Tag: Forestry
State of the Forest Products Industry — Optimistic
Writing for Farm Credit East, INRS’ Eric Kingsley reviewed the current state of the forest industry across the Northeast, and finds some real reasons...
“Sixth-Axle” Bill Allows 94K GVW
SB 616 passed the Legislature and awaits the Governors signature. This will allow all raw and processed wood-hauling trucks in WV to increase their...
Teaching with i-Tree
Produced in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, PLT’s new Teaching with i-Tree unit contains three hands-on activities designed to help middle and high...
Casualty Loss Bill for Forest Landowners
The federal bill H.R. 4962, the Forest Recovery Act, eliminates the 'basis limitation rule,' allowing any individual or business that grows trees with the...
Invasion of Lanternflies
Mary Kay Malinoski, a veteran entomologist with the University of Maryland’s agricultural extension program, has never seen anything like the spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping...
Crowning of Timber & Wood Queen, Teen, Mrs, Jr-Miss, Little-Miss
Again we say “thank you” to Crystal Smith, on behalf of WVFA in gratitude to her and her team for all she does in...
Glenville Plans 50th Anniversary of Forest Tech Program
The Department of Land Resources at Glenville State College is planning the 50th Anniversary of the Forest Technology program. The celebration will be held...
Forest Service Chief’s Priorities
Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke recently released his top five priorities for the agency. Among these is a priority to be “good neighbors and...
Barberry as Noxious
In December, the Joint Rules Review Committee heard reasons to categorize Barberry as a noxious plant. As a result, the Committee agreed to classify...