A letter of understanding outlining the services provided by Barber Forest Consultants, Inc., for forest management services was approved by the Newton County Board of Commissioners at Tuesday night’s meeting. J. Mack Barber said he had won the bid to manage the county’s forests in 2005, and outlined past and future work for the board. The work completed included thinning trees at Gaither Plantation and areas around the proposed Bear Creek Reservoir site, spraying timber stands and a prescribed burning on 200 acres owned by the county.