Page 5 - Tree Line - North Carolina Forestry Association - Fourth Quarter 2022

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
PUBLISHER  TODAY MEDIA CUSTOM COMMUNICATIONS
TodayMediaCustom.com
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
6
VOLUME 4 / ISSUE 4 / FOURTH QUARTER 2022
CONTENTS
Hunter Blohm, representing Be Pro Be Proud, presents to a packed house.
FEATURES
6 Annual Meeting In-Person Conference Makes a Triumphant Comeback
Columbia Forest Products
Forest Certification Manager Orrin Goure Looks Back on Company’s History
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS & UPDATES
5 Executive Message
18 Legislative/Association News
19 Operations Update
22 Prologger Pulse
24 Membership Application 26 Education Programs
COVER: Left to right: NCFA Education Intern Abigail Ridge, Director of Education Programs Jessica Ireland, and Columbia Forest Products’ Richard Taylor.
14
22
FOLLOW US
{}
ncforestry.org / FOURTH QUARTER 2022 3