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! â–º Click…
Patriotic Video for Troubled Times – “We Are Warriors”
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…
Toilet Paper on a Log Truck
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…
Driver Appreciation and Safety Day at WestRock Roanoke Rapids
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…
VLA Members Visit Virginia’s Congresssional Delegation
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.…
Great Pine Stand Thinning Creating Quail Habitat
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…
Current and New Loggers Attending SHARP Logger Class in Alberta
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.
2019 Logger Survey by American Loggers Council
A national survey of loggers’ attiude across America on current and projected future markets and logging conditions. Find out how Loggers across America feel about their businesses now and the next five years. ► View Survey Results Report (pdf)
TEAM Safe Trucking
Information for all haulers including changes in rules, regulations and training. ► TEAM Safe Trucking Newsletter (pdf)
Richmond Logging Expo 2020 Rescheduled
The Richmond Logging Expo 2020 has been reshceduled due to the corona virus pandemic to October 9 10. We look forward to seeing everyone. Please visit the VLA booth. ► Expo Richmond 2020