FRA Appalachian Region
FRA’s Appalachian Region, managed by Rick Meyer, serves FRA members throughout the stretch of mountainous area bordered by Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, and western North Carolina. It focuses on improving timber harvesting and transportation safety, efficiency, and environmental performance. Trucking safety and logging and trucking labor challenges are current issues of concern. The Region conducts a two-day Annual Meeting in the fall.
Contact the FRA Appalachian Region
Rick Meyer, Region Manager
Forest Resources Association
8848 Boones Chapel Road
Boones Mill, VA 24065
540-798-1721
[email protected]
Pennsylvania hardwoods are known throughout the world for their quality, beauty and sustainability. Pennsylvania leads the nation in the production and export of hardwood lumber.
On October 10, the Forest Resources Association and STIHL Incorporated honored Bruce Barnes, owner of Barnes Logging in Clements, Maryland, as the Appalachian Region 2020 Outstanding Logger.
Ryan Redoutey, owner of Redoutey Logging in McDermott, Ohio, was recently named the first-place winner in the Forest Resources Association’s Appalachian Region Technical Writing Award competition for 2020. This annual award recognizes the best Technical Releases published and posted on FRA’s website.