Wondering what the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association has been up to in the past year? Interested in any particular area of effort (advocacy, education, communications, etc.)? Check out the 2020 Strategic Plan Progress Report by clicking here. The report details all of the NHTOA’s activities over the past year. It was an active (if […]
Congratulations to Patrick Hackley, who the New Hampshire Executive Council confirmed today as the next New Hampshire State Forester. Patrick, who was nominated for the position by Gov. Sununu, succeeds Brad Simpkin, who transferred to the U.S. Forest Service earlier this year. Patrick brings a wealth of experience to the post, and for that reason […]
Two new studies, one by Innovative Natural Resources Solutions LLC and the second by Plymouth State University, underscore the high value private timberland ownership brings to the New Hampshire economy. According to these studies, privately owned working lands annually contribute $1,282 per acre in recreation value and $384 per acre in timber value for a total […]
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen spent a warm afternoon on Thursday, July 9, in Berlin, N.H., touring the Burgess Bioenergy plant. Burgess is an important buyer of low-grade wood, which it uses to fuel its electricity-generating operation, and much of the discussion during the tour was about the threats New Hampshire’s loggers and sawmills are under […]
110th NHTOA Annual Meeting Thursday, May 13, 6:00 p.m. This year’s Annual Meeting will be a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and following social-distancing advisories from federal and local health officials. Necessary information has been mailed to all NHTOA members and includes the 2020 Annual Report, an Annual Meeting Supplement with the meeting […]
Forest Products Listed as “Essential Industry” Under Governor’s Order Yesterday, March 26, Governor Sununu issued Emergency Order #17 (a.k.a. the “stay at home” order). Accompanying this order was a list of “essential industries” that are exempt from the order. Forest products businesses are on this list and therefore exempt. (To see the full list, click […]
110th NHTOA Annual Meeting Thursday, May 13, 6:00 p.m. This year’s Annual Meeting will be a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and following social-distancing advisories from federal and local health officials. Necessary information has been mailed to all NHTOA members and includes the 2020 Annual Report, an Annual Meeting Supplement with the meeting […]