Williamsburg, Va. –
Windham business owner, Rene D. Noel, the owner of Southern
Maine Forestry Services, in Windham, has been named as the new Northern Regional Director for the
national organization Association of Consulting Foresters
of America, Inc.
ACF organization members
are independent professionals who manage forests across the United States and they also market forest products for private woodland owners and other associated projects and enterprises.
“With
more than 30 years of experience, Rene’s expertise in forestry management and
his leadership skills are valuable to ACF and the Northern Region,” said Justin
M. Miller, president of Green Timber Consulting
Foresters, Inc.,
and president of ACF.
Noel,
a licensed forester and appraiser, founded Southern Maine Forestry Services
(SMFS) in 1981 to meet the need for comprehensive land and woodlot management
in Maine and surrounding states. Since that time, the firm has grown to
five foresters who have managed more than 100,000 acres for 800 clients.
Before
starting his company, Noel worked for the Bureau of Public Lands and the Maine
Forest Service. He also managed a landscape nursery in Long Island, N.Y. and
started his career with the U.S. Forest Service working as a forest technician
based in the Black Hills.
He
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry science at the University of
Maine in Orono.
During
college, he started a small business with another student providing forestry
management services to landowners. Services including weeding and thinning,
tree pruning and planting, herbicide application, and boundary line
maintenance.
“I look
forward to contributing to ACF and working in collaboration with Justin and my
colleagues who are serving as national ACF directors and officers,” said
Noel.
ACF professionals are excited to have Noel on board as Northern
Regional Director of the organization.
“I’m delighted to work with Rene on ACF’s Executive Committee,” said Shannon
McCabe, CAE, Executive Director, ACF. “I look forward to partnering with Rene
the rest of the EC to further the association’s mission.”
ACF
members help landowners enhance property values, increase the value of timber,
produce a more sustainable timber harvest, enhance wildlife habitat, and
establish and protect a family’s forest legacy. Because of their vital role in
the supply chain, ACF members have been deemed essential workers during
COVID-19.
As
a condition of membership, every consulting forester must have minimum
education and experience levels, complete the Practice of Consulting Forestry
course, and most importantly, agree to adhere to the organization’s stringent
Code of Ethics.
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