Voices of Forestry
Episodes
Voices of Forestry Ep. 74 - The March 2025 Arkansas Wildfires
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of March, Voices of Forestry is taking a trip down memory land as we discuss the massive amount of wildfires that rocked Arkansas in Mar...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 73 - Evaluating Land Before You Buy
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Voices of Forestry! For February 2026, Host Seth Stephenson sits down with Mark Knight and Ray Galloway with DDK Forestry & Real E...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 72 - The Pine Pandemic Preparedness Plan
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
To start off the 2026 year, Host Seth Stephenson sits down again with Division Forester Chandler Barton to discuss the new Pine Pandemic Preparedness ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 71 - Arkansas Environmental Education Association
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of 2025, Host Seth Stephenson sits down with the Executive Director of the Arkansas Environmental Education Association Sophia S...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 70 - The Arkansas Stream Heritage Partnership
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two new voices of forestry join Host Seth Stephenson this week to talk about the Arkansas Stream Heritage Partnership. Eric Brinkman and Tyler Fox sit...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 69 - Carbon Credits as an Alternate Income Source
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Voices of Forestry is back this month with a discussion on how carbon credits can be a good alternate source of income for landowners. Seth sits down ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 68 - The Tree Farm Audit
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Voices of Forestry is back with a new voice, Anna Sparks, the Arkansas Forestry Association's Director of Business and Tree Farm Program Administ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 67 - The Southwest Forest Products Expo
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of August, we have a returning voice of forestry to talk the Southwest Forest Products Expo! Larry Boccarossa, the executive director of...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 66 - Tickborne Diseases
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With summer upon us, Voices of Forestry Host Seth Stephenson thought it would be a good idea to talk about tickborne diseases. He is joined by Dr. Lau...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 65 - Cost Share Programs
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month Seth is joined by Josh Smith, an area forester with NRCS, to discuss Cost Share Programs. The two talk about the application process, what ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 64 - The Arkansas 95th General Assembly
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Seth sits down with AFA Executive Vice-President Max Braswell, the associations registered lobbyist, to discuss the most recent Arkansas l...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 63 - The European Union Deforestraion-free Product Regulation
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Seth Stephnson sits down wit both Mark Pitts and David Ross with AF&PA to discuss the European Union Deforestation-free Product Regula...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 62 - Workforce Development
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Voices of Forestry talks workforce development with the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Forestry Associations. The four discuss what t...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 61 - Firewise
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of February, Seth Stephenson sits down with Travis Haile, the coordinator of the Arkansas Firewise program, to discuss his work with rur...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 60 - Forest Carbon Market Evolution
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of 2025, Seth Stephenson sits down with NativState's Tim White to discuss the evolution of the forest carbon market. The tw...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 59 - Arkansas's Prescribed Burning Act
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A returning Voice of Forestry joins host Seth Stephenson this month to talk about Arkansas's Prescribed Burning Act, which passed in 2023. Robert...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 58 - The Robbins Family Tree Farm
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For November, Seth sits down with the 2024 Arkansas Tree Farmer of the Year Brad Robbins. The two discuss what has been happening on his property and ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 57 - Carbon Casting
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voice of Forestry is back this month to discuss carbon casting with Graphyte. Join Seth as he sits down with Founder and CEO Barclay Rogers to discuss...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 56 - The Forest Product Lifecycle
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, join Seth Stephenson as he sits down with Marshall Thomas, the president of F&W Forestry as they discuss the forest products lifecycle...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 55 - Women in Forestry w/ Christy Weiss
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we are starting what may become a recurring topic of women in forestry! For the inaugural episode, Seth spoke to Christy Weiss a district ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 54 - Feral Hogs
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month Host Seth Stephenson sat down with Ryan Farney, the feral hog program coordinator with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to discuss the...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 53 - Carbon Sequestration
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Seth keeps one of the promises made later last year with the first speaker from the AFA 2023 Annual Meeting. Weyerhaeuser's Phillip...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 52 - Changes in Paper Use
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voices of Forestry is back this month with a new discussion on the changes of paper use. Seth Stephenson sits down with Tammy Waters, the Ashdown Domt...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 51 - Forestland as an Investment
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For April 2024, host Seth Stephenson sat down with Scott Corley with PotlatchDeltic to discuss investing in forestland. The two talk about how importa...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 50 - Be Pro Be Proud
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, host Seth Stephenson is sits down with Andrew Parker, the executive director of Be Pro Be Proud, and AFA Executive Vice President Max Bras...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 49 - What Forestry Associations do for Their Members
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Seth Stephenson sat down with some friends from the Louisiana Forestry Association, Texas Forestry Association, and Florida Forestry Assoc...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 48 - Forest Carbon Development
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new month means a new episode of Voices of Forestry! To kick off 2024, Host Seth Stephenson sat down with Founder and CEO of NativState Stuart Allen...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 47 - Forestry Software
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Seth sits down with Joseph Page with Tamarack to discuss forestry software and why Page thinks the forestry industry is being underserved ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 46 - Vickers Family Tree Farm
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Host Seth Stephenson speaks with AFA's 2023 Tree Farmer of the Year, Charles Vickers, to discuss his property the Vickers Family Tree...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 45 - Annual Meeting "Grab Bag"
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Host Seth Stephenson is joined again by AFA Executive Vice-President Max Braswell to discuss some of the topics presented during the 2023 ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 44 - A Focus on Private Lands
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Host Seth Stephenson is joined by two different guests. The first, Garrick Dugger, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission's Private Land...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 43 - The Wildlife Conservation Initiative
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Host Seth Stephenson this month as he sits down with PotlatchDeltic's Director of Forest Planning & Environment Kit Hart to discuss the ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 42 - The Goggans Family Tree Farm
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a few years, Seth finally has the opportunity to sit down with more Arkansas tree farmers in this month's Voices of Forestry. Jack Thomas a...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 41 - Logging Today
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, our voice of forestry is Kevin Jester, President of KW Jester Logging in Arkadelphia, AR. He joins Host Seth Stephenson to discuss what lo...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 40 - The Forest & The Trees
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Voices of Forestry returns with new guest, Peter MacKeith, the Dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. He and host...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 39 - Sawmills
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For April, Host Seth Stephenson sits down with Ahslee Cribb, the vice-president of wood products with PotlatchDeltic to discuss sawmills. The two talk...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 38 - Advanced Genetics
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month on Voices of Forestry, Host Seth Stephenson speaks with returning guest Greg Hay on advanced genetics in forestry. The two discuss both the...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 37 - Elected Officials & Rural Communities
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of February, host Seth Stephenson sits down with Arkansas State Senator Ben Gilmore to discuss his role at the state capitol and how imp...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 36 - Forestry & Small Communities
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of 2023, host Seth Stephenson sits down with Frank and Harrell Wilson of Wilson Brothers Lumber Company to discuss the positive ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 35 - Forestry Careers
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Seth Stephenson is back this month with a returning voice of forestry, Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox, to discuss forestry careers. The two talk...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 34 - Appraisals
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Seth is back this month to talk about appraisals with recurring guest John McAlpine with Kingwood Forestry. The two talk about what exactly an apprais...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 33 - The Only Registered Forester in Congress
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month of Voices of Forestry, host Seth Stephenson is joined by Congressman Bruce Westerman. The two discuss Westerman's work in Congress, hi...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 32 - Urban Forestry
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Seth is back this month to talk about Urban Forestry with Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator Krissy Kimbro! The two talk about what exactly ur...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 31 - Forests & Drinking Water
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, AFA Communications Coordinator Seth Stephenson sat down with Joy Wasson, the coordinator for the Arkansas Forests & Drinking Water Col...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 30 - Keeping it in the Family Program
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, host Seth Stephenson sat down with two guests to discuss the Keeping it in the Family Program. The trio talk about what the program does t...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 29 - Getting Involved
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Seth Stephenson this month as he sits back down with Ricky O'Neill from Neeley Forestry Service to discuss how to get involved with for...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 28 - University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Forestry, Agriculture, & Natural Resources
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Host Seth Stephenson sat down with the Dean/Director of UAM's School of Forestry, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Dr. Michael Bl...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 27 - Forestry as a Natural Climate Solution
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of April 2022, Voices of Forestry tackles the topic of forestry as a natural climate solution with guest Dave Tenny, president and CEO o...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 26 - Chronic Wasting Disease
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Seth Stephenson this month as he discusses Chronic Wasting Disease with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's State Wildlife Veterinarian...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 25 - Reforestation
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Voices of Forestry is back this month with a new discussion on reforestation! Host Seth Stephenson with the Arkansas Forestry Association sits down wi...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 24 - AFA's Work in 2021
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To start off the new year, Voices of Forestry is going to take a quick look back at what the Arkansas Forestry Association worked on in 2021. Join Hos...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 23 - Women Owning Woodlands
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month as we wrap up the 2021 year with a discussion on the Women Owning Woodlands program in Arkansas. Host Seth Stephenson sat down with...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 22 - Forest Technology
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Host Seth Stephenson sat down with John McAlpine, with Kingwood Forestry, to discuss forest technology. While there have been many differe...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 21 - Timber Sales
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Voices of Forestry is back this month with a new discussion on timber sales! Operations Manager with Neeley Forestry Service Ricky O'Neill joins ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 20 - Ag Land Financing
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Seth is back this month with TWO new voices of forestry. For September, our host spoke with Rachael Godwin and David Smith both of Farm Credit on ag l...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 19 - Hunting Leases
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Host Seth Stephenson sat down with President of Neeley Forestry Service J.D. Neeley to discuss the topic of hunting leases. The two explai...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 18 - Log a Load for Kids of Arkansas
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month on Voices of Forestry, Host Seth Stephenson spoke with Arkansas Children's Foundation Development Officer Megan Flores on the Log a Lo...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 17 - Wildfire
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Host Seth Stephenson sat down with Emergency Services Director with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Robert Murphy to discuss the ef...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 16 - Pollinators
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Spring and Summer here, host Seth Stephenson sat down to discuss pollinators and their importance to our ecosystem with Quail Forever Arkansas Mo...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 15 - Herbicide Use
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month our voice of forestry is Greg Hay with ArborGen. Seth and Greg sat down to discuss herbicide use on your property and that the label is key...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 14 - Recreational Land
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joins host Seth Stephenson this month as he talks to Mark Knight, the CEO of Davis DuBose Knight Forestry & Real Estate on recreational land. The ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 13 - Best Management Practices
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Seth Stephenson this month as he sits down with Arkansas BMP Coordinator John Beasley to discuss Best Management Practices. The two discuss ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 12 - Prescribed Fire
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Seth Stephenson for the first episode of 2021 as we burn away the previous year with a firey new topic! This month he sat down with Private ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 11 - Christmas Tree Farm
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Voices of Forestry! This month host Seth Stephenson spoke with Harold McAlpine, the owner of the McAlpine ...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 10 - The Arkansas Tree Farm Program
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month on Voices of Forestry, Seth sits down with Jennifer Johnson, his fellow Arkansas Forestry Association employee. The two discuss the Arkansa...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 9 - Invasive Species
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Time again for another voice of forestry and this month it is Chandler Barton with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division. Seth an...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 8 - Wildlife
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with another episode and this month, Seth is discussing wildlife with his guest Luke Lewis. The two talk about Chronic Wasting Disease (CW...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 7 - Consulting Foresters
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A shorter episode for everyone this month as Seth talks to Josh Barkhimer, a consulting forester, on the importance of having someone like him come ou...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 6 - Forestry Economics
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month on Voices of Forestry, Seth sits down with forestry economist Dr. Matt Pelkki. The two discuss the state of Arkansas's forestry econom...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 5 - The Arkansas Timber Producers Association & Logging
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of June, host Seth Stephenson sat down with Larry Boccarossa, the executive director of the Arkansas Timber Producers Association (ATPA)...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 4 - COVID-19 and Arkansas Agriculture (ft. AR Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward)
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month, host Seth Stephenson sat down, while observing social distancing rules, with Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward. The two discuss h...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 3 - The Arkansas Forestry Division
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Seth Stephenson sat down with Arkansas State Forester Joe Fox this month to discuss the Arkansas Forestry Division and its role in forestry in th...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 2 - The Oldest Tree Farm in Arkansas
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we sat down with Billie Smith Hopson, one of the owners of the oldest tree farm in Arkansas and one of the oldest in the country. She disc...
Voices of Forestry Ep. 1 - Pilot
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Voices of Forestry! Join host Seth Stephenson, the communications coordinator for the Arkansas Forestry Association, as he sits down wi...