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Minerals and Energy Resources in Shenandoah Valley Region

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 Mineral Rights and Surface Use

   
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FracFocus

FracFocus: Chemical Disclosure Registry Looking for information on a well site near you? Use FracFocus to search for nearby well sites that have been hydraulically fractured to see what chemicals were used in the process.
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Checklist For Negotiating an Oil and Gas Lease
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This article is intended to provide practical advice for landowners in negotiating oil and gas leases of their mineral interests. It is not a comprehensive list of all possible issues that may arise in negotiating leases, nor is it a survey of the law concerning interpretation or enforcement of leases.

 

Minerals, Surface Rights, and Royalty Payments
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The exploration and production of minerals, especially oil and gas, have played an important role in the economic development of Texas. Because most of the oil and gas is privately owned, a body of law has evolved in the state that defines ownership rights.& ...

 

The Start and Finish of an Oil and Gas Lease
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This paper focuses on when an oil and gas lease starts and ends. In order to answer these questions, we must know what it is and how it works.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing - Addressing environmental and health issues in oil and gas leases
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Resource for landowners who are considering leasing their property for shale oil and gas development. Informs of possible environmental and health impacts, issues and protective provisions that can be addressed in a lease, and approaches aimed at protecting conservation features on the property.

 

Natural Gas & Surface Owner Rights in Virginia

 

State Oil & Natural Gas Regulations Designed to Protect Water Resources
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This report is designed to equip regulators and policymakers with pertinent data and observations to consider when evaluating and revising rules in their states.

 

Show Mineral Rights and Surface Use Organizations & Professionals (25)
There are 25 resources serving Shenandoah Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Mineral Rights and Surface Use Organizations & Professionals serving Shenandoah Valley Region
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Bobby Lamb
Robert Lamb PLLC - Washington, DC
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brooks M. Smith
Troutman Sanders - Managing Partner - Richmond, VA
C-K Associates, Inc
- Baton Rouge, LA
C. Timothy Lindstrom
Conservation Easement Lawyer - Washington, VA
Conservation Law Center
Christian Freitag - Director - Bloomington, IN
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Flora Pettit, Attorneys at Law
- Harrisonburg, VA
Henry R. 'Speaker' Pollard, V
Partner - Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
Joel Russell
Joel Russell Associates - Principal - Northampton, MA
John H. Foote
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC - Shareholder - Prince William, VA
Lisa Anne Hawkins
Hawkins Law PLC - Bridgewater, VA
Meade A. Spotts
Spotts Fain - Attorney, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Michael J. Rothermel
Spotts Fain - Senior Counsel - Richmond, VA
Nick Cramer
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Senior Project Manager - Irving, TX
Reed W. Neuman
Nossaman LLP - Partner - Washington, DC
Ronald G. Doucette
Doucette Law Firm, PLC - Leesburg, VA
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Charlottesville, VA
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
Warren L. Tisdale
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
William L. Heartwell, III
- Fincastle, VA
Oil Gas And Mineral Attorneys
Bobby Lamb
Robert Lamb PLLC - Washington, DC
C-K Associates, Inc
- Baton Rouge, LA

 Oil Shale

   
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FracFocus

FracFocus: Chemical Disclosure Registry Looking for information on a well site near you? Use FracFocus to search for nearby well sites that have been hydraulically fractured to see what chemicals were used in the process.
 Click here. 

 

Evaluating the Scientific Support of Conservation Best Management Practices for Shale Gas Extraction in the Appalachian Basin
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Reviews and evaluates 28 conservation best management practices for oil and gas development in the Appalachian Basin.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing - Addressing environmental and health issues in oil and gas leases
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Resource for landowners who are considering leasing their property for shale oil and gas development. Informs of possible environmental and health impacts, issues and protective provisions that can be addressed in a lease, and approaches aimed at protecting conservation features on the property.

 

 Voluntary Conservation Practices

   
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Evaluating the Scientific Support of Conservation Best Management Practices for Shale Gas Extraction in the Appalachian Basin
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Reviews and evaluates 28 conservation best management practices for oil and gas development in the Appalachian Basin.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing - Addressing environmental and health issues in oil and gas leases
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Resource for landowners who are considering leasing their property for shale oil and gas development. Informs of possible environmental and health impacts, issues and protective provisions that can be addressed in a lease, and approaches aimed at protecting conservation features on the property.

 

Adverse Impact Reduction Handbook
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Reducing Onshore Natural Gas and Oil Exploration and Production Impacts Using a Broad-Based Stakeholder Approach

 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tier 1 qualified facility SPCC plan template

This template is intended to help the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility develop a self-certified Spill Prevention,  Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan.

 

Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Conservation Activity Plan
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The USDA-NRCS is operating a pilot program through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to provide assistance to eligible  producers in meeting the EPA requirements for an Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan.

 

EPA SPCC Sample Plan

An example of a farm facility and how the farmer determines he is covered by the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule and prepares an SPCC Plan.

 

Fire! A Fair Weather Friend
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Wild in the Woods

 

Show Voluntary Conservation Practices Organizations & Professionals (501)
There are 501 resources serving Shenandoah Valley Region in the following categories:
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Biologists / Ecologists
Andy Rosenberger
Private Lands Biologist - Marion, VA
Dan Lovelace
VDGIF Biologist - Forest, VA
David Kocka
VDGIF Biologist - Verona, VA
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Elizabeth Elliott
Private Lands Biologist - Verona, VA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Fred Frenzel
VDGIF Biologist - Edinburg, VA
Jackson Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
Jeremy L.Jackson - Ecologist, President/Owner - Richmond, KY
Jay Howell
Small Game Project Leader - Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries - Henrico, VA
Marc Puckett
Small Game Project Leader - Farmville, VA
Mike Fies
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources - Furbearer Biologist - Henrico, VA
Southern Conservation Trust
Katie Pace Quattlebaum - Executive Director - Fayetteville, GA
The Bobwhite Quail in Virginia
VDGIF - Richmond, VA
Tiffany Beachy
Private Lands Biologist - Staunton, VA
Virginia Wetland Consulting
Anderson J. Hudson, PWS, PWD - Quinton, VA
Conservation Groups and Associations
500-Year Forest Foundation
- Charlottesville, VA
Access Fund
- Boulder, CO
ACRE Investment Management, LLC
- The Plains, VA
Agrarian Trust
Ian McSweeney - Director - Weare, NH
AGree
- Washington, DC
Agronomic Science Foundation
Susan Dearing-Bond - Director - Fitchburg, WI
Alice Ferguson Foundation
- Accokeek, MD
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Liz Chudoba - Water Quality Program Manager - Annapolis, MD
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley
- New Market, VA
America's Longleaf Restoration Initiative
Kyle Jones - USDA Forest Service Regional Longleaf Pine Restoration Coordinator - Tallahassee, FL
American Agri-Women
- Colchester, VT
American Battlefield Trust
- Washington, DC
American Chestnut Foundation, Virginia Chapter
- Marshall, VA
American Conservation Coalition
- Appleton, WI
American Farm Bureau Federation
- Washington, DC
American Fisheries Society
- Bethesda, MD
American Forest Foundation
- Washington, DC
American Forests
- Washington, DC
American Friends of Canadian Conservation
Sandra Tassel - Program Coordinator - Bellingham, WA
American Hiking Society
- Silver Spring, MD
American Rivers
Jaime Sigaran - Associate Director - Washington, DC
Ann Ruzow Holland, Ph.D. AICP
- Willsboro, NY
Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
- Blacksburg, VA
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- Harpers Ferry, WV
Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Washington, DC
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
- Hadley, MA
Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
- Reston, VA
Bat Conservation International
- Austin, TX
Be Wild, Virginia!
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries - Henrico, VA
Bee City USA
An Initiative of the Xerces Society - Portland, OR
Boone and Crockett Club
- Missoula, MT
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
Roberta Clowater - Executive Director - Fredericton, NB
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Ottawa Valley Chapter
- Ottawa, ON
Carolina Climbers Coalition
- Asheville, NC
Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
Bonnie Whitlock - Manager - Glen Allen, VA
Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation
- Middletown, VA
Center for Collaborative Conservation
Warner College of Natural Resources - Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
- Bozeman, MT
Central Shenandoah Valley Master Gardeners
Jason Cooper, Extension Agent - Agriculture and Natural Resources - Harrisonburg, VA
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Annapolis, MD
Chesapeake Conservancy
- Annapolis, MD
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
- Ridgely, MD
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Missoula, MT
CitSci.org
Greg Newman - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
ConservAmerica
- Washington, DC
Conservation Law Center
Christian Freitag - Director - Bloomington, IN
Conservation Plus
- The Plains, VA
Conservation Solutions, LLC
Palmer Brock - Greenwood, MS
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
- West Lafayette, IN
Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forests Insects and Diseases
- Sheffield, MA
Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports
- Washington, DC
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
- Bismarck, ND
EcoAgriculture Partners
- Oakton, VA
Ecological Restoration Business Association
- Tysons, VA
EcoResults!
- Flagstaff, AZ
Environmental Incentives
- South Lake Tahoe, CA
Equine Land Conservation Resource
- Lexington, KY
Farmers For Monarchs
Franklin Holley - Keystone, CO
Forest Stewards Guild
- Santa Fe, NM
Forest Stewardship Council
- Minneapolis, MN
Frederick County Conservation Easement Authority
- Winchester, VA
Great Ecology
- San Diego, CA
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development
Gail Nosek - Communications Director - Minneapolis, MN
Green School Alliance
- New York, NY
Hunt Fish 30x30 Coalition
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation - Washington, DC
Iara Lacher
Seven Bends Nursery - Ecologist / Consultant - Winchester, VA
Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program
Monarch Joint Venture - St. Paul, MN
Itasca Ladyslipper Farm
Carol Steele - Grand Rapids, MN
Izaak Walton League
- Gaithersburg, MD
James River Association
- Richmond, VA
John Sanderson
Center for Collaborative Conservation - Director - Fort Collins, CO
Journey North
- Madison, WI
Julia Debes
Pheasants Forever - Working Lands for Wildlife Director of Agricultural Communications - Hoisington, KS
Kernstown Battlefield Association
- Winchester, VA
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
LandScope Virginia
Virginia DCR - Natural Heritage Program - Richmond, VA
Manomet
- Plymouth, MA
Mark Howell
Grounded Truths LLC - Director/Emergency & Fire Mgmt Specialist - Doniphan, MO
Metro Blooms
Becky Rice - Executive Director - Minneapolis, MN
Monarch Collaborative
Keystone Policy Center - Keystone, CO
Monarch Flyway
- Ogallala, NE
Monarch Joint Venture
- St. Paul, MN
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
- Madison, WI
Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance
Michael Heller - Steering Committee Co-chair - Annapolis, MD
National Association of State Foresters
- Washington, DC
National Audubon Society
- New York, NY
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
- Clemson, SC
National Deer Association
- Bogart, GA
National Family Farm Coaltion
- Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Washington, DC
National Forestry Association
Keith A. Argow - President, Director at Large - Vienna, VA
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Monti Golla - National GLC Executive Director - College Station, TX
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Washington, DC
National Wild Turkey Federation
- Edgefield, SC
National Wildlife Federation
- Reston, VA
Natural Areas Association
- Pittsburgh, PA
Nature Manitoba
Roger Turenne - President - Winnipeg, MB
North American Grouse Partnership
- Garden Valley, ID
Orianne Society
- Tiger, GA
Parks for Pollinators
National Recreation and Park Association - Ashburn, VA
Partnership for Conservation
- Washington, DC
Pinchot Institute for Conservation
V. Alaric Sample - President - Washington, DC
Pollinators Prospering People
- Baltimore, MD
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
- Vienna, VA
Potomac Riverkeeper
- WASHINGTON, DC
Preservation Virginia
- Richmond, VA
Project Apis m.
- Salt Lake City, UT
Project Monarch Health
- Athens, GA
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation
- Buffalo, MO
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Washington, DC
Roanoke River Basin Association
Scott Van Der Hyde - Executive Director - Danville, VA
Rockbridge Area Conservation Council
- Lexington, VA
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society
- Coraopolis, PA
Savory Institute
- Boulder, CO
Scenic Virginia
- Richmond, VA
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
- New Market, VA
Shenandoah Valley Conservation Collaborative
- New Market, VA
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA
Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Ankeny, IA
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Aiken, SC
Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
- Clarksville, TN
Southern Conservation Partners
Chuck Roe - President - Raleigh, NC
Southern Conservation Trust
Katie Pace Quattlebaum - Executive Director - Fayetteville, GA
Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC
SouthWings
Chesapeake Office - Norfolk, VA
Sportsmen's Alliance
- Columbus, OH
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Kathy Abusow - President and CEO - Washington, DC
Sustainable Monarchs
- North Platte, NE
Terrafirma RRG LLC
- Burlington, VT
Texan by Nature
- Austin, TX
The American Chestnut Foundation
- Asheville, NC
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
- Washington, DC
The Conservation Fund
- Arlington, VA
The Fund for Wild Nature
- La Canada, CA
The Land Institute
- Salina, KS
The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL
The Meateater Land Access Initiative
Meat EaterMT
The Pollinator Partnership
- San Francisco, CA
The Virginia Speleological Survey
- Winchester, VA
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- Portland, OR
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Washington, DC
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
Bruce Thacker - President - Thunder Bay, ON
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Trust for Public Land - Washington, D.C. Office
- Washington, DC
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)
- Chesterfield, MO
Unique Places To Save
- Chapel Hill, NC
Upper Roanoke River Roundtable
- Roanoke, VA
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
- London, ON
USA National Phenology Network
- Tucson, AZ
Valleys 2000
Bill Huether - Treasurer - Bowmanville, ON
Virginia Association For Parks
- Norfolk, VA
Virginia Conservation Network
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
- Crewe, VA
Virginia Forestry Association
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Jason McGarvey - Communications and Outreach Manager - Richmond, VA
Virginia Society of Ornithology
- Williamsburg, VA
Virginia’s United Land Trusts
Ellen Shepard - Richmond, VA
VIRGINIAforever
- Richmond, VA
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
- Halifax, VA
Waterkeepers Chesapeake
- Takoma Park, MD
Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
- Manomet, MA
Wildlands Conservation, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Wildlife Forever
- White Bear Lake, MN
Wildlife Foundation of Virginia
Jenny West - Executive Director - Norge, VA
Wildlife Management Institute
- Gardners, PA
Women, Food & Agriculture Network
- Ames, IA
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Current Use Tax Program
- Montpelier, VT
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Land Preservation Tax Credit
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Managed Forest Law
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Madison, WI
Native Prairie and Wildlife Habitat - Property Tax Benefits
- Des Moines, IA
Native Prairie Tax Exemption Program
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - St Paul, MN
Open Space Conservation - Property Tax Benefits
- Crownsville, MD
Reforestation Tax Credit Program
- Oregon Department of Forestry - Salem, OR
Sage Advisors, LLC
- West Chester, PA
Waterfowl Restoration Program
- Cambridge, MD
Foresters
Alan Gleske
Appalachian Growth Forest Management, LLC - Consulting Forester - Quicksburg, VA
Amanda Scheps
Forest Conservation Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Warrenton, VA
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Andrew Fotinos
Forest Conservation Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Andrew J. Lindberg
Timber Marketing and Management - Area Manager - Chesterfield, VA
Andy Eubank
Forestry Management Services - Winchester, VA
Ashley Mock
Bay Watershed Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Woodstock, VA
Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions
- Shreveport, LA
Becky Woodson
Forest Management Programs Coordinator - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Ben Balke
Eastern Forest Consultants LLC - Christiansburg, VA
Benjamin Wassum
Natural Resource Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Bill Bond
Parkton Woodland Services - Registered Professional Forester - Myersville, MD
Bill Wray
Wray Forestry Consulting - Richmond, VA
Brad Carico
Deputy Regional Forester (Acting Regional Forester) - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Brian Lacey
Regional Resource Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Waverly, VA
Brian W. Morse
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Afton, VA
Bruce A. Riley
Riley Forestry - Owner, Forester - Halifax, VA
Bryant Bays
Regional Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Providence Forge, VA
Cain Harbison
Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Woodstock, VA
Chad Austin
Water Quality Engineer - Virginia Department of Forestry - Galax, VA
Chad Briggs
Forest Technician - Virginia Department of Forestry - Woodstock, VA
Chad Stover
Regional Fire Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Chris Cahoon
Forest Technician - Virginia Department of Forestry - Crimora, VA
Christopher B. Reid
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Forester - Charlottesville, VA
Clint Folks
Natural Resource Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Crimora, VA
Cole Young
Water Quality Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Connor Goolsby
Natural Resource Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Woodstock, VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
D. Brad White
Clearwater Forestry Consultants LLC - Hardy, VA
Dan Parker
Tillinghast & Neely - Danville, WV
Dan Wilson
Three Rivers Forestry - Senior Forester - Tappahannock, VA
Dana Malone, Malone Forest Consulting
Malone Forest Consulting - Consulting Professional Forester/Arborist - Purcellville, VA
Daniel Swisher
Forest Technician - Virginia Department of Forestry - Crimora, VA
Daniel Wilson
- Saint Stephens Church, VA
Danielle Atkins
Land & Ladies - Owner/Forester - Brunswick, GA
Darwin Rhodes
Forest Technician - Virginia Department of Forestry - Woodstock, VA
David Anderton
American Forest Management - Region Manager - Richmond, VA
David E. Birdsall Jr.
D. E. Birdsall Forestry Inc. - Gloucester, VA
David R. Sheldon
Sheldon Forestry Inc. - King & Queen, VA
David Tompkins
Forest Technician - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Dean Cumbia
Director of Forest Resource Management - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Dennis Gaston
Forest Management Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Providence Forge, VA
Denny McCarthy
Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Deya Ramsden
Middle James River Forest Watershed Project Coordinator - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC
Duane E. Means
Arrow Forestry - New Castle, VA
Duane Means
Arrow Forestry - New Castle, VA
Ed Stoots
State Lands Coordinator - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Ed Zimmer
Deputy State Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Edward R. (Reed) Stanley
R&R Land and Forest Management - Halifax, VA
Gary Bratton
American Forest Management - Director, Appraisal Services / ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) - Sumter, SC
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants
- Raleigh, NC
Grayson Coleman
Natural Resource Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Crimora, VA
Gregory Garrison
Timber Marketing and Management - Chesterfield, VA
Heather Tuck
Regional Fire Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Providence Forge, VA
Jack Kauffman
Forest Management Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Jake Stinnette
Forest Technician - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
James Carroll
Appalachian Timberland Management - Consulting Forester - Winchester, VA
James D. Funk
Forest Synergy, LLC - Locust Grove, VA
James Furnish
Forestry Consultant - Rockville, MD
Jason Woodfin
Conservation Services, Inc. - Waynesboro, VA
Jerre Creighton
Research Program Manager - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Jim Schroering
Longleaf/SPB Prevention Coordinator - Virginia Department of Forestry - Waverly, VA
Joe Cotner
Senior Area Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Joe Lehnen
Urban Wood Utilization Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Joe Rossetti
Hardwood Initiative Coordinator - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Joey Collard
FIA Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
John H. (Jay) Crowder
Jay Crowder Consulting - Boydton, VA
John H. Kight, II
Gerald Frazier, RF, Consulting Foresters, P.C. - Forester - Elizabeth City, NC
John H. Washburn
John H. Washburn Inc. - Kenbridge, VA
John Hisghman
Deputy Regional Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Providence Forge, VA
John J. West
- Consulting Forester - Bluefield, VA
John Pemberton
FIA Program Manager - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
John R. (Jack) Cannon
J. R. Cannon, LLC - Emporia, VA
John Shipley
Carolina Forestry Inc. - Manager Winston-Salem, NC Office - Winston-Salem, NC
Johnathan Vest
Natural Resource Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Salem, VA
Johnny Bickford
Bickford Timber & Land Mgt. Inc. - New Canton, VA
Justin Barnes
Deputy Regional Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Karl Didier
Forestland Conservation Program Manager - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Katlin Dewitt
Forest Health Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Keith Brouillard
Carolina Forestry - Co-Owner - Raleigh, NC
Kirby Woolfolk
Forest Management Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Cumberland, VA
Kirk Ramsey
Southern Research Station - Forester - Staunton, VA
Lara Johnson
Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Larry Edwards
- Brentwood, VA
Lee Bethea
- McKenney, VA
Lori Chamberlin
Forest Health Program Manager - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Louis Brossy
Brossy Forestry Consulting - Consulting Forester - Wytheville, VA
Lueke Timber and Realty
- Providence Forge, VA
Lynwood Rogers
FIA Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Marcus E. Taylor
Southern Research Station - Wood Innovations Coordinator - Roanoke, VA
Mark Sims
Sims Forestry Services - Consulting Forester - Staunton, VA
Mason Jeffries
FIA Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Mason, Bruce & Girard
- Blacksburg, VA
Mason, Bruce & Girard
Certified Forester (Forestry Consultants) - Portland, OR
Mason, Bruce & Girard
- Portland, OR
Matt Wolanski
Senior Area Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Woodstock, VA
Matthew Colbert
Modern Forest Management, LLC - Goode, VA
Matthew Winn
Southern Research Station - Forester - Blacksburg, VA
McChesney 'Ches' Goodall III
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Consulting Forester - Afton, VA
Michael C. Boggs
Real Estate Appraiser/Consulting Forester - Spotsylvania, VA
Michael H. Ballinger
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants - Harvest Forester - Raleigh, NC
Michael Harold
Walnut Creek Forestry - Harrisonburg, VA
Michael LaMana, CF, RCA
LaMana Consulting Foresters - Principal Forester - Mount Laurel, NJ
Mike Womack
Forest Management Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Dillwyn, VA
Milo Crawford
Chestnut Creek Forestry - Galax, VA
Molly O'Liddy
U&CF Partnership Coordinator - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Patti Nylander
Senior Area Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Crimora, VA
Philip D. Bailey, MAI
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc. - Senior Appraiser, Eastern US & International - Blacksburg, VA
Rachel Harris
Utilization and Marketing Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Rob Farrell
State Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Robbie Talbert
Regional Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Rodney Nice
Blue Chip Forestry - Consulting Forester - Stuarts Draft, VA
Russell Proctor
Regional Fire Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Abingdon, VA
RX Fire Effects LLC
- Mt. Crawford, VA
Ryan Hewitt
FIA Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Sarah Parmelee
Forestland Conservation Coordinator - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Scott Talmage Young
- Consulting Forester - Pilot, VA
Scott Young
Scott Talmage Young, Professional Forester - Pilot, VA
Shannon Lewis
Forest Management Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Cumberland, VA
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
- Athens, GA
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC
Stephen A. Whitfield
Whitfield Forestry Consultants PLLC - Raleigh, NC
Stephen D. Mallette
Resource Management Associates - Locustville, VA
Stephen P. Lindberg
Timber Marketing and Management - President, Area Manager - Chesterfield, VA
SteveWagner
Summerfield Forestry Inc. - Lawrenceville, VA
Sustainable Solutions LLC
James Remuzzi - President and Founder - Shepherdstown, WV
Terry Lasher
Assistant State Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
The Forestland Group, LLC
- Abingdon, VA
The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL
Timberlands Unlimited, Inc.
David L. Jennette Jr - Windsor, NC
Todd Groh
Forest Resource Mgt. Program Manager - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Todd Kready
Kready Consulting and Forest Land Mgt. - Bedford, VA
Tom Callahan
FIA Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Trevor Saville
- Eagle Rock, VA
Tyler Blount
Tyler Blount Consulting Forester LLC - Consulting Forester - Troutville, VA
Virginia Department of Forestry
- Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Forestry Association
- Richmond, VA
W. Allen Jones, Jr.
Parker Forestry Services, Inc. - Owner - Salisbury, MD
W. Michael Lane
- Suffolk, VA
W. Michael Lewis
W. Michael Lewis & Associates - Owner - Martinsville, VA
Wildland Forestry & Environmental, Inc
Brandon Price - Consulting Wildlife Forester - Madison, NC
William E. Pownall
Forest Resources Management, Inc. - Vice President - Aylett, VA
William M. Dryman
Bernard & Dryman Consulting Forestry, Inc. - President - Timberlake, NC
Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC
Zach Olinger
Forest Management and Education Specialist - Virginia Department of Forestry - Galax, VA
Zachary Arnold
Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Woodstock, VA
Garden Clubs
Garden Club of Virginia
- Richmond, VA
Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association
- Winchester, VA
So Bee It! Apiary
- Maurertown, VA
Geologists / Hydrologists
C&S Environmental Consulting
Buford E. Collier - Senior Environmental Project Manager - Kilgore, TX
Jeff Gerlock, P.G.
Blue Ridge Geological Services, Inc. - Trinity, NC
Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc.
- Cumberland, ME
Land Trusts
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
BC Nature
Federation of BC Naturalists - North Vancouver, BC
Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
- Roanoke, VA
Brenda Schick
Singing Stream Conservation Consultants - Principal - La Jolla, CA
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Ottawa Valley Chapter
- Ottawa, ON
Conservancy Hornby Island
- Hornby Island , BC
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
- Bismarck, ND
Foothills Land Conservancy
- Rockford, TN
Fraser Headwaters Alliance
- Dunster , BC
Fraser Valley Conservancy
- Abbotsford, BC
Gabriola Land and Trails Trust
Tom Cameron - President - Gabriola Island, BC
GrassrootsCarbon-PastureMap
PastureMap - San Antonio, TX
Green Fence Conservation Trust
- Raleigh, NC
Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust
- Washington, DC
Islands Trust Fund
- Victoria, BC
John Sanderson
Center for Collaborative Conservation - Director - Fort Collins, CO
Kawartha Heritage Conservancy
- Peterborough, ON
Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington
- Kingston, ON
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia
Sheila Harrington - Programs Director - Victoria, BC
Land Trust of Virginia
- Middleburg, VA
Malaspina Land Conservancy
Janet Alred - President - Powell River, BC
Michael Hart
LandVest, Inc. - Senior Appraiser - Boston, MA
Nanaimo Area Land Trust
- Conservation Covenants Coordinator - Nanaimo, BC
Nature Conservancy of Canada
National Office - Toronto, ON
Nature Manitoba
Roger Turenne - President - Winnipeg, MB
Nature Trust of British Columbia
- BC Conservation Land Manager - Vancouver, BC
Nature Vancouver
Daniel Overmyer - Vancouver, BC
North American Land Trust
- Chadds Ford, PA
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
- Annandale, VA
Open Space Institute
Jennifer Grossman - Vice President New York Land Program - New York, NY
Pender Islands Conservancy
Sylvia Pincott - Pender Island, BC
Piedmont Environmental Council
- Warrenton, VA
Potomac Conservancy
- Silver Spring, MD
Quadra Island Conservancy and Stewardship Society
George Barabas - Heriot Bay, BC
Rebel Adams Powell, MAI, SRA
Appraiser/Consultant - Powhatan, VA
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Sage Advisors, LLC
- West Chester, PA
Salt Spring Island Conservancy
Linda Gilkeson - Executive Director - Salt Spring Island, BC
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Habitat Trust Fund
- Moose Jaw, SK
Savary Island Land Trust Society
Liz Webster - Executive Director - Lund, BC
Silva Forest Foundation
Susan Hammond - Slocan Park, BC
Societe de Protection Fonciere de Saint-Adele
Jean-Louis Poirier - President - Saint-Adele, QC
Southern Conservation Trust
Katie Pace Quattlebaum - Executive Director - Fayetteville, GA
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
Terrafirma RRG LLC
- Burlington, VT
The Barn Group
- Brooks, GA
The Nature Conservancy, Virginia
- Charlottesville, VA
Trout Unlimited
Chris Wood - President and Chief Executive Officer - Arlington, VA
Valley Conservation Council
- Staunton, VA
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Jason McGarvey - Communications and Outreach Manager - Richmond, VA
Waterloo Region Nature
- Waterloo, ON
Wetlands America Trust
- Memphis, TN
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Bobby Lamb
Robert Lamb PLLC - Washington, DC
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brooks M. Smith
Troutman Sanders - Managing Partner - Richmond, VA
C-K Associates, Inc
- Baton Rouge, LA
C. Timothy Lindstrom
Conservation Easement Lawyer - Washington, VA
Conservation Law Center
Christian Freitag - Director - Bloomington, IN
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Flora Pettit, Attorneys at Law
- Harrisonburg, VA
Henry R. 'Speaker' Pollard, V
Partner - Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
Joel Russell
Joel Russell Associates - Principal - Northampton, MA
John H. Foote
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC - Shareholder - Prince William, VA
Lisa Anne Hawkins
Hawkins Law PLC - Bridgewater, VA
Meade A. Spotts
Spotts Fain - Attorney, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Michael J. Rothermel
Spotts Fain - Senior Counsel - Richmond, VA
Nick Cramer
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Senior Project Manager - Irving, TX
Reed W. Neuman
Nossaman LLP - Partner - Washington, DC
Ronald G. Doucette
Doucette Law Firm, PLC - Leesburg, VA
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Charlottesville, VA
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
Warren L. Tisdale
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
William L. Heartwell, III
- Fincastle, VA
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
Brian W. Morse
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Afton, VA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Evergreen Environmental, LLC
- Wayne, NJ
Jackson Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
Jeremy L.Jackson - Ecologist, President/Owner - Richmond, KY
Leif Riddervold
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Environmental Scientist - Afton, VA
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
McChesney 'Ches' Goodall III
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Consulting Forester - Afton, VA
Restore America's Estuaries
- Arlington, VA
Sustainable Solutions LLC
James Remuzzi - President and Founder - Shepherdstown, WV
Virginia Wetland Consulting
Anderson J. Hudson, PWS, PWD - Quinton, VA
State Funding / Technical Resources
AgrAbility Virginia
Kim L. Niewolny, Ph.D. - Associate Professor | Community Education and Development - Blacksburg, VA
Agricultural Best Management Practices Loan Program
- Richmond, VA
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Chesapeake Forest Fund Tree Planting Program
Jenny McGarvey - Program Manager - Richmond, VA
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
- Arlington, VA
Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority
- Berryville, VA
Deer Management Assistance Program
- Forest, VA
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Stephen G. Perry - Coordinator - Sanbornton, NH
Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Program
- Charlottesville, VA
John Miller
Director of Fire and Emergency Response - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Money for Mitigation Grant Program Virgina
John Miller - Chief, Resource Protection - Charlottesville, VA
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
- Clemson, SC
Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Burlington, VT
Pine Bark Beetle Prevention Program
Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Project WILD - Virginia
Courtney Hallacher - Project WILD Coordinator - Henrico, VA
Quail Habitat Recovery Cost-Share Program
- Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Reforestation of Timberlands Program
Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Riparian Forest Buffer Tax Credit
Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Rockbridge Easement Agreement Program
Chris Slaydon - Assistant Director - Lexington, VA
Shenandoah County Conservation Easement Program
- Woodstock, VA
Small Farms Nutrient Management Program
Tad Williams - Dairy and Small Farms Nutrient Management Specialist - Richmond, VA
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Aiken, SC
TERRA Grant Program
Emily White - Virginia Outdoors Foundation - Charlottesville, VA
Terry Lasher
Assistant State Forester - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
The Bobwhite Quail in Virginia
VDGIF - Richmond, VA
The Chesapeake Bay Program
Dana Aunkst - Director - Annapolis, MD
USDA Rural Development - Virginia Office
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Agricultural BMP Cost Share (VACS) Program
Department of Conservation and Recreation - Soil and Water - Richmond, VA
Virginia Agricultural BMP Tax Credit Program
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Soil and Water - Richmond, VA
Virginia Agricultural Stewardship Program
Darrell Marshall - Agricultural Stewardship Program Manager - Richmond, VA
Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund
Virginia Department of Historic Resources - Richmond, VA
Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program
Kim Niewolny - Program Director and Extension Specialist - Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP)
- Mechanicsville, VA
Virginia Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Firewise Community Grants
Virginia Department of Fire Programs - Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program
- Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Land Conservation Foundation
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund
- Warrenton, VA
Virginia Recreational Trails Fund
Kristal McKelvey - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
- Arlington, VA
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
500-Year Forest Foundation
- Charlottesville, VA
Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
- Blacksburg, VA
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
- Hadley, MA
Brian W. Morse
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Afton, VA
Bruce A. Riley
Riley Forestry - Owner, Forester - Halifax, VA
Cale Godfrey
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources - Assistant Chief of Wildlife - Henrico, VA
Carl Tugend
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources - Black Bear Project Leader - Henrico, VA
Curtis Berry
C&M Land Worx - Kenbridge, VA
Dixie Contractors
Hank Bates - Morehead City, NC
Duane E. Means
Arrow Forestry - New Castle, VA
Eco-Cap, LLC
Casey Jensen - President - Midlothian, VA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Hilliard Estate and Land Management
Carter Hilliard - Principal - Charlottesville, VA
Jackson Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
Jeremy L.Jackson - Ecologist, President/Owner - Richmond, KY
Kyle Rhodes
Commonwealth Conservation Services - Owner - Woodstock, VA
Leif Riddervold
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Environmental Scientist - Afton, VA
Matt Knox
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources - Deer Project Leader - Henrico, VA
McChesney 'Ches' Goodall III
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Consulting Forester - Afton, VA
RX Fire Effects LLC
- Mt. Crawford, VA
Ryan Brown
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources - Executive Director - Henrico, VA
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Aiken, SC
Southern Conservation Partners
Chuck Roe - President - Raleigh, NC
Southern Conservation Trust
Katie Pace Quattlebaum - Executive Director - Fayetteville, GA
Sustainable Solutions LLC
James Remuzzi - President and Founder - Shepherdstown, WV
Wildland Forestry & Environmental, Inc
Brandon Price - Consulting Wildlife Forester - Madison, NC
Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC