Organization: NC FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
Mission: TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES INVOLVED IN FORESTRY AND THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
Activities: THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION INCLUDE REPRESENTATION BEFORE LOCAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION ON RULES, REGULATIONS AND LAWS THAT IMPACT FOREST LANDOWNERS AND FOREST MANAGEMENT, PUBLICATIONS THAT KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED ON FORESTRY ISSUES, AN ANNUAL MEETING TO EDUCATE MEMBERS ON IMPORTANT TOPICS AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET PEERS, INDUSTRY VENDORS AND OTHER MEMBERS, AND REVIEW AND QUALIFICATION OF SEVERAL INSURANCE PRODUCTS BY THE NCFA.
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC REACH STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPS IN GREENSBORO, WILMINGTON, AND RALEIGH. APPROXIMATELY 75 NCFA MEMBERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS SERVED AS INSTRUCTORS. THE NCFA IS A KEY PARTNER IN THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY TEACHERS ACADEMIES THAT EDUCATED OVER 120 TEACHERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS IN ASHEVILLE, NEW BERN, AND SOUTHERN PINES. THE NCFA CONTINUES TO SPONSOR THE PROJECT LEARNING TREE PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE GOODS FROM THE WOODS PROGRAM.
THE PROLOGGER PROGRAM CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION AS ONE OF THE TOP TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE NATION. THE PROLOGGER PROGRAM HAS A DATABASE OF OVER 1600 PROLOGGERS IN "GOOD STANDING." IN 2018, 125 NEW PROLOGGERS WERE ADDED TO THE PROGRAM VIA THREE DIFFERENT COURSES HELD ACROSS THE STATE.
NTEE category: Animal-Related
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building