Spring 2018

5 | Message from the President Industry News 6 | China Bypassing Sawmills 7 | Radio Series on WV Forestry Continues State Moratorium on Regs 8 | Sources Sought - FIA Plot Contracts Forest Service Chief’s Priorities Elk from Kentucky 9 | Proposed Listing of Candy Darter 10 | Red Oak Exports Rise, Market Tightens DOF Regional Offices 11 | WV Butterfly Summit 12 | West Virginia on a Winning Streak 14 | USFS Decision - Atlantic Coast Pipeline WV Growth Reported WVFA Co-Sponsors BIC Conference 15 | National-PLT Presentation to SFI-National 16 | SFI-National Seeks PLT VP WV Loggers Council News 19 | Barberry as Noxious 20 | ELD Mandate 21 | Treemendous Science WVFA Offers First Aid/BBP/CPR Workshops Tree Farm News 23 | WV Senate Resolution for Glen Chestnut, Tree Farmer of the Year 24 | ATFS Database Clean-Up Project 25 | Certified Tree Farmer Fee Deferred ATFS Goals for 2018 Legislation 26 | State of the State 27 | Inventory Tax Bill Civil Justice Bills In Legislature 28 | State Parks’ Harvests Bill PAGE 30 M e m b e r s h i p A p p l i c a t i o n • M e m b e r s h i p A p p l i c a t i o n • CONTENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark Haddix, President ................Farm Credit Dane Moore, 1st VP ......................WV Split Rail Casey Olczak, 2nd VP ..................Weyer. Timberland Travis Facemyer, Sec/Tres ........... Facemyer Lumber Darwin Bergdoll ...............................Grant County Mulch Mike Buckland ..................................Weyer. Timberlands Chris Cartwright ..............................North West Hardwoods Tom Crickenberger .........................WestRock Rick Dearing .....................................Pardee Land Company Dan Hackett ......................................Coastal Timberlands Curt Hassler ......................................Balkentier Consulting Daniel Hoke .......................................Weyer. Timberland John Holstine ....................................Holstine Consulting LLC Alan Kennedy ....................................Columbia Forest Products Dave Kennell .....................................Allegheny Wood Products David King .........................................Glatfelter Ed Kraynok..................................... Coastal Timberlands Joe McNeel .........................................Appalachian Hardwood Center Christopher Neal ..............................CFP Kenneth Rexrode .............................Versoco(Retired) Bill Robinson ......................................Robinson Logging LLC Roger Stoll ..........................................Weyerhaueser Nathan Thompson ...........................Retired Gary Young .........................................Landowner West Virginia Forestry Association, Inc PO Box 718, Ripley, WV 25271 tel: 304-372-1955 | fax: 304-372-1957 wvfa@wvfa.org PUBLISHER LLM Publications Matthew Smith .............................................Advertising Sales 503-445-2223 |  matthew@llmpubs.com Spencer Seastrom .....................................Design & Layout STAFF Frank Stewart ............................................ Executive Director Aaron Thacker........................................ Office Manager © 2018. 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.