WARREN E. PETERS, President

Warren has 28 years of experience as a consulting forester. He has been responsible for a variety of forestry related duties, including timber inventories, timber and timberland appraisals, forest management, timber sale administration, expert witness testimony.
Education:

B.S. in Forestry, Louisiana State University - 1981
Numerous appraisal and other professional short courses & workshops

Experience:

1996 - Present.....Owner & President, PETERS Forest Resources, Inc.
1981 - 1996........Forester & Appraiser for Bennett & Peters, Inc.

Affiliations:

Association of Consulting Foresters
Society of American Foresters
Baton Rouge Board of Realtors
Forest Landowners Association
Louisiana Forestry Association

Licenses:

Real Estate Salesman: State of Louisiana
Registered Forester: State of Mississippi
Registered Forester: State of Alabama
Louisiana State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Alabama State Certified General Real Property Appraiser



BICKHAM L. CROOKS, Vice President

Bickham has 21 years experience as a consulting forester. He has been responsible for a variety of forestry related duties, including timber inventories, forest management, timber sales and various geographic information systems.
Education:

B.S. in Forestry, Louisiana State University, 1988
Numerous GIS, computer science, and other professional short courses and workshops

Experience: 1996 - Present.....Forester, PETERS Forest Resources, Inc.
1988 - 1996........Forester, Bennett & Peters, Inc.
Affiliations: Society of American Foresters
Louisiana Forestry Association
Association of Consulting Foresters
Licenses: Registered Forester: State of Arkansas (#770)
Registered Forester: State of Mississippi (#2162)


BENJAMIN H. HOWARD, Forester
Education: B.S. in Forestry, Louisiana Tech University - 2000
Experience:

2005- Present........Forester, PETERS Forest Resources, Inc.
2002-2005............Contracting Field Forester
2001-2002............Procurement Forester, Hunt Forest Products, Inc.
2001......................Forest Inventory Specialist, Arkansas Forestry Commission

Affiliations: Society of American Foresters
   


BRADFORD L. SMITH, Forester
Education: B.S. in Forestry, Louisiana State University - 2008
Experience:

2008 - Present........Forester, PETERS Forest Resources, Inc.

Affiliations: Society of American Foresters
Louisiana Forestry Association
   


DWAYNE P. TEMPLET, Forester/Wetland Specialist

Dwayne has over 19 years of experience in natural resource and environmental consulting. He is currently focusing on land management and natural resource planning consulting to private industry and non-industrial private landowners as well as Federal, state, and local agencies/entities. Areas of expertise/current focus include jurisdictional wetland delineations, mitigation planning/restoration, USACE Section 404/10 and LDNR permit applications, timber appraisals and inventories, sales assistance, and forest management plans.

Education: B.S. in Forestry, Louisiana State University - 1989
Training: Habitat Evaluation Procedures, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990.
Basic Wetland Delineation Course, Wetland Training Institute, 1991.
Wetland Delineator Certification Program Course, Wetland Training Institute, 1995
Experience: 2005 - Present.....Forester and Wetland Specialist, PETERS Forest Resources, Inc.
2000-2005………Owner & President, Delta Resource Management, LLC.
1998 - 2000.........Senior Project Manager, Gulf South Research Corporation.
1990-1998………Biologist and NEPA Technical Manager, Geo-Marine, Inc.
Affiliations: Louisiana Forestry Association
Forest Landowners Association
Society of American Foresters
Society of Wetland Scientists
Licenses: Licensed Horticulturalist: State of Louisiana (HS 1404)


JENNIFER A. LYONS, Office Manager/Technology Administrator
Education:

B.S. in Vocational Education (Business), Louisiana State University -1994
Completion of the Louisiana Notary Public Preparatory Course, Louisiana State University - 2000

Experience:

1999 - Present......Office Manager, PETERS Forest Resources
1997-1999...........Business Teacher, Livingston Parish School System
1995-1997...........Business Teacher, E. Baton Rouge Parish School System

Affiliations: International Association of Administrative Professionals
American Society of Notaries


LEWIS C. PETERS, Special Projects Consultant

Lewis has 56 years experience as a consultant and appraiser in the southeast United States. He has been responsible for and performed services in a wide variety of forestry related areas. These areas include timber inventories, timber and timberland appraisals, forest management, timber sale administration, plant location and fiber supply surveys and analyses of current and past market behavior and trends. Lewis has also served as an arbitrator for several forest industry companies.
Education: B.S. in Forestry, Louisiana State University, 1950
Masters of Forestry, Yale University - 1951
Numerous appraisal and other professional short courses and workshops
Experience: 1997 - Present.....Special Projects Consultant, PETERS Forest Resources, Inc.
1954 - 1997........Vice President/Co-owner, Bennett & Peters, Inc.
1952 - 1954........Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
1951 - 1952........Forester, Crawford Corporation
Affiliations:

American Society of Appraisers
Association of Consulting Foresters
Society of American Foresters
Baton Rouge Board of Realtors

Licenses: Real Estate Broker: State of Louisiana
Registered Forester: States of Alabama, Arkansas, and South Carolina
Louisiana State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser


For more information about our company and the services we offer, email us at pfassist@peters-fr.com.

To submit website errors or suggestions, email me at jennifer.lyons@peters-fr.com.


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