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SFWS Seminar Series – Ryan Peek

February 6, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ryan Peek, Coordinator, Forestry BMP Monitoring Program, Alabama Forestry Commission
Alabama Forestry Commission’s Forestry Best Management Practices (BMP) Monitoring Program

Seminar is held at 11 a.m. in Conference Room 1101 in the SFWS Building, 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL.

  • Faculty, students and the public are invited to attend this free program.
  • Complimentary cookies and coffee will be served.
  • CFEs are available by request.
  • Advanced registration is not required.
  • Parking is available on the 3rd and 4th floors of the South Quad parking deck on Duncan Drive, directly across from the SFWS Building. See Parking Services on Level 2 to obtain a visitor pass.

Abstract:  Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) are important measures for protecting the waters of Alabama. Alabama’s Forestry BMPs are non-regulatory guidelines that when implemented reduce the chance for violating water quality laws. The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has been collecting BMP monitoring data in some form since 1991. The AFC also has a responsibility for providing BMP education to landowners, loggers, foresters, vendors, and the general public to ensure sound forest stewardship principles are understood and implemented. This presentation will cover the history, framework, and the three pillars of AFC’s BMP program: BMP implementation monitoring, BMP education, and complaint resolution.

Biography:  Ryan Peek joined the Alabama Forestry Commission as a County Forester on March 01, 2012. He is currently overseeing the Commission’s BMP and Landowner Assistance programs. He works with a variety of government and non-government partners to help ensure that forestry BMPs are being implemented on the ground. Mr. Peek brought a wide range of experience to the Commission from mapping invasive species in Fairbanks, Alaska to conducting low impact logging operations in Branson, Missouri. He is a registered forester in Alabama and holds a B.S. degree in forest resource management from the University of Missouri. He currently resides in Prattville, Alabama and when not engaged in forestry activities can be found fishing on Lay Lake or turning wrenches in his garage.

Details

Date:
February 6, 2019
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Categories:
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Organizer

Dr. Lori Eckhardt
Phone:
334-844-2720
Email:
eckhalg@auburn.edu

Venue

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
602 Duncan Drive
Auburn, AL 36849 United States
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Phone:
334-844-4000