WVFA Mountain State Forestry Summer 2020

4 | Message from the Executive Director 5 | Message from the President Industry News 6 | Forest Carbon Markets 101 7 | Carbon Markets for West Virginia Forests 8 | What’s Cookin’: WVDOF Services Still Available Amid Pandemic 10 | Economic Contribution of WV’s Forest Products Industry: 2018 Update Tree Farm News 16 | “Creating Your Ideal Woodlands”—Outreach Education for WV Landowners Project Learning Tree 17 | Project Learning Tree: Teaching Kids About Forests and the Natural World WV Loggers Council News 28 | West Virginia Loggers Council Update 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 |  wvfa@wvfa.org PUBLISHER LLM Publications Grandt Mansfield ........................................Advertising Sales 503-445-2226 |  grandt@llmpubs.com Spencer Seastrom .....................................Design & Layout STAFF Eric Carlson ............................................... Executive Director Kayla Springer .......................................... Accounting Ed Kraynok ................................................. Programs Manager Debra Thaxton ........................................... Office Assistant © 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 Teaching Kids About Forests and the Natural World 17