s Banquet

    8 – 10 p.m. President’s Sun­down Social


    FRI­DAY, OCTO­BER 30

    7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Break­fast

    8:30 a.m. Key Note Speak­er: Pete Williams, For­est Landown­er Mag­a­zine Editor

    • 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.