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TREELINE The Official Magazine of the
North Carolina Forestry Association
MISSION STATEMENT
The NCFA Ensures Healthy, Productive, and Sustainable Forests.
WHO WE ARE
The NCFA, the state’s oldest forest conservation organization, was established in 1911. It is a private, nonprofit partnership of approximately 4,000 members comprising: forest managers, forest landowners, mill operators, ProLoggers, hunt clubs, furniture manufacturers, educators, and others concerned about the long-term health and productivity of the state’s forest resources and the industries they support. The association offers a variety of educational programs and resources for forestry professionals, as well as the general public, that promote responsible use and management of our state’s forest resources.
NCFA STAFF DIRECTORY
Jill Bite – Business Manager Office: (800) 231-7723 ext.1; jbite@ncforestry.org
Dr. John Hatcher – Executive Director
Office: (800) 231-7723 ext. 5;
Cell: (803) 640-9125; jhatcher@ncforestry.org
Amanda Murphy – Communications Director Office: (800) 231-7723 ext. 3; amurphy@ncforestry.org
Mike Powell – Director of Forestry Programs Office: (800) 231-7723 ext. 6; mpowell@ncforestry.org
PUBLISHER – TODAY MEDIA CUSTOM COMMUNICATIONS
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Robert F. Martinelli – Chairman
Richard Martinelli – Group Publisher
Kim Fortuna – General Manager
Steve Lassiter – Regional Director, New Business
Development/Advertising Director Tina Irgang Leaderman – Editor Darby Lassiter – Art Director
Karen Bark – Senior Account Executive
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VOLUME 4 / ISSUE 1 / FIRST QUARTER 2022 CONTENTS
Andrew Stewart from IFCO explains the benefit of bareroot plants to Abigail and Amanda at the company’s nursery in Washington, NC.
FEATURES
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Albert Coffey
Growing Trees — ‘It’s What I Do’
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IFCO Seedlings
Supplying the Southeast Wood Basket
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS & UPDATES
5 Executive Message
17 Operations Update
20 Legislative/Association News 22 ProLogger Pulse
24 Membership Application
26 Education Programs
28 Communications Conversation
Allen Plaster
Tree Farm Advocate and Landowner
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ArborGen
Meeting the Lumber ‘Boom’ Through Advanced Genetics
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FOLLOW US
Greg Jacobs from G.N.G Logging Inc. profiled in ProLogger Pulse this issue.
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