LUFKIN, TEXAS Jan 31, 2017 -- Texas Forestry Association today announced that Ron Hufford, Executive Director, will retire by the end of the year. "I am grateful for the opportunity to have spent 33 years doing what I love with people I admire and respect," Hufford said. "We have faced many challenges in our industry and have survived all of them. We have created an … [Read more...] about Texas Forestry Association Executive Director to Retire At End of Year
Texas Forestry Association Welcomes Dave Duren as Texas Logging Council Coordinator
Texas Forestry Association (TFA) is pleased to welcome Dave Duren of Lufkin as the Texas Logging Council Coordinator, an affiliation of private business men and women who make their living from the harvesting and delivery of wood fiber to forest products mills all over East Texas. “We are very happy to welcome Dave Duren to the TFA staff,” said Ron Hufford, Executive … [Read more...] about Texas Forestry Association Welcomes Dave Duren as Texas Logging Council Coordinator
Texas Forestry Association Announces 2016 Dates For Teacher Conservation Institute
LUFKIN, TX - Texas Forestry Association (TFA) announced two sessions for Phase 1 of Teacher Conservation Institute (TCI) will be held this year beginning July 10, 2016, at BugScuffle Inn near Henderson, Texas. TCI is a week-long workshop held in East Texas which uses the forest to teach environmental education. Activities are led by foresters, educators, natural resource … [Read more...] about Texas Forestry Association Announces 2016 Dates For Teacher Conservation Institute
Texas Forestry Association Recognizes Senator Robert Nichols As Legislator Of The Year
LUFKIN, TEXAS – Texas Forestry Association presented Senator Robert Nichols with the Legislator of The Year award during the Association’s Board of Directors Meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at the Angelina College Small Business Center in Lufkin, Texas. “It is our great honor to present Senator Nichols with this achievement,” said Ron Hufford, Executive Director of TFA. … [Read more...] about Texas Forestry Association Recognizes Senator Robert Nichols As Legislator Of The Year
Texas Forestry Association Presents Joe Pitcheralle With Forestry Innovation Award
LUFKIN, TX - Joe Pitcheralle of Buna received the Forest Innovation Award for his efforts to develop eucalyptus as a viable short-rotation woody crop for pulp and biomass production in the United States at Texas Forestry Association’s (TFA) annual convention held Oct. 21-23, 2015, at the Hilton in College Station, Texas. From its outset in 2006, the eucalyptus program has … [Read more...] about Texas Forestry Association Presents Joe Pitcheralle With Forestry Innovation Award