WVFA Mountain State Forestry Spring 2022

5 | Message from the Executive Director 6 | Message from the President Featured News 8 | Monongahela National Forest: Project Update 10 | Legislative and Regulatory Update 12 | 2022 Snapshot of Forest Carbon in West Virginia West Virginia Loggers Council News 18 | WVFA Board Members Receive Outstanding Technical Writing Award 20 | WVFA 2020 Logger of the Year Named FRA Regional Outstanding Logger Tree Farm News 23 | 2022 ATFS Regional and National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Nomination Guidelines and Form 25 | Sustainable Forestry Initiative Launches 2022 Standards PAGE 26 Membership Application • Membership Application • CONTENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Holstine, President...............Holstine Forestry Joe McNeel, 1st VP ....................... Appalachian Hardwood Center Aaron Plaugher, 2nd VP...............WestRock Kayla Springer, Secretary/Treasurer Curt Hassler, Past President Anthony Raines................................Rainco Forest Resources Ben Spong......................................... Appalachian Hardwood Center Brian Booth.......................................Allegheny Wood Products Buddy Downey................................WG Downey Consulting Clifton Moyers..................................Weyerhaeuser Dan Parker.........................................Tillinghast & Neely Gary Claypool..................................J.P. Hamer Lumber Gary Keaton....................................... Lyme Mountaineer Timberlands Jamie Dever.......................................Landmark Forestry Jared Simpson..................................Allegheny Wood Products Jeff Knollinger....................................Red Oak Timber Company Kirby Funderburke..........................Individual Lance Fairchild.................................Weyerhaeuser Mark Shreve......................................Weyerhaeuser Mark Wilson......................................Allegheny Wood Products Matthew Lane...................................Coastal Timberlands Rich Flanigan....................................Natural Resource Partners Ron Sammons.................................Sammons Logging Ronnie Sites......................................LC Logging Travis Facemyer...............................Facemyer Lumber Terry Jones.........................................Rich Mountain Forestry Tyler Carp...........................................Allegheny Wood Products 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 Manager Ed Kraynok................................................. Program Manager © 2022. 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. 2022 Snapshot of Forest Carbon in West Virginia 12

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