Participation

Participants in FORTE expect to gain relevant forest management knowledge and guidance about genetic deployment, forest investment site selection and potential, and applied silviculture that can be immediately applied to their forest land base to increase realized returns on their timber investments or those of their customers. Participation in FORTE is provided through a modest annual fee renewal system that is less than that of other existing cooperative research models in existence today. Participant categories include all important players in today’s forest sector. Much can be gained by all parties learning and communicating together to better understand the growth and economics of our forest resource.  Much can be gained from making the right contact for the next business deal or needed service.  Let's get together.

The following are the current FORTE Participant Categories:

Participation Category:
Very Large Timberland investor
Large timberland investor
Moderate timberland investor
Small timberland investor
Smaller timberland investor
Large non-timber capital manager
Moderate non-timber capital manager
Small non-timber capital manager
Large forestry consulting firm
Medium forestry consulting firm
Small forestry consulting firm
Large seedling provider
Moderate to small seedling provider
Large wood processor
Small to moderate wood processor
Large Forestry Law Firm
Medium Forestry Law Firm
Small Forestry Law Firm
Large Real Estate Company
Moderate Real Estate Company
Small Real Estate Company
Herbicide company

Fertilization company

Forestry Association
Agricultural lender

For more information about the fee structure or participating in FORTE, contact Derek Dougherty through the Contact Page or feel free to call Derek at 1.888.285.0947.