I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Nancy Thompson of Weyerhaeuser for her leadership this past year and look forward to our continued collaboration together. We welcome Rob Elliot of Pactiv Evergreen as our new Chairman of the Board. A big thank you to all our board members for their service to the NCFA. You can find an updated roster on our website.

I hope to see many of you at our Western Regional Meeting next week!

March 7 | NCFA Western Regional Meeting

Our Western Regional Meeting will take place at the Lake Logan Retreat Center in Canton, NC. Our meeting will be from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., followed by a reception and dinner. Click here for more information and a detailed agenda. See you there!

For those already registered, please be sure to complete Lake Logan's release form before your arrival.

March 23 | Duke SAF 14th Annual Symposium

Duke SAF's 14th Annual Symposium, Monetization of Ecosystem Services, will take place at the Duke Nicholas School in Durham, NC. If interested in attending, take the 2-minute survey below to register and receive more details.

June 5 | Forestry Day in the Legislature - Save the Date!

This year NCFA's Forestry Day in the Legislature will be an evening reception from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5 at Merrimon-Wynne House in Raleigh. NCFA members will also have the opportunity to meet with their elected officials during the day. We look forward to seeing you there!

In-Person ProLogger Module 24 Trainings

ProLogger Module 24 is also available online. Module 24 topics include:

🗸Rubber Meets the Road – Truck Driver Safety

🗸Five Safe Driving Habits

🗸Business of Logging – Breaking down Fuel Cost

🗸Stream Identification

🗸Prescribed Fire Overview

You can access Module 24 here - simply click "Login" at the top right of the page.

Click here for a Step-by-Step guide to view Module 24.

Please email Mike Powell (mpowell@ncforestry.org) if you are interested in hosting an in-person Module 24 Training.

The NCFA has been collaborating with ForestryWorks® and NC FFA to create a high school forestry course called AN53 Natural Resources II - Forestry. Upon completion of this course, students with a passing exam grade receive a Forest Worker Credential.

We are happy to report that our credential for this course has been approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction!

The course is being implemented in NC schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Since this is our pilot year, we welcome the support of our members as we continue to reach out to the education community to generate interest in adopting this curriculum into high schools across the state!

If you are interested in being a support resource for teachers or would like additional information, please email Abigail Ridge (aridge@ncforestry.org).

SFTE Applications Due Friday, March 1!

The Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience (SFTE) is a summer professional development workshop for North Carolina educators providing opportunities to explore all aspects of sustainable forestry in North Carolina. If you know any teachers that would benefit from this experience, please share this opportunity with them! Applications are due this Friday, March 1, at 5:00 p.m. More details can be found on our website.

We can now accept monthly automatic drafts. If you are interested, reach out to Jill Bite, (jbite@ncforestry.org) to get set up.

Employee Retention Credit Opportunity

The NCFA has partnered with Delta ERC to help members interested in taking advantage of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) – a refundable tax credit for businesses and tax-exempt organizations. Anyone who kept 5-500 employees working through the pandemic is eligible for the program.  

If you have not yet taken advantage of the ERC program, Delta ERC is available to help fill out paperwork and guide you through the application process.

Click here for more information.

Job Board

Forest Mutual Insurance Company is hiring for a Loss Control Field Representative. Click the link below to learn more about this opportunity, and please feel free to share this with your networks!