Tag: Forestry
2018 Legislative Wrap-Up
The bills of interest to forestry were:
S.J.R. 3: Judicial Budget Oversight Amendment: By Boso & Cline. To control WV Supreme Court of Appeals budget....
CLT Plant Ready to Open
News from Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc says that the first and biggest cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing plant in the eastern U.S. is nearly operational...
A Year of Change
By Barry L. Cook
Director, West Virginia Division of Forestry
It’s hard to believe that a full year has passed since I was appointed by...
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...
