Matt & Gus are joined by Dr. Jeffery Springer, Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Stringer is the Chairman, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Professor of Hardwood Silviculture and Forest Operations. Dr. Stringer is also a founding member of the White Oak Initiative and we sit down to discuss the importance of White Oak to various industries and wildlife habitats and what the initiative is doing to help preserve that.

Topics Discussed:  Complexities of the industries that utilize and impact the consumption and production of white oak. The importance of the white oak species not just to various production industries but it's importance to the ecosystems and habitats in lives in. The cross industry interest and concern in the future of white oak availability and sustainable harvesting and restoration rates. How these cross industry partners have come together to form the White Oak Initiative and what the White Oak Initiative is doing to educate and raise awareness of the issues and the solutions. The natural biological and weather related processes in forestry that led to decades of healthy forest and habitat and how it has changed over time with man's forest fire prevention efforts and selective controlled burns. The importance of good silviculture practices to help get as many landowners interested in and willing to implement these best practices for long term benefits decades from now. The level of effort and coordination required to educate and raise awareness across a wide range of industries and stakeholders. The long term impacts of NOT doing anything, including on whitetail deer, to help manage and keep the white oaks in healthy numbers and what can be done at the grass roots level to help.

Dr. Jeffery Stringer, Ph.D. University of Kentucky Profile

White Oak Initiative

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