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North Carolina's Division of Water Quality has developed a new general stormwater permit for the forest products industry...Members can find public information on all permits by clicking here or can go directly to the page for permit renewals by clicking here. The permit that is probably the most related to NCFA Members is the Timber Products General Permit which is NCG210000. The NCFA has submitted comments, click here to view them.

The NCFA's regional board meetings will take place in May. NCFA members are encouraged to attend these meetings, please contact Bob Slocum (800) 231-7723 for more information. All meetings are 1-4 p.m.
May 14, 2008 - Western Agricultural Extension Center, Fletcher, NC
May 22, 2008 - Craven County Ag Center, New Bern, NC
May 29, 2008 - Piedmont Guilford County Ext. Office, Greensboro, NC

The NCFA's Annual Meeting will take place on October 1-3, 2008 in Hickory and will follow the customary three day format. The host hotel is the Holiday Inn Select Hotel of Hickory. The room rate will be $85 for a standard room and 105 for an executive room, which includes breakfast for two. NCFA members are encouraged to make their reservations early (828) 323-1000.

Please check out the Prosperity Project, a non-partisan effort to provide employers and employees with information about the upcoming elections...Click here for the North Carolina Prosperity Project.

The forest products industry ranks as the top manufacturing industry in North Carolina...The NCFA has two informative publications about the "The State of Our Forest Products Industry" and "The State of Our Forests. Both reports show the connection between the latest forest inventory data and the health of the forest products industry.

The North Carolina General Assembly concludes 2007 ...Click here for more information.

New Rates are in for the NCFA's Hunting Lease Liability Insurance Program...click here for more information.

The ProLogger Continuing Education Classes are being held throughout the state...click here.

First in Forestry License Plate Now Available Through DFR...click here.

NCFA Issues Position Paper on 2007 Farm Bill...click here.

2007 Sustainable Forestry Teachers' Academy educated teachers from North Carolina in Asheville and New Bern ...To learn more about the Tours, click here.