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FLY FISHING AT ROAN MTN. STATE PARKEnjoy an early autumn afternoonfly fishing in the Doe River at Roan Mountain State Park.

Transportation will be provided. A boxed lunch will be available.

A TN fishing license and TWRA trout stamp are required. The Doe River is cool enough year round to be home to three species of trout. Native brook trout, rainbow and brown are stocked regularly. TFA members will enjoy a fishing adventure in the mountains…those fish are just waiting to bite! Kevin Hoyt will serve as tour group leader. Registration Fee: $25.00 (lunch included, transportation provided)

HIKE ON ROAN MOUNTAINA fall afternoon, good friends, and a gentle breeze, what could be more perfect! TFA members

will enjoy an easy hike on Roan Mountain and look out over

ridges with breath taking views and hearthe creek babbling a long side of the hiking trail.Roan Mountain is known for its rich hardwood forest. Was Roan Mountain named for Daniel Boone's horse that grazed there after a tough trip? Was it named for the roan color of the mountain when viewed from a distance? The history of the area is part of the adventure! Lunch will be provided before the hike.Registration Fee: $25.00 (lunch included, transportation provided)

GOLF TOURNAMENTTFA golfers will enjoy a 12:15 p.m. tee-time on the gorgeous Cattails Golf Course in Kingsport. The links style front nine offers

gently rolling terrain, combined with greenside mounds and bunkers.

The back nine features a target golf experience meandering through the woods, highlighted by two risk-and-reward par 5's.

The Cattails is considered one of the best public golf courses in Tennessee. The Denis Griffiths design, Par 71 course offers wide fairways and large putting greens. The winding stream throughout the course adds to the scenic pleasure of the Cattails setting with the mountains in the background. Bermuda fairways and Bentgrass greens highlight the course.Registration Fee: $45.00 (includes green fees, lunch, refreshments)

SKEET/TRAP SHOOTTFA shooting enthusiasts will head to the Unaka Rod and Gun Club for an afternoon of skeet andtrap shooting. Unaka Rod and

Gun Club offers a picturesque setting for an afternoon of

challenging fun. Shotgun fields are comprised of two skeet/trap combination fields, one trap field and one skeet field. A boxed lunch will be provided. Please bring own shells (4 boxes) and gun. Registration Fee: $50.00 (Lunch provided)

DOWNTOWN BRISTOL TOUR/BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC

MUSEUM VISITEnjoy lunch in a local café, dessert at

a delightful bakery, visit the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and do a little shopping at unique and fun shops in Bristol. Celebrate the birth and development of the roots of country music in the mountains of Tennessee and Virginia. The group will also visit the internationally acclaimed Benjamin Walls Art Gallery. Bristol is a lovely city with local folks welcoming TFA members with true southern hospitality. State Street is the dividing line between Tennessee and Virginia, and the city is proud of its history as well as its reputation as a progressive city today. Spend a relaxing afternoon with TFA friends and explore upper East Tennessee as leaves start to change and fall is in the air. Registration Fee: $30.00 (includes lunch, dessert, Birthplace of Country Music Museum tickets, gallery tour & transportation)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26Pre-Conference Meeting9:00 am - Update on Management Activities on Northern Cherokee Natl. Forest Keith Kelley, District Ranger, Cherokee National Forest 9:30 am - Smart Phone Apps for Foresters, Darian Yawn, Landmark Spatial Solutions10:00-10:15 am - BREAK10:00 am - TFA Registration Desk Opens10:00 am - TFASWCG Trustee Meeting10:15-10:45 am - Invasive Insects in TN Forests: Facing New Threats and Challenges, Dr. Jerome Grant, University of Tennessee10:45-11:15 am - NRCS Partnering with Landowners & Foresters in Tennessee: Robin Mayberry, NRCS State Forester, Natl. Resource Conservation Service in TN11:30 am - Tree Farm Committee Meeting & LunchNoon-4:00 pm - Exhibit Set-upNoon-4:00 pm - Silent Auction Set-up & Opening at 4:001:00 pm - SFI SIC meeting1:30 pm - TFASWCG Annual Meeting3:00 pm - Board Meeting4:00 pm - 5:00 o'clock Somewhere Reception in Exhibit Area5:15 pm - Load Buses for Bristol Motor Speedway6:00 pm - Arrive BMS Tour & Picnic in Bruton Smith, BMS owner suite8:15 pm - Load Buses Back to Carnegie Hotel9:00 pm - Hospitality Room OpenEvening on Your Own

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27General Session7:00 am - TFA RegistrationDesk OpensHam/Sausage Biscuits Coffee, Juice Available in Exhibit Area8:00 am - General Session Called to Order - Harry Bledsoe, TFA President Opening Remarks/Anti-TrustWelcome to Johnson City by local officials8:10 am - David Arnold, New State Forester: Vision for TDF/Outlookfor Forestry in TN 8:30 am - Interim Dept. HeadForestry, Wildlife & Fisheries8:45 am - Changes in HardwoodMarkets: Tripp Pryor, AHEC9:15-9:45 am - LandscapeManagement: A New Way to Lookat our Forest: Leigh Peters, AL Forestry Association9:45-10:00 am - Break in Exhibit Area10:00-10:30 am - Elk & Duck RiverWatershed Projects/Future of Tree Farm Chris Erwin, American Forest Foundation 10:30-11:00 am - Trucking Issues: Driver & Safety EmphasisJimmie Locklear, FMIC11:00 am - Closing Comments11:30 am - Golf/Lunch, Cattails Golf Course

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11:30 am - Trap/Skeet Shoot & Lunch Unaka Gun Club 11:30 am - Fly Fishing Trip & Lunch 11:30 am - Bristol/Birthplace of Country Music Museum Tour,Gallery Visit, Shopping & Lunch 11:30 am - Hike/Lunch on Roan Mtn. Noon - ACF Luncheon/MeetingCarnegie Hotel Restaurant 1:30-2:30 pm - Afternoon Programat Hotel: Changing Patterns ofTicks & Tick Born Diseases in TN Forests, Dr. Graham Hickling, UT2:30-2:45 pm - Break2:45-3:15 pm - Urbanization &Agriculture History in Appalachia: Dr. Tom Lee, ETSU (invited)5:00 pm - Silent Auction/Reception6:00 pm - Load Buses to Farm House Galleries 6:30 pm - Arrive Farm HouseGalleries, Buffet Dinner, Music and Storytelling on the Mountain,Social Time7:00 pm - Dinner, Awards, Other Activities, Former Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey/TFA PAC Auction9:15 pm - Load Buses9:45 pm - Arrive Back at Hotel10:00 pm - Hospitality Room OpenEvening on Your Own

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 288:00 am - Buffet Breakfast Available8:45 am - Changes in TN Legislature/Looking Towards the FutureStefan Maupin, Gov. Relations Director TN Farm Bureau9:15 am - Log a Load/Ballad Children's Hospital Presentation10:00 am - Nominating Report-Tom Skaggs10:10 am - New President's Remarks10:30 am - Adjourn

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T E N N E S S E E F O R E S T R Y A S S O C I AT I O N2 0 1 8 A N N UA L M E E T I N G

FLY FISHING AT ROAN MTN. STATE PARKEnjoy an early autumn afternoonfly fishing in the Doe River at Roan Mountain State Park.

Transportation will be provided. A boxed lunch will be available.

A TN fishing license and TWRA trout stamp are required. The Doe River is cool enough year round to be home to three species of trout. Native brook trout, rainbow and brown are stocked regularly. TFA members will enjoy a fishing adventure in the mountains…those fish are just waiting to bite! Kevin Hoyt will serve as tour group leader. Registration Fee: $25.00 (lunch included, transportation provided)

HIKE ON ROAN MOUNTAINA fall afternoon, good friends, and a gentle breeze, what could be more perfect! TFA members

will enjoy an easy hike on Roan Mountain and look out over

ridges with breath taking views and hearthe creek babbling a long side of the hiking trail.Roan Mountain is known for its rich hardwood forest. Was Roan Mountain named for Daniel Boone's horse that grazed there after a tough trip? Was it named for the roan color of the mountain when viewed from a distance? The history of the area is part of the adventure! Lunch will be provided before the hike.Registration Fee: $25.00 (lunch included, transportation provided)

GOLF TOURNAMENTTFA golfers will enjoy a 12:15 p.m. tee-time on the gorgeous Cattails Golf Course in Kingsport. The links style front nine offers

gently rolling terrain, combined with greenside mounds and bunkers.

The back nine features a target golf experience meandering through the woods, highlighted by two risk-and-reward par 5's.

The Cattails is considered one of the best public golf courses in Tennessee. The Denis Griffiths design, Par 71 course offers wide fairways and large putting greens. The winding stream throughout the course adds to the scenic pleasure of the Cattails setting with the mountains in the background. Bermuda fairways and Bentgrass greens highlight the course.Registration Fee: $45.00 (includes green fees, lunch, refreshments)

SKEET/TRAP SHOOTTFA shooting enthusiasts will head to the Unaka Rod and Gun Club for an afternoon of skeet andtrap shooting. Unaka Rod and

Gun Club offers a picturesque setting for an afternoon of

challenging fun. Shotgun fields are comprised of two skeet/trap combination fields, one trap field and one skeet field. A boxed lunch will be provided. Please bring own shells (4 boxes) and gun. Registration Fee: $50.00 (Lunch provided)

DOWNTOWN BRISTOL TOUR/BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC

MUSEUM VISITEnjoy lunch in a local café, dessert at

a delightful bakery, visit the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and do a little shopping at unique and fun shops in Bristol. Celebrate the birth and development of the roots of country music in the mountains of Tennessee and Virginia. The group will also visit the internationally acclaimed Benjamin Walls Art Gallery. Bristol is a lovely city with local folks welcoming TFA members with true southern hospitality. State Street is the dividing line between Tennessee and Virginia, and the city is proud of its history as well as its reputation as a progressive city today. Spend a relaxing afternoon with TFA friends and explore upper East Tennessee as leaves start to change and fall is in the air. Registration Fee: $30.00 (includes lunch, dessert, Birthplace of Country Music Museum tickets, gallery tour & transportation)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26Pre-Conference Meeting9:00 am - Update on Management Activities on Northern Cherokee Natl. Forest Keith Kelley, District Ranger, Cherokee National Forest 9:30 am - Smart Phone Apps for Foresters, Darian Yawn, Landmark Spatial Solutions10:00-10:15 am - BREAK10:00 am - TFA Registration Desk Opens10:00 am - TFASWCG Trustee Meeting10:15-10:45 am - Invasive Insects in TN Forests: Facing New Threats and Challenges, Dr. Jerome Grant, University of Tennessee10:45-11:15 am - NRCS Partnering with Landowners & Foresters in Tennessee: Robin Mayberry, NRCS State Forester, Natl. Resource Conservation Service in TN11:30 am - Tree Farm Committee Meeting & LunchNoon-4:00 pm - Exhibit Set-upNoon-4:00 pm - Silent Auction Set-up & Opening at 4:001:00 pm - SFI SIC meeting1:30 pm - TFASWCG Annual Meeting3:00 pm - Board Meeting4:00 pm - 5:00 o'clock Somewhere Reception in Exhibit Area5:15 pm - Load Buses for Bristol Motor Speedway6:00 pm - Arrive BMS Tour & Picnic in Bruton Smith, BMS owner suite8:15 pm - Load Buses Back to Carnegie Hotel9:00 pm - Hospitality Room OpenEvening on Your Own

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27General Session7:00 am - TFA RegistrationDesk OpensHam/Sausage Biscuits Coffee, Juice Available in Exhibit Area8:00 am - General Session Called to Order - Harry Bledsoe, TFA President Opening Remarks/Anti-TrustWelcome to Johnson City by local officials8:10 am - David Arnold, New State Forester: Vision for TDF/Outlookfor Forestry in TN 8:30 am - Interim Dept. HeadForestry, Wildlife & Fisheries8:45 am - Changes in HardwoodMarkets: Tripp Pryor, AHEC9:15-9:45 am - LandscapeManagement: A New Way to Lookat our Forest: Leigh Peters, AL Forestry Association9:45-10:00 am - Break in Exhibit Area10:00-10:30 am - Elk & Duck RiverWatershed Projects/Future of Tree Farm Chris Erwin, American Forest Foundation 10:30-11:00 am - Trucking Issues: Driver & Safety EmphasisJimmie Locklear, FMIC11:00 am - Closing Comments11:30 am - Golf/Lunch, Cattails Golf Course

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11:30 am - Trap/Skeet Shoot & Lunch Unaka Gun Club 11:30 am - Fly Fishing Trip & Lunch 11:30 am - Bristol/Birthplace of Country Music Museum Tour,Gallery Visit, Shopping & Lunch 11:30 am - Hike/Lunch on Roan Mtn. Noon - ACF Luncheon/MeetingCarnegie Hotel Restaurant 1:30-2:30 pm - Afternoon Programat Hotel: Changing Patterns ofTicks & Tick Born Diseases in TN Forests, Dr. Graham Hickling, UT2:30-2:45 pm - Break2:45-3:15 pm - Urbanization &Agriculture History in Appalachia: Dr. Tom Lee, ETSU (invited)5:00 pm - Silent Auction/Reception6:00 pm - Load Buses to Farm House Galleries 6:30 pm - Arrive Farm HouseGalleries, Buffet Dinner, Music and Storytelling on the Mountain,Social Time7:00 pm - Dinner, Awards, Other Activities, Former Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey/TFA PAC Auction9:15 pm - Load Buses9:45 pm - Arrive Back at Hotel10:00 pm - Hospitality Room OpenEvening on Your Own

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 288:00 am - Buffet Breakfast Available8:45 am - Changes in TN Legislature/Looking Towards the FutureStefan Maupin, Gov. Relations Director TN Farm Bureau9:15 am - Log a Load/Ballad Children's Hospital Presentation10:00 am - Nominating Report-Tom Skaggs10:10 am - New President's Remarks10:30 am - Adjourn

1:30 am - Trap/Skeet Shoot & Lunch

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