Photos By Leslie Brienza
Woodstock, VT – The New England Lumbermen’s Association (NELA) recently held their annual winter meeting at the Woodstock Inn, located here.
The gathering began with coffee and registration, which provided the membership the opportunity to reacquaint themselves after a long winter break.
Lunch was served for approximately 80 members before Secretary/Treasurer Chris Castano, of Maine Woods Company, greeted the members and started the afternoon agenda. Bob Chase of Quabbin Timber moderated the “business discussion” session amongst members who shared their observations pertaining to industry markets and issues.
Next, guest speaker Charlie Levesque, who is the executive director of the North East State Foresters Association, gave a primer on “Forest Carbon and Forest Carbon Markets,” which generated a lot of questions from the members.
The afternoon concluded with a much-needed “Happy Hour” and a buffet-styled dinner hosted by the Woodstock Inn.
The next NELA meeting is in June. For further information about the June meeting or regarding the New England Lumbermen’s Association, please contact Chris Castano at ccastano@mainewoods.net.
