ABOUT US
McChesney "Ches" Goodall III, Consulting Forester
McChesney “Ches” Goodall, co-founder of Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group, has managed private forestlands in Virginia for more than twenty years and been guided by an ecologically based land ethic to provide multiple forest and non-forest benefits.
In addition to his extensive background in timberland management, appraisals and sales, Ches has been coordinator of the Albemarle County Acquisition of Conservation Easements program since 2000. These overlapping and complementary interests give him a broad view of managing land to meet numerous and disparate objectives. He received his Bachelor’s degree in plant ecology from Duke University in 1979 and his Masters degree in forest management from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke in 1984. The greatest influences on his profession and world view come from his father, a dedicated scientist and conservationist, and his family farm in Highland County, which he has explored since childhood. He lives in Richmond with his wife and three children.
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Brian W. Morse, Certified Wildlife Biologist
Brian Morse is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and co-founder of Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Science from North Carolina State University 
and a Master’s degree from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources with a concentration in wildlife management and ecology. Brian’s broad interests have allowed him to work throughout the southeastern United States from coastal swamps and Piedmont prairies to mountain forests with a wide range of both game and non-game species. Brian is a Certified Prescribed Burn Manager in Virginia and is active with the Virginia Quail Council. He is also involved with the Quality Deer Management Association, The Wildlife Society and local bird clubs. His research has been published in regional, national and international scientific journals. Brian lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western Albemarle County with his wife, newborn son and one energetic Brittany pup.
"The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land... In short, a land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of the land-community to plain member and citizen of it. It implies respect for his fellow-members, and also respect for the community as such.”
~Aldo Leopold