WVFA Mountain State Forestry Summer 2021

W V L O G G E R S C O U N C I L N E W S www.wvfa.org Summer 2021 | West Virginia Forestry Association Mountain State Forestry 15 IN THE PAST, driving across a few counties to spend a full day attending an in-person WV Division of Forestry BMP Recertification Course every couple of years was the only way to obtain the required credits for your WV Certified Logger Recertification Application. A 2019 WV Senate Bill (No. 404), opened recertification training requirements to 3rd party trainings that have been approved and credited by the WV Division of Forestry. This bill also established that loggers must have a total of six continuing education credits during every renewal period, two of those credits must be the current West Virginia law and Best Management Practices (BMPs) and the remaining four can be collected through a variety of approved continuing education programs. Loggers must still apply for recertification with an application to the WV Division of Forestry with these training requirements, a current CPR/First Aid certification, and fee. As COVID shut down or adjusted many in-person activities, the WVU Appalachian Hardwood Center partnered with the WV Division of Forestry to develop two online training opportunities that provide the required two-credit WV Law and BMPs training and a selection of recorded continuing education programs credits that could be used for the additional four credits. Get it Done Online!!