Spring 2024 Volume LXXX, Number 2 Magazine Editorial Committee Anne Beals (Chairman), Spotsylvania Justin Barnes, Shipman Carolyn Copenheaver, Blacksburg Matt Dowdy, Louisa Glenda Parrish, Edenton, NC Fred Schatzki, Troy Luke Shenk, Powhatan Corydon Swift-Turner, Charlottesville Anitra Webster, Lynchburg Lesha L. Berkel Editor Advertising and Design John Constantino Advertising Sales Hope Sudol Design & Layout For advertising opportunities contact LLM Publications at 503-445-2230 or john@llmpubs.com. A unifying voice for Virginia’s forestry community. 3808 AUGUSTA AVENUE RICHMOND, VA 23230 (804) 278-8733 vfa@vaforestry.org VISIT US ONLINE www.vaforestry.org Virginia Forests 2024 VIRGINIA FORESTRY SUMMIT 6 How Good Management Practices Benefit Wildlife and Forests by Lesha Berkel 11 Sponsors and Exhibitors at the Virginia Forestry Summit 12 Annual Banquet Celebrates Award Winners • Lesha Berkel is VFA’s Outstanding Member of the Year • Jay Phaup Receives VFA President’s Award • Bettina Ring Recognized with VFA Distinguished Service Award • Virginia Tree Farm Foundation Recognizes Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year • Logger Merit Award Winners: Appalachian Growth Logging and W.E. Ragland Logging 18 Highlights: Summit Tours and Snapshots The 2024 Virginia Forestry Summit featured three days of educational sessions and presentations, social gatherings and receptions, and opportunities to connect with leaders in Virginia industry and government at The Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville, Va. DEPARTMENTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S UPDATE Consequential Questions Loom for Virginia’s Forestry Community, by Corey Connors . . . . . . . . . . . .3 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Virginia Forestry Summit Always Exceeds Expectations, by Chris Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING FORESTERS Spring! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 VIRGINIA FORESTRY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION UPDATE Charting the Course: The New Strategic Plan for the Virginia Forestry Education Foundation, by Lavan Dauberman . . . . . . . . . .22 VIRGINIA TREE FARM FOUNDATION A Closer Look at ATFS Standards, by Aaron Plaugher. . . . . . . . . . . .24 THE LOGROLL Logging for Wildlife, by Scott Barrett, Ph.D. . . . . . . . .27 Virginia Forests magazine is published quarterly by the Virginia Forestry Association, 3808 Augusta Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230-3910. Subscription is by membership in the Association with annual dues ranging upward from a minimum of $65 for individuals. Extra copies at $3.00. Advertising rates upon request. The sole criterion for publication in Virginia Forests is that material be sound and informative. All opinions expressed are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of Virginia Forests or the Virginia Forestry Association. The Association does not pay for materials used. A cumulative index of Virginia Forests is maintained at VFA headquarters. Copyright © 2024 by the Virginia Forestry Association. ISSN 0740-011X.
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