Appalachian
FRA’s Appalachian Region, managed by Jeff Jenkins, serves FRA members throughout the stretch of mountainous area bordered by Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, and western North Carolina. It focuses on improving timber harvesting and transportation safety, efficiency, and environmental performance. Trucking safety, logging capacity and the labor challenges, for both, are current issues of concern. The region conducts a two-day Annual Meeting in the fall.
Featured Resource
An Assessment of the Current Log Grading, Scaling and Procurement Practices in the Appalachian Hardwood Industry
Leadership
Jeff Jenkins
Appalachian Region Consultant
1177 Sugar Camp Road
Wheelersburg, OH 45694
Ph: (740) 352-6425
Upcoming Meetings:
States in this Region
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Resources
25-TR-25 Sawbuck/Cradle Carrier Installed on Knuckle Boom Loader
23-R-35 Safety Tips for the Lone Worker
22-R-29-Appalachian Hardwood Sawmill Chip Quality
Log Loader Uses Barcode/Scanner Technology
Missouri Forest Products Association Logging School
Rerouting Skid Trail Translates Into Big Productivity Benefits
25-SA-09 Chainsaw Kicks and Bruises Cutter’s Leg
25-SA-05 Chainsaw Kicks into Timber Feller’s Leg
24-SA-12 Arbol Rueda Sobre Operador de Skidder en Pendiente Empinada
24-SA-12 Tree Rolls on Skidder Operator on Steep Slope
24-SA-01 Un Trabajador Forestal Disloca el Codo
24-SA-01 Forester Dislocates Elbow from a Fall
North Carolina
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in North Carolina
Ohio
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in the Ohio
Pennsylvania
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in New Jersey New Jersey has…
Missouri
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Missouri Missouri has 15.4 million…
Maryland
Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Maryland Maryland has 2.5 million…
Legna Software- Angel & EUDR
North Carolina Forestry Association (NCFA) AN53 Natural Resources II – Forestry Course Overview
Timber Theft in North Carolina
FSC Forest Certification FSC System Integrity
Preventing Financial Crimes in Woodland Operations
Economic Sustainability of Logging Businesses in Virginia
2025 Western Region Fall Meeting Summary of Business
The Joint FRA Western Region/Montana Wood Products Association (MWPA) Fall Meeting…
Meeting America’s Reforestation Needs
Why the H-2B Visa Program Is More Critical Than Ever As…
Keeping the Wood Supply Chain Moving: Why the Safe Routes Act is Essential for Forestry Transportation
Transporting raw forest products (logs, pulpwood, wood chips, and biomass) from…
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