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CASE STUDY
Supporting the Next Generation of Forest Stewards in the Heart of Timber Country
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Robert Lane grew up visiting his grandfather’s camp on the banks of the Ouachita River in the heart of timber country. Located just outside of Monroe, Louisiana, the camp was part of a property known as the Mineral Lands, which was co-owned by shareholders who used it for hunting, fishing, and other recreation, along with income, largely from cutting trees. “We were constantly on the lookout with local foresters for tracts to cut,” Lane noted. The shareholders depended on the dividends from timber to make ends meet.
Today, Lane is the president of the Mineral Lands Corpo- ration, having taken over the role from his grandfather in 2018. Yet while the forest is still harvested, the management has changed. “We no longer need to rely on clearcutting to generate income,” Lane noted.
Behind the change is a decision that Lane and the other shareholders made to try something different to improve the health of their forest while maintaining a source of income. The Mineral Lands became part of a carbon project being developed by NativState.