WVFA Mountain State Forestry Fall 2020

4 | Message from the Executive Director 6 | Message from the President Industry News 7 | Working Forests and New Economic Promise through Conservation 11 | An Assessment of the Current Log Grading, Scaling, and Procurement Practices in the Appalachian Hardwood Industry 16 | Remembering a Great Leader Tree Farm News 19 | WV Tree Farm Woodland Education Seminars a Success! 20 | New Tree Farm Sign for Oldest Tree Farm in Lewis County Project Learning Tree 21 | Project Learning Tree: Students Lead the Way to a Sustainable Future 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 Curt Hassler, President ................Balkentier Consulting John Holstine, 1st VP ....................Holstine Consulting, LLC Casey Olczak, 2nd VP ..................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Rick Dearing, Sec/Tres .................Pardee Land Company Mark Haddix, Past President ......Farm Credit Aaron Plaugher ................................WestRock Bill Robinson .....................................WV Loggers Council Bob Butcher ....................................Landmark Forestry Bob Radabaugh ..............................Radabaugh Env. Services Chris Cartwright ..............................Consultant Clifton Moyers .................................Weyerhaeuser Clint Manns ......................................Weyerhaeuser Dave Kennell ....................................Allegheny Wood Products David King .........................................Pixelle Specialty Solutions Gary Keaton .....................................Lyme Mountaineer Timberlands Gary Young ......................................Landowner Jared Simpson ................................Allegheny Wood Products Joe McNeel .......................................Appalachian Hardwood Center Kenneth Rexrode ...........................Retired Mark Shreve .....................................Weyerhaeuser Michael Buckland ..........................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Michael Jones ..................................Four Generation Logging Mike Moran ......................................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Rich Flanigan ....................................Natural Resources Partners Rick Gallagher ................................Robinson & McElwee Stephen Harp ...................................Pardee & Curtin Terry Jones ........................................Rich Mountain Forestry Tim Cline .............................................Columbia Forest Products Tom Crickenberger ........................WestRock Travis Facemyer ...............................Facemyer Lumber West Virginia Forestry Association, Inc. 2008 Quarrier St., Charleston, WV 25311 681-265-5019 |  [email protected] PUBLISHER LLM Publications Grandt Mansfield ........................................Advertising Sales 503-445-2226 |  [email protected] Spencer Seastrom .....................................Design & Layout STAFF Eric Carlson ............................................... Executive Director Kayla Springer .......................................... Accounting Ed Kraynok ................................................. Programs Manager © 2020. 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. Project Learning Tree Students Lead the Way to a Sustainable Future 21 Cover Photo © Jerry Monkman/Courtesy of The Conservation Fund