VWA ANNUAL Meeting

Join us for our Annual Meeting!

8:30-9:00-Coffee and registration in Judd Hall (on the left past Old Dorm)

9:00-10:15-FPR news and legislative action —FPR Commissioner Michael Snyder, Deputy Commissioner Sam Lincoln, and State Forester Steve Sinclair

10:15-10:30-Coffee Break

10:30-11:00-Break

10:30-11:00-American Forest Foundation Trip to the Black Forest – Alan Robertson

11:00-11:30-Our Vermont Woods – overview by Kate Forrer, Urban & Community Forestry Program, UVM Extension

11:30-11:45-Report on the Forest Sector marketing survey & Forest Industry Summit - Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director, VT Sustainable Jobs Fund

11:45-12:00-VWA membership meeting

12:00-1:00-Lunch Buffet— VTC catering

1:00-1:15-Kathleen Wanner, VWA Executive Director’s report

1:15-2:00-Tree Farm awards:
50 and 25 year Tree Farm awards
2018 Vermont Tree Farm Inspector of the Year
2018 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year presentation

2:00-3:00-Log Drives on the Connecticut River- video from Orford Historical Society (Jere Daniell, retired Dartmouth College history professor no longer travels)

Directions to VTC: I-89 to Exit 4. From ramp, turn onto Route 66 heading uphill (East). Go ¾ mile to the intersection at the top of the hill (cars traveling up the hill have right of way at the intersection). Drive straight through the intersection to access the campus main entrance. Parking and Old Dorm are to the right.

Please complete registration online with a credit card or mail your check for $35 per person (members) or $45 per person (non-members) to VWA, Annual Meeting, PO Box 6004, Rutland, VT 05702-6004. Registration deadline: April 5, 2018

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