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have also been working with the Hardwood
Federation in an effort to combat the LEEDs
Standard’s contradictions regarding a few
points for wood (renewable, recyclable,
biodegradable, etc.) and their discrimination
recognizing only FSC as a third party certification.
Also, Inman talked about business conditions
in the Hardwood lumber industry. In his
talk, he asked how many sawmills in the
room were operating their mills 40 hours per
week. Only one sawmiller out of several in
attendance raised his hand.
The last grant was given to the Hardwood
Forest Foundation, which educates teachers
and students about the Hardwood industry,
the products developed, and the effects on
the environment.
For more information about the
Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club, please visit
their website at www.lumberclub.org.
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NELA - Continued from page 34
“This particular meeting though proved to
be a challenge for our members to speak
optimistically.” Sawmills, in particular, are
being challenged, he noted. Castano added
that attending members recognized the fact
that the industry has not hit bottom yet with
summer fast approaching, and that some
pointed out that if a business could survive
this summer, then there would be better business
conditions in the last quarter of this
year, or possibly 2010.
Speakers at the recent NELA meeting
included Jason Stock, executive director for
the New Hampshire Timberland Owners
Association, who updated attendees about
the issues facing the non-profit organization.
Brad Simpkins, interim state forester of
New Hampshire’s Division of Forestry and
Lands addressed the regional status.
Specifically, Simpkins spoke about the
exploration of biomass power plants that
New Hampshire is proposing. He also
touched on the problem the state is experiencing
regarding some of the damaging pests
that have infiltrated their state from outside
the region. Simpkins specifically mentioned
the Emerald Ash Borer as one insect that has
finally made its way into New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch
spoke briefly at the NELA meeting regarding
how the state will spend its share of the proposed
stimulus package that the federal government
will provide. Castano said that
Lynch also mentioned the investment into
biomass energy plants that New Hampshire
is working towards.
For more information about NELA, please
call 802-878-5000.
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MILLER - Continued from page 24
Gordon Street, general manager; Janet Street, office
administration; Bobby Henderson, president; Ava West,
secretary/treasurer; and Randy Fondren, yard manager
and lumber inspector in front of 6/4 FAS Red Oak.
finally decide to stay in the business, he
replied with a laugh, “I still don’t know that
I am going to have a career in the lumber
business.”
Miller Lumber Co. markets mainly to end
users and some wholesalers. The company is
a member of the Tree Farm Association,
National Hardwood Lumber Assoc.
(NHLA), the Hardwood Manufacturer’s
Assoc. (HMA), and the South Central
Lumbermen’s Club and the company’s loggers
are also Forest Stewardship Council
(FSC) certified.
For more information about Miller Lumber
Co. and their products, contact Bobby
Henderson in Jackson, Tenn. at (731) 422-
3761 or Bobby Buchanan in Selma, Ala. at
(334) 418-6402.
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