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As keyboardist for The Roiling Stones, Chuck Leavell
will take Manhattan when he lias to. But at die end of a concert tour, give him that good old coun
tryside—sepecifically, the 2,2(H) acres he shares with his wile. Rose Line, outside of Macon. Ga.
People ask me. Chuck, you've been all over the world. What's the most beautiful place you've ever
seen.-'' I tell them: Bullard, Georgia. "
Rose Lane agrees wholeheartedly. Though she enjovs accompanying her husband on flashy rock n'
roll tours, she feels just as strongly that the plantation they share is paradise.
The couple inherited hall the acreage—and their historic 18(K)s house—from Rose Lane s grand
mother in 1981. "At that time, we were happy living in Macon." Rose Lane says. "We had a lovely
home, (daughter) Amy was in school there. Chuck's music career was thriving, and I had a success
ful clothing boutique. But the minute my grandmother died, that part of my life didn't exist any
more. We moved out here within a week, because we realized ... this was the big picture.” she con-
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CARDEN
Chuck Leavell grows trees in Bullard, Ga., when he’s not on the road rockin’.
tinues. "I don't know' why it happened so quickly, but we suddenly
became totally protective of it."
Tlie LeaveHs haven't looked back. They had their second daughter,
Ashley, while living in Bullard, and gave both their kids a country child
hcxxl, complete with berry picking, horseback riding, and lake swim
ming. They also began new careers —as tree farmers.
Rose Lane's grandparents and parents had wwked in forestry, but the
lifestyle was new T to Chuck. So he launched into research by asking rela
tives and experts for advice, reading books, attending seminars, and con
sulting with the Georgia Forestry Commission.
“The more I pursued this, the more fascinated I became with it and
the more I realized how important rhe resource of wood is," Chuck says.
"Even my instrument wouldn't exist without wtxxl, because most pianos
are made from red maple. And the beautiful thing about it is that trees are
renewable."
They now grow a variety ot pine—southern yellow', loblolly, longleaf.
and shortleaf- —which are harvested on a 60-year rotation. But they leave
a portion of their forests untouched for native wildlife, including turkey,
deer, and bears.
Chuck and Rose Lane developed a strong belief that with proper man
agement. w'ood is a resource that can, and should, be used forever.
“It’s natural for us to take these things and use them and craft them,
ro build with them, and maintain them, and be the stewards we re meant
to be of this world," Chuck says.
"But we can t go cut everything we want," he adds. "It takes a long
time to grow a tree, so when vou decide to harvest, vou have to be really
careful. What I try to do is give a Balanced view, a balanced response, and
a balanced answer."
Chuck shares this message in his book, I'omer Gran. The History and
Hope «/ tlx r American Konst. and with those he meets while traveling with
the Stones and other bands. He also serves as the Georgia Forestry Associ
ation's (GFA) spokesperson now. and he and Rose Lane both serve on the
American Forestry Foundation's national operating committee. They
sponsor a forestry scholarship at the University of Georgia at Athens, and
have built a nature trail on their property to educate students about envi
ronmental issues.
“Chuck and Rose Lane are great stewards of their land.” says
Sharon Beningfield, of the GFA. It's amazing how people will start
thinking about forestrv in a whole other light when they hear our
messages through Chuck.”
That's partly because there's more good
news about our forests than people sometimes
believe. Quick says.
"As a matter of fact, there are more forests now than there were back
in the '3os.” he adds. “There are great new management techniques, and
we're learning all the time. The beautiful thing about the resource ot wtxxl
is it does grow back, and with proper care and maintenance and attention,
these things will be here forever." 2^*
Kara Carden is a regular contributor to American Profile.
To learn more, visit
www.chariane.com.