Change of Date!! Virginia Loggers Association is planning for a great reunion at the Hotel Roanoke for is 18th annual meeting. Our speakers will bring timely topics for your business and organization. We plan to cover products, markets, legal, 2020…
Virginia logging and forest trucking contractors have joined a national effort seeking federal relief for their industry at a time when COVID-19 and its economic impacts are threatening the survival of the companies depending on the entire U.S. forest economy.…
Loggers and Supporters please check your local newspapers now for County Board meetings and notices for amending county ordinances to adopt exemption of personal property & tools & machinery taxes on forest harvesting equipment. Please show your support! ► Click…
Whether the enemy is the silent and unseen one like COVID-19, Americans are stronger when standing together and not dividing. Let’s remember the good that comes from collective strength and unified vision. We can be unique and still work together…
From trees hundreds of products are made everyday that we use in our homes and businesses. For example, toilet paper and other paper products are made from trees. Without managed forests which are harvested and reforested we would not have…
Each year Virginia Loggers Association participates in Log Truck Driver Appreciation and Safety Day. Great companies show their appreciation to our commercial truck drivers by giving them lunch and a nice safety item. VLA loves to participate along with Forestry…
Each year members of the Virginia Loggers Association join their friends and colleagues from across America to meet with congressional leaders in Washington, DC. Several VLA board members and spouses joined us 2019 and made direct contacts with elected representatives.…
Virginia Loggers Association members conduct all types of sustainable forest harvesting for private and public landowners. About 80% of Virginia’s forestlands are owned by private individuals who manage their forests for many purposes. Managed forests can produce income while making…
Forest products are Virginia’s third largest industry. Sold wood products go into many things, such as houses, that are used by all of us. Virginia has about 16 million acres of forestland consisting of ample supplies of pine and hardwood…
Virginia Loggers Association consists of logging businesses across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Members and their employees stay abreast of the latest information on sustainable forest harvests, safety and water quality through Virginia Tech’s SHARP Logger continuing education classes.