Summer 2018

5 | Message from the President Industry News 6 | 2018 Primary Election Report 7 | State of the Forest Products Industry - Optimistic WV Construction Up Co-Tenancy Enacted Wildfire Fighting Budget Single Member House Districts Crowning of Timber & Wood Queen, Teen, Mrs, Jr-Miss, Little-Miss 8 | Good News from ‘Budding’ Foresters WV Regulatory Reform Continues 9 | Invasion of Lanternflies 10 | What’s Cookin’: A Year of Change 12 | Free Forestry Camp 13 | Ted Harriman Forest Industries Camp Application Form 15 | Pat Plitt Memorial Scholarship Application 16 | Latest on China Export Situation 2018 Annual Conference Tentative Agenda 17 | Annual Conference Registration Form 18 | WV Tree Farm Committee Silent Auction Form 19 | Teaching with i-Tree 20 | Attention Canaan Conference Golf-Hole Sponsors WV Loggers Council News 22 | Logging Equipment Expo and Timber & Wood Show 23 | CLT Plant Ready to Open Workers Comp Premiums, Going Down 24 | “Sixth-Axle” Bill Allows 94K GVW Tree Farm News 27 | Farm Bill Casualty Loss Bill for Forest Landowners Legislation 28 | West Virginia Forestry Association 2018 Legislative Wrap-Up – Session End 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 VP ......................WV Split Rail Casey Olczak, 2nd VP ..................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Travis Facemyer, Sec/Tres ........... Facemyer Lumber Darwin Bergdoll ...............................Grant County Mulch Mike Buckland ..................................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Chris Cartwright ..............................North West Hardwoods Tom Crickenberger .........................WestRock Rick Dearing .....................................Pardee Land Company Dan Hackett ......................................Coastal Timberlands Curt Hassler ......................................Balkentier Consulting Daniel Hoke .......................................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands John Holstine ....................................Holstine Consulting LLC Alan Kennedy ....................................Columbia Forest Products Dave Kennell .....................................Allegheny Wood Products David King .........................................Glatfelter Ed Kraynok..................................... Coastal Timberlands Joe McNeel .........................................Appalachian Hardwood Center Christopher Neal ..............................CFP Kenneth Rexrode .............................Versoco (Retired) Bill Robinson ......................................Robinson Logging LLC Roger Stoll ..........................................Weyerhaeuser Nathan Thompson ...........................Retired Gary Young .........................................Landowner 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 Spencer Seastrom .....................................Design & Layout STAFF Frank Stewart ............................................ Executive Director Aaron Thacker........................................ Office Manager © 2018. 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.