Fall 2017

5 | Message from the President Industry News 7 | Federal Tax Reform Op-Ed on Federal Estate Tax Federal Taxes 8 | Managed Timberland Tax—62 Stations in 55 Counties Mapping App Saves You Time and Delivers WVFA Benefits 9 | SFI, Inc. Conducts Webinar 10 | TDMLs... Again! New York, Maine Forest Industries Look to Future 11 | WVFA Director Emeritus Hal Burke Passes National PLT & SFI, Inc. in WV 12 | Lincoln County Nuisance Ordinance The Clear Choice—Wood Design Ideal in the South 13 | WV State Fair 14 | Ted Harriman Camper Totals Up 15 | WV Golden-Winged Warbler Initiative New WV Invasive Species—Snails New WVFA Board Members Elected Events 16 | WVFA Awards its Members WVFA Annual Meeting WVFA Wood Preservation Workshop Planning WV Loggers Council News 18 | Log Trucks and Electronic Logging Devices (ELD’s) 19 | 2017 Region 1 Loggers of the Year 20 | Pocahontas County Based J&L Trucking Named 2017 WV Outstanding Logger 22 | Federal Truck Weight Initiatives 23 | WV Loggers Council Meets 24 | WV Logger Endorse Streamlining of NF Harvests 25 | Right to Haul Act Tree Farm News 27 | Tree Farm Volunteers and Eight-Foot Sign Tree Farm Silent Auction TFOY Honored Legislation 28 | BIC Endorses Governor’s Road Plan 29 | Regulatory Accountability Act PAGE 30 M e m b e r s h i p A p p l i c a t i o n • M e m b e r s h i p A p p l i c a t i o n • CONTENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark Haddix, President ........................... Farm Credit Dane Moore, 1st Vice President ..........WV Split Rail Casey Olczak, 2nd Vice President .....Weyer. Timberland Travis Facemyer, Secretary/Treasurer ...Facemyer Lumber Darwin Bergdoll .......................................... Grant County Mulch Bill Burnside ................................................. Burnside Timber Steve Cerullo ..................................................Northwest Hardwoods Rick Dearing ................................................ Pardee Land Company Joe Garrett .................................................... Glatfelter Dan Hackett ........................................................Coastal Timberlands Co. Curt Hassler ................................................. BalkenTier Consulting Daniel Hoke ..................................................Weyer. Timberland John Holstine ............................................... Holstine Consulting LLC Bryan Humphreys ...................................... Humphreys Logging Randall Johnson .........................................WestRock Alan Kennedy ............................................... Columbia Forest Products Ed Kraynok ................................................... Coastal Timberlands Christopher Neal ........................................ CFP Paul Oldham ................................................ AWP Bill Robinson ................................................ Robinson Logging LLC Chris Shields ...............................................Weyerhaeuser James C. Smith ........................................... Jim C. Hamer Company Roger Stoll ....................................................Weyerhaueser Mark Sturgill ................................................. Huffman Logging Nathan Thompson ..................................... Retired Harry Vance .................................................. Harry Vance Logging J.W. Wyatt .....................................................Wyatt Land & Timber Man West Virginia Forestry Association, Inc PO Box 718, Ripley, WV 25271 tel: 304-372-1955 | fax: 304-372-1957 wvfa@wvfa.org PUBLISHER LLM Publications Matthew Smith .............................................Advertising Sales 503-445-2223 |  matthew@llmpubs.com Stephanie Pendell .......................................Design & Layout STAFF Frank Stewart ............................................ Executive Director Aaron Thacker........................................ Office Manager © 2017. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced or distributed electronically or mechanically, either in whole or in part, without the express written consent of the West Virginia Forestry Association. The advertisers assume complete responsibility to use any or all brand names, trademarks, guarantees, and statements which appear in their advertisements.