SPRING 2023 19 Shull Timber Company is owned and operated by Scott Shull and his son W.T. Shull of Concord, Va. Scott started his full-time logging career in 1977, fresh out of high school. Over his career, he has managed multiple logging crews, ran a woodyard, started a mechanical thinning operation in 1993, and currently operates an efficient and modern logging company. W.T. started working for the business full-time in 2006. In presenting the award, Phillip Whitlow of Huber Engineered Woods said, “If you had to describe their logging job in three words, it would be ‘excellence in action.’” Shull Timber plans their harvesting jobs to avoid rutting and damage to soils. Seldom do Shull’s jobs require postharvest BMP work. Shull Timber operations have a reputation for being clean, organized, and efficient, using modern, well-maintained equipment. The company is certified as a Virginia SHARP Logger and has an outstanding compliance record with Virginia’s forestry BMPs for water quality protection. Shull Timber does an excellent job of building relationships with the landowners for whom they harvest timber. Landowners that are actively involved in the harvest view him as a personal friend by the completion of the job. Patient and understanding, Shull Timber addresses landowner concerns with knowledge and reassurance that he takes care of their land as they would their own. SHULL TIMBER COMPANY The Shull family with Phil Whitlow (right), who presented Shull Timber Co. with a 2023 Logger Merit award at the Virginia Forestry Summit awards banquet.
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