Florida Awards
Every year, state programs recognize exemplary landowners as well as inspecting foresters and program volunteers.
CONGRATULATIONS TERRY AND HOWARD PUTNAL: 2023 JON GOULD FLORIDA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR!
The Florida Tree Farm Program is proud to recognize Mr. Terry Putnal and, his father, Howard Putnal (in memoriam) as the 2023 Jon Gould Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. The Putnals’ tree farm operation exemplifies The American Tree Farm’s four critical points of light – Wood, Water, Recreation, and Wildlife.
Howard Putnal originally purchased the land in the early 1980s and it has been a Florida Certified Tree Farm for nearly 40 years. Over 350 of their 493 acres are enrolled in the Florida Tree Farm Program. Howard always aspired to be the Florida Tree Farmer of the Year, but sadly passed away just over a year ago. Terry Putnal is very proud to manage the property in accordance with his father’s vision and honors the management decisions that he and his father developed together. Terry has ensured his father’s legacy will continue by confirming that his nephew is familiar with their forest and wildlife management plans.
Terry’s land management strategy is a great example of how to responsibly use forestry practices “in the right place” to meet economic goals. Guided by his father’s passion for forestry, Terry provides a positive impact to fellow forest owners and is very worthy of this honor. Congratulations Terry and Howard Putnal (in memoriam)!
Watch the 2023 Florida Jon Gould Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year: Terry & Howard Putnal Video.
Read more about the Putnal's Tree Farm in the Florida Land Steward 2023 Florida Jon Gould Outstanding Tree Farmer blog post.
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JON GOULD FLORIDA OUTSTANDING TREE FARMERS OF THE YEAR 2006 Jon & Carol Gould 2007 Martha Pridgen 2008 Dennis Andrews 2009 Harvey Sweeney 2010 Bill McMillan 2011 Ellis & Marie Smith 2012 Benjamin & Judi Wyche 2013 Jeff & Melody Scott 2014 Woodward Family 2015 John & Elizabeth Alter 2016 Register Family Trust 2017 John & Allison Nash 2018 Doug &Teresa Moore
2019
John Russell 2020 Don & Theo Ashley (watch the video about Don and Theo Ashley's Outstanding Tree Farm) 2021 Ben and Louann Williams (watch 2021 Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year video ) 2022 Albert Fuller (read more about Albert Fuller: 2022 Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year) 2023 Terry & Howard Putnal (watch the video about the Putnal's Outstanding Tree Farm)
Florida’s Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Award honors the memory of Mr. Jon Gould, a respected member of Florida’s Tree Farm Program State Committee and a proud Tree Farmer and advocate for forestry for more than 30 years throughout the southeast. Mr. Gould was selected as the Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year in 2006 and as the Southern Regional Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year in 2018. Mr. Gould passed in 2019. However, his legacy lives as an ultimate model of the Tree Farm Program for which the Florida award is now renamed beginning in 2020. Learn more about Jon, his wife Carol and the Gould Tree Farm at: https://www.treefarmsystem.org/south-nominee-goulds
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