Huge Forestry and Wildlife Expo Held at MCHS

Forestry is huge in Georgia. According to the Georgia Forestry Association, the state leads the nation in volume of timber harvested and exports 21 forestry related commodities with an estimated trade value of $3.9 billion. Our area is a big part of that, which is one of the reasons R.T. Lumpkin started the Annual Forestry & Wildlife Expo at Marion County Middle-High School three years ago.
This year's event was held last Saturday and drew 456 visitors who had the opportunity to learn from around 60 vendors, as well as watch interesting demonstrations - including a drone starting a fire, which a plane and helicopter then dropped water on to extinguish.
"I work with a multitude of landowners with a variety of objectives, knowledge, and skill level," noted Lumpkin who...