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VOLUME 6 / ISSUE 4 / FOURTH QUARTER 2024
C O N T E N T S
TREE REELINE INE
The Official Magazine of the
North Carolina Forestry Association
North Carolina educators tour a logging job during the Sustainable Forestry Teachers
Experience with Cierra Ward and Robby Evans, Resource Management Service, LLC.
FEATURES
6
12
2024 Annual
Careers
Meeting Recap
in Forestry
Navigating Challenges,
Seizing Opportunities
A Day in the Life of a Logger
10
14
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
Jeanne Harmor – Director of Communications
and TreeLine editor
Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 5;
jharmor@ncforestry.org
Jessica Ireland – Director of Education Programs
Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 3;
jireland@ncforestry.org
Cultivating Future Foresters
From Roots
to Timber
Mike Powell – Director of Forestry Programs
Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 4;
mpowell@ncforestry.org
How Forestry Can Attract Young Talent
The Expansion of Slave Labor in NC’s
Abigail Ridge – Education Programs Coordinator
Longleaf Pine Industry
Office: (919) 834-3943 ext. 6;
aridge@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
Holli Muffler – Senior Account Executive
DEPARTMENTAL
NEWS & UPDATES
5 Executive Message
18 Member Resources
19 Insurance Update
22 ProLogger Pulse
24 Membership Application
26 Education Update
29 Communications Corner
COVER: Chris Jordan of Jordan Logging
shares his career journey with the NCFA.
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