The Massachusetts Wood Producers Council’s Spring Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 9, at the Bluebonnet Diner & Banquet Hall in Northampton.
The meeting is sponsored by CJ Logging Equipment.
The meeting will begin with registration and social time at 4 pm. The program starts at 5, with the Bluebonnet’s famous buffet dinner at 5:30 pm. The meeting resumes after dinner and ends at 8 pm.
The cost to attend the meeting is $40 for current MFA members and their guests, and $50 for non-members. Loggers, foresters, landowners, sawmill operators, wood heat companies, wood fuel suppliers, other interested parties, and MFA members are all welcome.
Scheduled speakers include:
Jeff Benjamin — Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast — on the Master Logger program and other news.
Mike Barry — Mass DCR, –on DCR’s service forestry and expanded C-SIP program.
Tom Brulé — Mass DCR — on management forestry on state lands.
Chris Egan — MFA Executive Director — with a legislative/regulatory update.
Plus, these speakers will give Market Updates:
Hardwoods: Ben Hull, Hull Forest Products
Softwoods: Larry Lashway, Lashway Lumber
Pellets: Charlie Levesque, INRS
Biomass: Jamie Dammann, North Country Procurement
Mulch/Pulpwood: Brennan Sheahan, Connecticut Mulch
Firewood: Chris Pirner, Pirner Logging & Land Clearing
You can register online at https://forms.gle/fG8Juz5YAVJgCAGg8
To download a paper form to mail it, go to
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i7KqKoOfYLlbh3eJ81S9DzyvcFLEtrBn/view?usp=sharing
We hope to see you on the 9th!