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We talk about sustainable forestry, how important managed forests are to Louisiana and its economy and how forests benefit everyone. Managed forests offer more for water and wildlife. That's why the Louisiana Forestry Association advocates to keep forests as forests! We also talk about the issues important to the forest products industry.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWe talk about sustainable forestry, how important managed forests are to Louisiana and its economy and how forests benefit everyone. Managed forests offer more for water and wildlife. That's why the Louisiana Forestry Association advocates to keep forests as forests! We also talk about the issues important to the forest products industry.
Minding the Forest is hosted by Jeff Zeringue. The show has published 74 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How markets are changing the way landowners grow trees, Ep. 73" (15 September 2026, 44 minutes), "Conversation with forest historian and scientist Dr. Jim Barnett, Ep. 72" (15 August 2026, 55 minutes), and "EUDR and how it's affecting United States forests, Ep. 71" (15 July 2026, 49 minutes).
Minding the Forest publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 74 episodes.
Booking probability for Minding the Forest is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Minding the Forest requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Minding the Forest's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Minding the Forest are Logging and Forestry Services. Minding the Forest has an education audience.
Jeff Zeringue hosts Minding the Forest, an education podcast with 74 episodes published.
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Episode #73
Send us Fan Mail Brooks Mendell, CEO and founder of Forisk Consulting, was keynote speaker at the Louisiana Forestry Association's 79th annual meeting in August and took time talks bout the state of the Forest Products...
Episode #72
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jim Barnett came to Louisiana in the early 1960s to research how to reforest the South with longleaf pine that had been over harvested in the early 20th century. Since his retirement in 2005, he...
Episode #71
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Kate Gatto, is the chief strategy officer for the National Alliance of Forest Landowners and comes from a Tree Farm family in Mississippi. In a recent meeting of European Union officials...
Episode #71
Send us Fan Mail Kate Gatto, is the chief strategy officer for the National Alliance of Forest Landowners and comes from a Tree Farm family in Mississippi. In a recent meeting of European Union officials, forestry...
Episode #70
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>John and Vanessa Keith of Allstate Land & Timber in Haughton, Louisiana, were celebrated as the 2025 Outstanding Louisiana Logger. They were honored at last year's annual convention of the...
Episode #70
Send us Fan Mail John and Vanessa Keith of Allstate Land & Timber in Haughton, Louisiana, were celebrated as the 2025 Outstanding Louisiana Logger. They were honored at last year's annual convention of the Louisiana...
Episode #69
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Few issues came up during the most recent session of the Louisiana Legislature concerning sustainable forestry, but there were come very important ones. Minding the Forest talks to Louisiana...
Episode #68
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The W.H. Ward family has grown and kept property in LaSalle Parish near Jena for almost a century. The men might have founded the company, but it was the women in later generations who elevated...
Episode #67
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Dave Cupp is a manager for Walsh Timber Co. in Zwolle and president of the American Loggers Council talks about the start of Earth Day and how it affected his decision to become a forester...
Episode #66
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Markets are a challenge in the forest products industry, which trickle down to the small forest landowner. Consulting forester and Louisiana Forestry Association Past President Tim Holland...
Episode #65
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Louisiana Forestry Association Executive Director Buck Vandersteen keeps a keen eye on the Louisiana Legislature whenever it's in session. The 2026 Regular Session began Monday, March 9 and is...
Episode #64
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>For more than a decade, Dr. Glen Gentry and a team have been working on a way to curb the population explosion of feral hogs in Louisiana. An example, he said if Louisiana had 1 million feral...
Episode #63
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Different species of birds need forests of varying ages to thrive. To talk about that is Emily "EJ" Williams, who recently retired from the American Bird Conservancy as the Southeast Director...
Episode #62
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Geologist Corey Shircliff works for Cavern Solutions in Baton Rouge and was a guest speaker at the LFA's convention in August 2025. A former state employee who worked with permitting wells in...
Episode #61
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Beaver Lake Renewable Energy is working toward building a biofuel facility in Rapides Parish at the former site of an IP paper mill. The plant will use about the same amount of pulpwood as the...
Episode #60
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Paul Stone is a conservation and senior forester for Crosby Resource Management based in DeRidder, Louisiana. He also is the chairman of the Endangered Species Committee for the Louisiana...
Episode #59
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Brooks Mendell, CEO of Forisk Consulting, was guest speaker at the 78th annual convention of the Louisiana Forestry Association and took time to talk about the state of the forestry industry in...
Episode #58
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Dave Cupp has been a forester in Louisiana for more than 40 years, 30 of which he's worked for Walsh Timber Co. He has always maintained good relationships with Loggers and of late has served...
Episode #57
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>State Rep. Jack McFarland is a Master Logger from Winnfield, the only logger in the Louisiana Legislature, giving his colleagues a different perspective of the forest products industry. Jack...
Episode #56
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>David Young is a third-generation tree farmer in Natchitoches Parish. His approach might be more business-like, but he still loves the land he's managed for several decades. Part of his...
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Director of People and Culture, Mudd & Holland Consulting Foresters
retired DEA agent, Caribbean division veteran, global law enforcement consultant, U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration
Fellow of the Brian Mulroney Institute of government at St. Francis Xavier University, ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
Forisk Consulting
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