Catfish Lunch and Reforestation in the Arkansas Delta
November 12, 2020|Chandler Van Voorhis
“We are helping the environment, and our family.”
Mr. Lee Williams, a GreenTrees family member, added just 33 acres to our reforestation efforts. After the Civil War, Lee Williams’ great grandfather acquired a parcel of land in Desha County, Arkansas, where he spent years farming the property to provide for his growing family.
Today, Lee has passed that land down to his son, Pettis Williams, and has entrusted GreenTrees to offer sound guidance and perspective to Pettis and his family moving forward.
Lee signed his contract over a Sunday catfish lunch in the Arkansas delta.
Upon signing, GreenTrees received a handwritten deed that described the property and impressed upon us the incredible legacy we at GreenTrees were invited to play a part. Both Lee and Pettis are absentee landowners living in Texas and are thrilled to have local oversight. In the fray of market-driven policy, let us be ever mindful of why we began this journey.
“In the fray of market-driven policy, let us be ever mindful of why we began this journey.”
About the author
chandler@acre-investment.com
Chandler Van Voorhis is a leading expert in conservation and ecological markets, with experience including a TEDx Talk, guest lectures at Princeton and Yale, and several publications on natural capital. Before co-founding C2I, he co-hosted the nationally syndicated GreenWave Radio show. He received the ChevronTexaco Conservation Award in 2002 and served as President of the Alliance for Environmental Education. Currently, he serves on advisory boards for IETA Natural Climate Solutions and RenewWest and is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
