VFA Virginia Forests Winter 2023

Table of Contents	1
Workforce Development from 10,000 Feet	3
A Year of Promise	5
ForestryWorks® Recruiting the Future of Forestry	6
Talkin' 'bout My (New) Generations: It's Time for a New Paradigm about the Workforce	9
With Purpose and Practice: Connecting Students and Professionals for Careers in Forestry and Natural Resources	12
Hands-on Training and Regional Workforce Development are "Gateway" to Success	15
In-House Workforce Development	17
The Best Job in America	18
The Future is Now	20
Reaching the Next Generation of Conservationists	21
Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods	22
Making Lifetime Connections Through Forest Land Ownership	23
Wanted: A Few Good Foresters	25
Resource Review	27

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