Page 5 - Tree Line - North Carolina Forestry Association - First Quarter 2023

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
Dr. John Hatcher – Executive Director
Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 2;
Cell: (803) 640-9125; jhatcher@ncforestry.org
Jill Bite – Business Manager Office: (919) 834-3943 ext.1; jbite@ncforestry.org
Jessica Ireland – Director of Education Programs Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 3; jireland@ncforestry.org
Amanda Murphy – Director of Communications Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 5; amurphy@ncforestry.org
Mike Powell – Director of Forestry Programs Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 4; mpowell@ncforestry.org
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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
Holli Muffler – Senior Account Executive
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VOLUME 5 / ISSUE 1 / FIRST QUARTER 2023 CONTENTS
One of two custom-built Be Pro Be Proud North Carolina exhibition trailers equipped with virtual reality technology to give middle and high school students hands-on experience with skilled professions.
FEATURES
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Be Pro Be Proud
Initiative Builds the Next Generation of Forestry Professionals
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Bodenhamer Farms
Louie Bodenhamer Talks Soil and Seedlings
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Invasive Pests
The Search for Surviving Trees
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Inflation Reduction Act How Landowners Can Benefit
Chuck Daniels of Domtar Paper Co. and Jill Bite and Kat Peters of the NCFA exhibiting at the NC State Fair.
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS & UPDATES
5 Executive Message
16 Legislative/Association News
17 Operations Update
20 ProLogger Pulse
22 Membership Application
24 Education Programs
26 Communications Conversations
COVER: Louie Bodenhamer and his son, Aaron, pose for a photo near the container seedlings on their farm.
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