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Joel Glover speaking to attendees at a Landowners Tour circa 1995-96. Photo submitted by Rickey Porch
Braxton Lashley opens the tour with a dedication to Joel Glover and singing the national anthem. Photo by Shannon Davis
Jim and Janice Kelly of Marble Valley, hosts of the Joel D. Glover TREASURE Forest Landowners Tour. Photos by Shannon Davis
Forestry Commission staff assists attendees in getting loaded on trailers and moved between the classes stationed around the Kelly property. Photo by Shannon Davis
Photos by Shannon Davis
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By Shannon Davis, Coosa County Extension coordinator
The Coosa County Forestry Planning Committee held the annual TREASURE Forest Landowners Tour on April 10, at the property of Jim and Janice Kelly located in Marble Valley.
The Coosa County Forestry Planning Committee is honored to dedicate the 2025 TREASURE Forest Landowners Tour in memory of Joel D. Glover.
Joel loved God, his family, friends, nature, and wildlife. He worked for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as a wildlife biologist and conservation enforcement officer for 37 years.
He received numerous awards and recognitions during his distinguished career. Glover had a passion for helping others and loved to educate people on preservation and management of our natural resources and wildlife.
He was also an accomplished writer and wonderful storyteller. He was certainly one of a kind who is loved by many people. He was an active member of our committee, and we miss him.
Braxton Lashley of the Coosa County Forestry Commission opened the tour with a dedication to Glover. The dedication was followed by a prayer and stellar performance of the national anthem by Lashley.
The property host, Jim Kelly, spoke to attendees about the property’s history and how the land was first landscaped by hands-on family effort. Over time the land had been cultivated to be a thriving home to native flora and fauna.
Kelly also explained that the land maintenance is a daily task that includes the physical upkeep and observations for changes, as well as the consideration of both short- and long-term goals in terms of the land’s purpose.
While the work can be challenging, the rewards of having a thriving and healthy property are well worth the effort.
After the opening remarks, the attendees then participated in different sessions, including pond management, land pollinators, trapping, and quail population management.
The Forestry Commission staff assisted attendees in getting loaded up on trailers and moved between the classes that were stationed around the Kelly property.
The session instructors included Landon Johnson, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, teaching trapping; Kyle Marble with Alabama Cooperative Extension System teaching quail
population management; and Ray Metzler with Alabama Forestry Commission teaching pollinator habitats.
The pond management session was taught by Corey Courtwright and Rusty Wright with the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System. They were assisted by Ryan Dunham with the Alabama Forestry Commission.
Thank you to Jessica Jones, Triple R Cafe, for providing breakfast and lunch for the attendees, and to members of the Forestry Planning Committee and Coosa County Farmers Federation Women’s Leadership Committee, as well as the staff from Coosa County Alabama Forestry, Coosa County Extension, and the Coosa County Conservation District for their assistance.
