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FRA DEFENDS REFORESTATION GUESTWORKER STATUS (10May2010)
Timely action by the Forest Resources Association's National Forestry Contractors Task Group has saved the U.S. wood supply chain an estimated
$145 million ...
FRA HONORS BAKER FOR TECHNICAL WRITING (17Mar2010)
The Forest Resources Association conferred its 2010 Technical Writing Award on Shawn Baker, of the University of Georgia, at FRA's March 14
Annual Awards Luncheon in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Baker authored the finest Technical Release FRA published during the previous year.
DANE HONORED FOR ACTIVISM (17Mar2010)
The Forest Resources Association awarded its 2010 National Outstanding Forestry Activist Award to Scott Dane, Executive Director of the
Associated Contract Loggers & Truckers of Minnesota, for his strong work in promoting the shared interests of his members and their mill customers
in an increasingly challenging policy and economic environment.
BERTHIAUME LOGGING: 2010 NATIONAL OUTSTANDING LOGGER (17Mar2010)
The Forest Resources Association honored Cloquet, Minnesota's Berthiaume Logging as its 2010 National Outstanding Logger at its March 14
Annual Awards Luncheon in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
CARMICAL TO LEAD FOREST RESOURCES ASSOCIATION (17Mar2010)
On March 14, the Forest Resources Association elected Dick Carmical, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Price Companies, to serve as
FRA's Chairman for the coming two-year period.
THATS HONORS ERIKSSON WITH LIFETIME SAFETY AWARD (17Mar2010)
The National Timber Harvesting and Transportation Safety Foundation conferred a special Lifetime Safety Award on Swedish logging efficiency
and safety innovator Sören Eriksson at the Forest Resources Association 2010 Awards Luncheon, March 14 in ...
FRA Adopts Position on BCAP Implementation (17Mar2010)
On March 14, the Forest Resources Association's Board of Directors adopted a formal position on the implementation of the USDA Farm Service
Agency's Biomass Crop Assistance Program, or BCAP, the controversial feedstock...
FRA 2010 ANNUAL MEETING: “ROADMAP TO RECOVERY” (19Jan2010)
The Forest Resources Association is ready to take your registration to attend FRA’s 76th Annual Meeting, at the Marriott Hotel at Hilton Head
Island, South Carolina, March 12-15. ...
ASSOCIATION COALITION STOPS IRS DRIVE TO DENY LOG TRUCK TAX EXEMPTION (09Dec2009)
A coalition of allied associations (American Loggers Council (ALC); North Carolina Association of Professional Loggers; South Carolina Timber
Producers Association; Virginia Loggers Association; Virginia Forest Products Association; and Forest Resources Association (FRA)) ...
WOOD CHIPPER/GRINDER SAFETY VIDEO (07Dec2009)
The North Carolina Forestry Association has produced a 21-minute Wood Chipper/Grinder Safety Video, to orient logging personnel and others
about the hazards of working with, and working in the vicinity of ...
STORM DAMAGE AND SALVAGE SAFETY VIDEO (05Nov2009)
The North Carolina Association of Professional Loggers, working with Forestry Mutual Insurance Company, has produced
a 20-minute Storm Damage and Salvage Safety Video, along with a Discussion Leader's Guide, as...
PROPOSED RULE CHANGE THREATENS REFORESTATION (22Oct2009)
On October 20, the Forest Resources Association submitted testimony to the U.S. Department of Labor pointing out that DOL's proposal to move
the status of non-native guestworkers employed...
FRA “SAFE EQUIPMENT LOADING” BROCHURE ON-LINE (24Aug2009)
The Forest Resources Association has added a new safety brochure, Safely Loading and Unloading Logging Equipment for Transport, to the
archive of brochures on the Timber Harvesting and Transportation Safety Foundation web ...
FRA PUBLISHES LOG TRUCKING SAFETY MANUAL (11Aug2009)
The Forest Resources Association has published a concise illustrated Manual on Safe and Efficient Practices for Trucking Unmanufactured
Forest Products, directed to logging professionals and the truckers of raw forest products they work with. Profusely illustrated in ...
FRA “LOG TRUCKING PROFITABILITY” CD (09June2009)
The Forest Resources Association has developed an Improving Log Trucking Profitability Workshop, in the form of a facilitated PowerPoint
presentation, directed to loggers and log trucking managers. The CD-based Workshop reviews ways to ensure ...
IN-WOODS EXPO 2011 – DATE CHANGE! (15May2009)
The Arkansas Timber Producers Association and the Forest Resources Association have selected new dates for In-Woods Expo 2011, to
be staged on a managed forest in western Arkansas ...
PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION INTRODUCED (31Mar2009)
Productivity, safety, and competition in the world of trucking transportation all got a boost this week when Congressman Mike Michaud
introduced H.R. 1799, the ...
REDOUTEY LOGGING: 2009 NATIONAL OUTSTANDING LOGGER (17Mar2009)
The Forest Resources Association honored the partners of McDermott, Ohio’s Redoutey Logging as the 2009 National Outstanding Logger
at its March 16 Annual Awards Luncheon in Hilton ...
FRA HONORS BOLTON FOR TECHNICAL WRITING (17Mar2009)
The Forest Resources Association conferred its 2009 Technical Writing Award on Franklin Bolton, co-owner of B&B Companies of North
Carolina, at FRA’s March 16 Annual Awards Luncheon ...
TRUCK WEIGHT REFORM CAMPAIGN GARNERS SUPPORT IN CALIFORNIA (05Mar2009)
The Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC), which supports increasing the overall gross vehicle weight limits for trucks, has
received support from the California League of Food Processors (CLEP) and the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Pollution ...
THIS JUNE: SWEDEN'S ELMIA WOOD 2009 (13Feb2009)
The 2009 ELMIA Wood Fair, the world’s largest forestry demo fair, will take place Wednesday through Saturday, June 3-6, near Jönköping,
Sweden, preceded by an all-day Conference on forest residue and slash harvesting ...
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTOL BOARD SUPPORTS AgTEC TRUCK WEIGHT REFORM
PROPOSAL (28Jan2009)
As part of its 2009 legislative agenda, the San Joaquin Valley California Air Pollution Control District Governing Board recently adopted the
mission of the Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC) to “increase truck ...
FRA 2009 ANNUAL MEETING: “THE CHALLENGES AHEAD” (19Jan2009)
The Forest Resources Association is ready to take your registration to attend FRA’s 75th Annual Meeting, at the Marriott Hotel at Hilton
Head Island, South Carolina, March 13-16.
AgTEC COALITION ANNOUNCES TRUCK WEIGHT REFORM INITIATIVE (10Dec2008)
Washington, DC Ð The Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC) announced its legislative mission for the 111th Congress at a
news conference this morning ...
FRA HONORS MAINE’S CONGRESSMAN MICHAUD (18Nov2008)
On November 18, the Forest Resources Association presented Rep. Michael Michaud (D-Maine) with its 2008 Legislative Leadership Award,
in recognition of the Congressman’s vigorous ...
CALIFORNIA FOOD PROCESSORS JOIN TRUCK WEIGHT REFORM CAMPAIGN (03Nov2008)
On October 28, the California League of Food Processors, representing approximately 30% of U.S. production of processed fruits and vegetables,
joined the Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC), to advocate ...
FRA RELEASES VIDEOS ON SKIDDER, LOADER, LOAD SECUREMENT SAFETY (29Oct2008)
The Forest Resources Association, working with allied organizations, has released three new video-based logging safety training programs,
presenting principles and pointers on best practices for avoiding risks ...
AgTEC FORMS STEERING COMMITTEE, CALLS FOR TRUCK WEIGHT REFORM (06Oct2008)
Rockville, MD – A coalition of agricultural and forest product hauling interests has formed a steering committee and developed an aggressive
2009 work plan to press the need for Gross Vehicle Weight limit reform ...
NORTHERN FORESTRY AESTHETICS CD (25Jun2008)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association has developed a Northern Forestry Aesthetics Workshop, in the form of a facilitated
PowerPoint presentation, directed to forestry and logging personnel. The CD-based Workshop presents...
FRA RELEASES NEW SKIDDER SAFETY VIDEO (25Jun2008)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association has released a new Skidder Safety and Efficiency Video, designed for logging professionals
to use at employee safety training meetings. With the assistance...
WOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IMPROVEMENT SCOPING PROJECT (30Apr2008)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities are cooperating in a process to define
and implement projects that show promise of improving the U.S. wood ...
BABINEAU LOGGING, INC.: 2008 NATIONAL OUTSTANDING LOGGER (18Apr2008)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association honored David and Kurt Babineau, owners of West Enfield, Maine’s Babineau Logging, Inc.,
as the 2008 National Outstanding Logger at its April 13 Annual ...
BRADLEY HONORED FOR ACTIVISM (18Apr2008)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association awarded its 2008 National Outstanding Forestry Activist Award to John Bradley, of Bradley
Contractors, Inc., based in Jefferson, Texas, for his strong leadership in ...
FRA HONORS CATHEY, GOERLICH FOR TECHNICAL WRITING (18Apr2008)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association conferred its 2008 Technical Writing Award on Joel Cathey, of Keysville, Virginia’s Ontario
Hardwood Company, and Dan Goerlich, of Virginia Cooperative Extension, at ...
LIEBETREU TO LEAD FOREST RESOURCES ASSOCIATION (18Apr2008)
Rockville, MD – April 13, the Forest Resources Association elected Dave Liebetreu, International Paper’s Vice President, Global Sourcing, to
serve as FRA’s Chairman for ...
LOG A LOAD FOR KIDS® RAISES OVER $2 MILLION IN 2007 (13Feb2008)
Rockville, MD -- Loggers from 26 states, working in coalition with forest products businesses and forestry equipment dealers, raised over $2
million for local Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals...
NEW GROUP PUSHES FOR FARM AND FOREST TRANSPORT REFORM (08Feb2008)
On February 8, a broad coalition of agriculture and forestry transportation interests launched a campaign to reform rules for hauling unprocessed
farm and forest products in the U.S. The Mission ...
FRA 2008 ANNUAL MEETING & BIO-ENERGY CONFERENCE: “NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW ISSUES” (30Jan2008)
The Forest Resources Association is ready to take your registration to attend FRA’s 74th Annual Meeting, followed by a two-day “Bio-Energy
Wood Supply Chain Conference,” at the Marriott Hotel at ...
FRA LAUNCHES ON-LINE “JOB BOARD” (08Jan2008)
The Forest Resources Association has launched an on-line service to connect employers and job seekers in industrial forestry and wood supply,
as well as in relevant association and academic ...
DATES SET FOR IN-WOODS EXPO 2011 (16July2007)
Rockville, MD - The Arkansas Timber Producers Association and the Forest Resources Association have looked ahead four years
to reserve the dates April 28-30, 2011 to hold In-Woods Expo 2011, once again on a managed forest in western Arkansas.
IDEAL LOGGING, INC.: 2007 NATIONAL OUTSTANDING LOGGER (9March2007)
The Forest Resources Association honored Tommy Barnes and David Cox, owners of Edgemoor, South Carolina’s Ideal Logging, Inc.,
as the 2007 National Outstanding Logger at its March 4 Awards Dinner in San Antonio, Texas
WESSON HONORED FOR ACTIVISM (9March2007)
The Forest Resources Association awarded its 2007 National Outstanding Forestry Activist Award to Don Wesson, National Chairman of the
Pulp and Paperworkers’ Resource Council
FRA HONORS EASON, GREENE FOR TECHNICAL WRITING (9March2007)
The Forest Resources Association conferred its 2007 Technical Writing Award on the University of Georgia’s Ken Eason
and Dale Greene at FRA’s March 4 Annual Awards Dinner in San Antonio, Texas.
CHUCK LEAVELL TO HEADLINE ARKANSAS LOG A LOAD EVENT (14February2007)
Famed Rolling Stones keyboardist and Georgia Tree Farmer Chuck Leavell will perform at a major Log A Load For Kids®
fundraising dinner, Thursday evening, April 26 at the Hot Springs, Arkansas Convention Center, on In-Woods Expo 2007’s opening day.
IN-WOODS EXPO 2007 HOSTS PRENTICE LOADER CHAMPIONSHIP (5February2007)
In-Woods Expo 2007 will host the first of this year’s Prentice Loader Championships April 26-28 at its in-woods fairground near
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
IN-WOODS EXPO 2007 – THIS APRIL IN ARKANSAS! (1January 2007)
In-Woods Expo 2007, following up on the very successful 2004 event, will come back to Hot Springs, Arkansas, April 26 through 28,
this time on a 300-acre managed forest owned by Weyerhaeuser. Join 5,000 forestry professionals—-loggers, foresters,
and landowners—-to interact with manufacturer and dealer representatives in a situation in which equipment can be
demonstrated, in action, in a full-scale harvesting situation.
WSRI LEADS MAJOR LOG TRUCKING EFFICIENCY PILOT (27November2006)
The Wood Supply Research Institute is launching a major pilot project in two Southern states to develop and evaluate centralized log
truck dispatching systems, as well as the latest technology and methodology, as a model for increased wood fiber hauling efficiency.
FRA RELEASES “TIMBER HARVESTING DECK SAFETY” VIDEO (17November2006)
The Forest Resources Association has released a new safety training video, Timber Harvesting Deck Safety, produced by the
Southwide Safety Committee and the Forestry Mutual Insurance Company, with funding from FRA’s Timber Harvesting and Transportation
Safety Foundation ...
FRA Urges Support for Tennessee Logger's Off-Road Diesel Fight (14July2006)
The Forest Resources Association has taken up the cause of a logger unfairly being denied Tennessee’s agricultural exemption for tax on
diesel fuel used off-road. FRA has joined the Tennessee Forestry Association in raising ...
FRA Announces Chilean Forest Operations Tour (12June2006)
The Forest Resources Association will host a week-long tour of forest operations in Chile, November 4-12, 2006, and is now taking
registrations. This intensive field tour will provide foresters, loggers, and others interested in sustainable forest management...
Brody To Lead Forest Resources Association (06June2006)
On June 2, the Forest Resources Association elected Jim Brody, Vice President - Forest for Temple Inland Inc., to serve as FRA’s Chairman
for the coming two-year...
FRA Honors Southeastern Security Group For Technical Writing (06June2006)
The Forest Resources Association conferred its 2006 Technical Writing Award on its Southeastern Security Alert Advisory Committee
at FRA’s June 3 Annual Awards Dinner in Orlando, Florida. The Committee...
Branch Honored for Activism (06June2006)
The Forest Resources Association awarded its 2006 National Outstanding Forestry Activist Award to Mike Branch, of Smurfit-Stone
Container Corporation, in Fernandina Beach, Florida, for his strong campaigning, nationally and locally, on behalf...
Bishop Forest Products: 2006 National Outstanding Logger (06June2006)
The Forest Resources Association honored Adrian Bishop, owner of Walterboro, South Carolina’s Bishop Forest Products, as the 2006 National
Outstanding Logger at its June 3 Awards Dinner in Orlando, Florida. FRA Chairman Jim Brody presented Adrian with an axe plaque and
commented, “on behalf...
FRA’S “Harvesting Safetty” Manual in Spanish, On-Line (01May2006)
The Forest Resources Association has posted a Spanish-language version of its most popular logging safety manual, Timber Harvesting
Safety, at its www.loggingsafety.com web site. Access and...
FRA Annual Meeting: “The Road Ahead” In Orlando (17Mar2006)
The Forest Resources Association is ready to take your registration to attend FRA’s 72nd Annual Meeting, focused on “The Road Ahead:
Breaking New Boundaries,” at Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, ....
FRA Publicizes 2006 In-Woods Teachers Tours (17Feb2006)
The Forest Resources Association has enlarged its on-line directory of in-woods Teachers Tour programs and updated it for 2006. The
directory--listing information about 33 tours-- is posted at www.forestresources.org/tt/home.html.
Log A Load For Kids® Raises Nearly $2 Million In 2005 (Feb. 3, 2006)
(Rockville, MD) -- Loggers from 26 states, working in coalition with forest products businesses and forestry equipment dealers, raised nearly
$2 million for local Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals ...
FRA Releases Latest Pulpwood Statistics Summary (Oct. 28, 2005)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association has published its updated Annual Pulpwood Statistics Summary Report: 2000-2004, a
compilation of reports submitted to FRA’s annual pulpwood statistic program from the nation’s 156....
Georgia Logger Wins Log A Load Ford Drawing (July 8, 2005)
Rockville, MD – Georgia logger John Bunn’s ticket came first out of a drum at the March 7 national Log A Load For Kids drawing in New
Orleans—-making him the very lucky winner of a new 2005 Ford Super Duty Pickup...
THATS Publishes Transportation Regs Guidebook (June 17, 2005)
Rockville, MD – The National Timber Harvesting and Transportation Safety (THATS) Foundation has published a 29-page booklet explaining
the basic provisions of federal transportation regulations, as they affect the trucking of forest
FRA Launches Spill Prevention And Control Initiative (May 23,2005)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association has launched a new initiative to sharpen forest operators’ response to accidental spills of
hazardous substances in the woods or at the landing, through an orientation workshop and a ...
THATS Launches "New Logging Employee Safety" Web Site (April 29, 2005)
Rockville, MD – The National Timber Harvesting and Transportation Safety Foundation (THATS) has launched a new section of its
www.loggingsafety.com web site to help loggers orient new employees to logging safety, complete with free...
FRA Promotes Teachers' Tours (April 15, 2005)
The Forest Resources Association proposes to put more focus on helping schoolteachers understand forestry and the forest industry. That
means getting them into the woods. FRA has identified 27 fully developed “Teachers Tour” programs...
Conradie And Greene Honored For Technical Writing (March 11, 2005)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association honored Ian Conradie and Dale Greene of the University of Georgia at FRA’s March 7
Annual Awards Dinner in New Orleans, Louisiana, for authoring the Association’s best technical publication for...
Wigley Honored For Activism (March 11, 2005)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association awarded its 2005 National Outstanding Forestry Activist Award to Tim Wigley, of
PAC/West Communications, in Wilsonville, Oregon, for his leading role in building support for the President’s Healthy Forests Initiative with the
public
Mid-Star Timber Harvesting: 2005 National Outstanding Logger (March 11, 2005)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association honored Mitchell and Wanda Presley, owners of Toxey, Alabama’s Mid-Star Timber
Harvesting, as the 2005 National Outstanding Logger at its March 7 Awards Dinner in New Orleans, Louisiana.
FRA Annual Meeting To Focus On “Supply Chain Relationships” (December 17, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association is ready to take your registration to attend FRA’s 71st Annual Meeting, focused on “Wood
Fiber Supply Chain Relationships,” at the Hotel Inter-Continental in New Orleans, March 5-7.
ELMIA WOOD FAIR – “The Big One” Is Set For June 1-4 (December 10, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Elmia Wood Fair—-the largest and most comprehensive in-woods logging and forestry technology exposition in the world—-
is set for June 1-4, 2005 in a 371-acre forested site near Jönköping .
New Log A Load Challenge From Ragsdale (December 8, 2004)
Rockville, Maryland – George Ragsdale, whose steady support for Log A Load For Kids® through 15 years won him a special Log A Load
“Lifetime Champion” award in 2003, has put out a new challenge to state Log A Load programs...
FRA Releases Latest Pulpwood Statistics Summary (November 8, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association has published its updated Annual Pulpwood Statistics Summary Report: 1999-2003, a
compilation of reports submitted to FRA’s annual pulpwood statistic program from the nation’s 157...
In-Woods Expo Set For April 2007 (October 29, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association and the Arkansas Timber Producers Association have announced the dates and place for the
next In-Woods Expo, following the success of its premiere edition, held last spring. In-Woods Expo...
FRA, ALC Beat Back Mobile Machinery Excise Tax (October 11, 2004)
Rockville, MD – On October 8, the “Jumpstart Our Business Strength” (JOBS) bill passed both the House and the Senate—including an important
provision denying the Internal Revenue Service the authority to assess new excise taxes...
Arkansas Logger Wins Log A Load Ford Drawing (June 14, 2004)
Rockville, MD – On April 30, logger Steve Richardson’s ticket came first out of a drum—making him the very lucky winner of a new 2004 Ford
F-150 pickup, culminating a year-long national fundraising push...
In-Woods Expo Draws 3,000 to Hot Springs! (May 28, 2004)
Rockville, MD – Nearly 3,000 loggers, foresters, landowners, teachers, kids, and others curious about the future of forestry and logging met April 30
and May 1 in a managed forest near Hot Springs, Arkansas to view today’s and...
FRA Publishes “Garage Site Safety” Manual (May 10, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association’s Northeastern Region’s Safety & Training Committee has developed an
important manual addressing what has become an increasingly prominent concern in logging safety: the risks...
FRA Releases “Coaching the Professional Logger” Video (May 10, 2004)
The Forest Resources Association has released a new safety training video, Coaching the Professional Logger, produced by the South
Carolina Timber Producers Association and Alabama Loggers Council, with funding provided by FRA’s...
FRA Announces New Zealand Tour for October 2004 (April 26, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association will host a week-long Tour of forest operations on the North and South islands of New
Zealand, October 8-17, 2004, to provide foresters, loggers, and others with a detailed exposure to the...
Frost to Lead Forest Resources Association (April 6, 2004)
Rockville, MD – On March 29, the Forest Resources Association elected Rick Frost, Executive Vice President of LP, to serve as FRA’s Chairman for
the coming two-year period...
Bunn Logging: 2004 National Outstanding Logger (April 6, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association honored Nipper and John Bunn, owners of Forsyth, Georgia’s Bunn Logging, Inc., as the
National Outstanding Logger for 2004 at its annual Awards Dinner, March 28 in New Orleans...
Blomberg Honored for Activism (April 6, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association awarded its 2004 National Forestry Activist Award to Debby Blomberg, of Ogema, Wisconsin, for
her leading role in supporting grassroots pro-forestry activism in the Lake States and nationally...
Singleton Honored for Technical Writing (April 6, 2004)
Rockville, MD – The Forest Resources Association honored Alex Singleton, of MeadWestvaco, at FRA’s March 28 Annual Awards Dinner in
New Orleans, Louisiana, for authoring the Association’s best technical publication for the preceding year...
Wood Honored for Safety final
Rockville, MD – On March 28, the Forest Resources Association conferred its 2004 H.H. Jefferson Memorial Safety Award on Andy Wood, of the
Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Company, in recognition of his leading role in developing and...

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