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2021 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE As the state legislative session concludes its third week, lobbyist Jim Spratt shares that Right to Farm legislation, one of the Association's priorities, is making progress through the process and making headlines in the media. Read the full report here. Read the Association's legislative priorities here.

As Jim refers to in his report, this week Association members Lynetta Usher Griner and Jim Karels expressed their support of Right to Farm legislation in opinion pieces carried by the Gainesville Sun and Florida Politics, respectively. You can read them below: Lynetta Usher Griner: Florida’s farms and environment go hand-in-hand Jim Karels: Right to Farm is Important to the Future of Florida's Prescribed Burn Program

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SCHOOL OF FOREST, FISHERIES, & GEOMATICS SCIENCES The University of Florida IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation has officially rebranded as the School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences. This includes the launch of a new website and a new logo. Visit the school's Facebook page to learn more about the name change.

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HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR FLORIDA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FOR 2021? Florida Forestry Association Members – you should have received your 2021 membership renewal invoice. Not sure if you have sent in your renewal for 2021? Click here to email the Florida Forestry Association Membership Department or give Whitney Hough a call at 850.222.5646. We have a lot of exciting things on the horizon for 2021 – you won’t want to miss out!

LET'S TALK TURKEY ABOUT REDUCED RATES Saving money is always a good thing! Partnering with Outdoor Underwriters, Inc., the Association offers our members special reduced rates for liability insurance for hunting leases and timberland.   Click here for details or contact Laura Bosworth (Laura@FLForestry.org).

CAREER CENTER: Available positions throughout the industry are listed in our online Career Center! If you have an open position you'd like posted, contact Lee Ann Fisch. LAND STEWARD CALENDAR OF EVENTS: See what's happening on the Land Steward's Calendar of Events.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MAY 5, 2021 10 AM EDT Executive Committee Meeting Location TBA MAY 12, 2021 11:30 AM Membership Meeting Hal Y. Maines Community Center Lake Butler, FL MAY 13, 2021 8 AM-12 PM EDT Master Logger CLE Training Zoom JULY 15, 2021 8 AM-12 PM EDT Master Logger CLE Training Zoom JULY 29-30, 2021 Master Logger 2-Day Training Lake City, FL AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Annual Meeting Panama City Beach Golf and Spa Resort Panama City Beach, FL SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 4-5 PM CDT Board Meeting Panama City Beach Golf and Spa Resort Panama City Beach, FL

ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP Executive Vice President: Alan Shelby President: Carlton Jones Vice President: Jimmy Bielling Secretary/Treasurer: Ann Hutchinson Duff PLANNED GIVING, BEQUESTS & CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Consider making a gift of a lifetime to support the future of Florida's working forests by naming the Florida Forestry Association or Florida Forestry Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, charitable trust, life insurance policy, estate plan or retirement plan. Please contact Alan Shelby at 850.222.5646 for more information. You received this email because you are a member of the Florida Forestry Association. Don't forget to add LeeAnn@FLForestry.org to your address book to make sure sure our emails land in your inbox!

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