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WVFA MountainSummer 2018 State FORESTRY Industry News Annual Conference Forms Inside! Free Forestry Camp Application WV Loggers Council News Logging Equipment Expo and Timber & Wood Show Workers Comp Premiums, Going Down “Sixth-Axle” Bill Allows 94K GVW WV Tree Farm News Farm Bill Casualty Loss Bill for Forest Landowners Legislation West Virginia Forestry Association 2018 Legislative Wrap-Up A PUBLICATION OF THE WEST VIRGINIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION CONTENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mark Haddix, President ................Farm Credit 5 | Message from the President Dane Moore, 1st VP ......................WV Split Rail Casey Olczak, 2nd VP .................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Industry News Travis Facemyer, Sec/Tres .......... Facemyer Lumber 6 | 2018 Primary Election Report Darwin Bergdoll ..............................Grant County Mulch Mike Buckland .................................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands 7 | State of the Forest Products Industry - Optimistic Chris Cartwright .............................North West Hardwoods WV Construction Up Tom Crickenberger .........................WestRock Rick Dearing .....................................Pardee Land Company Co-Tenancy Enacted Dan Hackett ......................................Coastal Timberlands Wildfire Fighting Budget Curt Hassler .....................................Balkentier Consulting Daniel Hoke ......................................Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Single Member House Districts John Holstine ....................................Holstine Consulting LLC Crowning of Timber & Wood Queen, Alan Kennedy ...................................Columbia Forest Products Teen, Mrs, Jr-Miss, Little-Miss Dave Kennell.....................................Allegheny Wood Products David King .........................................Glatfelter 8 | Good News from ‘Budding’ Foresters Ed Kraynok ....................................Coastal Timberlands WV Regulatory Reform Continues Joe McNeel.........................................Appalachian Hardwood Center Christopher Neal .............................CFP 9 | Invasion of Lanternflies Kenneth Rexrode .............................Versoco (Retired) 10 | What’s Cookin’: A Year of Change Bill Robinson .....................................Robinson Logging LLC Roger Stoll .........................................Weyerhaeuser 12 | Free Forestry Camp Nathan Thompson ...........................Retired 13 | Ted Harriman Forest Industries Gary Young ........................................Landowner Camp Application Form 15 | Pat Plitt Memorial Scholarship Application STAFF 16 | Latest on China Export Situation Frank Stewart ........................................... Executive Director 2018 Annual Conference Tentative Agenda Aaron Thacker .......................................Office Manager 17 | Annual Conference Registration Form PUBLISHER 18 | WV Tree Farm Committee Silent Auction Form 19 | Teaching with i-Tree LLM Publications Matthew Smith ............................................Advertising Sales 20 | Attention Canaan Conference Golf-Hole Sponsors 503-445-2223 | [email protected] Spencer Seastrom .....................................Design & Layout WV Loggers Council News 22 | Logging Equipment Expo and Timber & Wood Show 23 | CLT Plant Ready to Open Workers Comp Premiums, Going Down 24 | “Sixth-Axle” Bill Allows 94K GVW mbersh West Virginia Forestry Association, Inc e ip M A PO Box 718, Ripley, WV 25271 • p Tree Farm News n p tel: 304-372-1955 | fax: 304-372-1957 o l i i t PAGE c [email protected] a 27 | Farm Bill a t c i i o l n © 2018. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced or p p 30 distributed electronically or mechanically, either in whole or in part, Casualty Loss Bill for Forest Landowners • A M without the express written consent of the West Virginia Forestry p e i m h s b r Association. The advertisers assume complete responsibility to use any e or all brand names, trademarks, guarantees, and statements which appear Legislation in their advertisements. 28 | West Virginia Forestry Association 2018 Legislative Wrap-Up – Session End MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT t is again my pleasure to welcome you to yet another edition of the WVFA Mountain State Forestry (MSF) magazine. This publication is fast becoming an integral part of our Association and, according to responses from a recent Board of Directors meeting, a valued part as well. As the West Virginia Forestry Association endeavors to help find ways to certify hardwoods for use in Cross Laminated Timbers,I remedy the problem with loggers’ workers compensation premiums and address the mass of legislation that we work on throughout the year—check this issue for legislative results for this year’s session—we come to rely on this method of communication to relay more detailed information than our more frequent weekly electronic newsletter and monthly one-pager can accommodate. Mark N. Haddix Board President In order to continue uninterrupted delivery of MSF, I would sincerely request that each reader consider thanking and patronizing the advertisers in here. In addition, I will direct your attention to the opportunity below to view how you too can help bring coming editions of Mountain State Forestry to our thousands of recipients. Otherwise, I invite you to enjoy another great issue of the magazine and take special heed of of the forms included for you to determine your participation in a number of upcoming opportunities; including July’s Annual WVFA Conference at Canaan Valley, events at the Conference, and the free Ted Harriman Forestry Camp to name just a few. We hope you enjoy this magazine. ADVERTISING RATES WVFA MountainSummer 2018 State FORESTRY NEXT ISSUE STARTING AT Industry News Annual Conference Forms Inside! Free Forestry Camp Application Fall ‘18 WV Loggers Council News Logging Equipment Expo and Timber & Wood Show Workers Comp Premiums, AD DEADLINE Going Down “Sixth-Axle” Bill Allows 94K GVW WV Tree Farm News Farm Bill August 3 Casualty Loss Bill for Forest Landowners Legislation West Virginia Forestry Association 2018 Legislative Wrap-Up A PUBLICATION OF THE WEST VIRGINIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION $380! Advertise in WVFA • WVFA members receive special discounts. • Mountain State Forestry! WVFA MOUNTAIN STATE FORESTRY IS A QUARTERLY, FULL-COLOR, GLOSSY For more information, please contact NEWS AND INFORMATION MAGAZINE Matthew Smith at 503-445-2223 or [email protected]. TARGETED AT WV’S MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. www.wvfa.org Summer 2018 | West Virginia Forestry Association Mountain State Forestry 5 INDUSTRY NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS Primary Election Report by WV Chamber of Commerce VOTERS CAST THEIR ballots across Delegate Shirley Love in the Democratic defeated incumbent Senator Robert West Virginia, on May 7, in the 2018 Primary Primary by a margin of 52 to 25 percent. Karnes in the 11th Senatorial District by a Election. Voter turnout statewide was 24 margin of 61 to 39 percent. Hamilton will percent (up from 19 percent in the most In the U.S. Congressional First District, WVU face Democrat Laura Finch in Nvember. recent non-presidential primary in 2014). law professor Kendra Fershee defeated Incumbent Senator Mark Drennan, recently Approximately 291,000 of West Virginia's businessman Ralph Baxter by a margin of appointed to the Senate to replace long- 1.2 million registered voters cast ballots in 47 to 38 percent to claim the Democratic time Senator Mike Hall, was defeated in yesterday's races. nomination. Fershee will face incumbent his attempt to retain his Senate seat by Congressman David McKinley in November. newcomer Eric Tarr in the 4th Senatorial In the closely watched race for US Senate, McKinley was unopposed for the GOP District by a margin of 56 to 44 percent. Tarr Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won nomination. will face the Democratic nominee, attorney the GOP nomination with 35 percent of Brian Prim, in November. Senator Lynne Congressman Alex Mooney will face the vote, defeating Congressman Evan Arvon, a former House Delegate who was former Hillary Clinton staffer Talley Jenkins (29 percent) and coal executive Don recently appointed to replace former Senator Sergent in November for the U.S. Second Blankenship (20 percent). Morrisey carried Jeff Mullins, lost her bid to retain her Senate Congressional District. Sergent defeated 32 of the state's 55 counties. Morrisey will seat and was defeated by Rollan Roberts Aaron Scheinberg by a margin of 62 to 38 now face incumbent Senator Joe Manchin in the 9th Senatorial District. Roberts percent to win the Democratic nomination. in November. Manchin easily won the will now face former Senator Bill Wooten Incumbent Mooney was unopposed for the Democratic nomination yesterday, defeating in November, with Wooten winning the GOP nomination. Paula Swearengin by a margin of 70 percent Democratic nomination. to 30 percent. The West Virginia state legislature will see Only two incumbent House Delegates many new faces in January 2019. Nineteen In the race for the U.S. Congressional seeking re-election were defeated in incumbent House Delegates (including Third District (the seat being vacated by yesterday's Primary Election. Incumbent current House Speaker Tim Armstead) Congressman Evan Jenkins), state Delegate Delegate Phil Isner failed to win the did not seek re-election this year, due to Carol Miller won the contested GOP race Democratic nomination in the 43rd House legislative retirements or choosing to run for with 24 percent of the vote, defeating District. Delegate Chanda Adkins lost her
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