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Professional Organizations and Service =======================================================================================================
1) Arkansas Best Management Practices
2) Landowner Management Information Landowner groups such as the Ozark Woodland Owners Association have requested presentations on financial considerations under times of distress, dealing with insect and disease pests, how to grow a high-quality hardwood forest, and other issues. I participate directly in these workshops whenever possible, or assist other faculty in scheduling these extension programs into their teaching and research schedules. 3) New Fact Sheets series from SFR In August 2002, faculty of the School of Forest Resources and other members of the Arkansas Forest Resources Center will participate in an extension fact-sheet writing workshop. The object of this workshop is to learn how to convert research knowledge into fact sheets and also to prepare first drafts of new fact sheets during the workshop. (links to PDF files with fact sheets coming) (suggestion for a fact sheet? E-mail Dr. Pelkki)
Professional Organizations and Service Membership in Professional/Scientific Organizations Member, Society of American Foresters (since 1992) Vice-President, Southeast Arkansas Chapter of Society of American Foresters (2002) Member, E4 (Management Sciences) Working Group (since 1992) Certified Forester Number 253 (since May 2002) Member, Forest Resource Systems Institute, (since 1994) Member, Board of Directors, FORS (since 1994) President, Board of Directors, FORS (2001, 2002) Vice-President, Board of Directors, FORS (1998, 1999) Secretary, Board of Directors, FORS (1996,1997) Arkansas Registered Forester Number ??? (since May 2002) Forest Landowner Organizations: Member of Forest Landowner Association (since 1996) Member of Kentucky Woodland Owners Association (since 1995) Member of National Woodland Owners Association (since 1995) Member of Arkansas Forestry Association (since 2001)
Part of my mission as a faculty member and professional is to provide leadership and service in the School of Forest Resources, the university, and community. I am available for presentations on general forestry, non-industrial private forestry, basic forest economics and taxation principles, and international forestry. I am also willing to do presentations for school children (ages 9 and up) on the topics of forestry, natural resources, global environmental issues, live and society in Russia/Siberia. If you would like to arrange for me to give a presentation on any of these topics, please contact me at: Matthew Pelkki University of Arkansas-Monticello, School of Forest Resources, P.O. Box 3468 Monticello, AR 71656-3468 Phone: (870) 460-1949 Some examples of my service activities include: 1) Presentation to Middlebury College (Middlebury, Vermont): "Fossil Fuel Development in Western Siberia -- An Ongoing Ecological Disaster," April 27, 2001 2) Coordinated UA-M Student Forestry trash pick-up as part of the "Great Arkansas Pick-Up" on September 8, 2001. 2) Active member of Barkada Community Association. 3) Presentation to Barkada Community Association, "Siberian Forests, People, and Culture," September 8, 2001. 4) "Hot times in Cold Siberia!" Presentation at Southern Middle School, Lexington Kentucky, to all social studies classes (grades 6, 7, 8), April 2000.
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coordination with the Arkansas Forestry Association (AFA), the Arkansas Timber
Producers Association and the Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC), Dr. Hal
Liechty and I have been conducting BMP training workshops across Arkansas.