The evening will begin at 4:30 pm with registration and social hour, followed by the Bluebonnet's famous buffet dinner at 5:30 pm. The meeting will begin at 6:15 pm.
We've lined up a great set of speakers:
- Sarah Nystrom and Jon Reichard from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss the Northern Long-Eared Bat Endangered Species declaration, and what that means for forest management
- Tom Brulé, Mass DCR, with an update on management forestry on state lands
- Jennifer Fish, Mass DCR, with an update on service forestry on private lands
- Evan Dell'Olio, MFA Policy Committee Chair, with a legislative update
Plus, Market Updates on various types of wood including:
- Ben Hull, Hull Forest Products on the hardwood sawtimber market
- Larry Lashway, Lashway Lumber, on the softwood sawtimber market
- Morton Bailey, Lyme Green Heat, on the pellet market
- Brennan Sheahan, Connecticut Mulch, on the pulpwood market
- Jamie Dammann, Pinetree Power, on biomass markets
- TBD on the mulch market
Special thanks to Barry Equipment for sponsoring the meeting.
The meeting has been approved for the following continuing education credits:
- 2.5 Massachusetts Timber Harvester Credits
- 2.5 Massachusetts Forester Credits in Category I
- 1.0 Connecticut Forest Practitioner CEUs
- 2.0 SAF CFEs in Category I
We hope to see you there!
