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Tennessee Forestry Association

TENNESSEE MASTER LOGGER OF THE YEAR

Candace Dinwiddie. Executive Vice President, Tennessee Forestry Association

Shannon Jarman, TN Master Logger of the Year

The Tennessee Forestry Association (TFA) congratulates Shannon Jarman as Tennessee Master Logger of the Year. Shannon was honored at the TFA convention recently held in Chattanooga. Shannon, his wife Rachel, and the entire family are to be commended for their commitment and dedication to the logging industry while remaining active and an integral part of the Dickson County community.

Shannon believes in an innovative approach to logging. He continues to learn about new technology and takes pride in keeping cutting-edge equipment clean, safe, and efficient for his crew to use. Shannon sets safety and stewardship as top priorities as a logger. His family has continued their logging tradition in Middle Tennessee since Shannon and his dad, Steve, harvested trees using tractors and mules back in the 1980s.

Shannon, Rachel Jarman along with their family was honored as Tennessee’s Master Logger of the Year.

Shannon plans his harvests, implement Best Management Practices, and works with landowners to achieve the desired results for present and future generations.

TFA is proud to recognize Shannon, Rachel, and their children for their commitment to family, their local community, and the profession of timber harvesting. Shannon carries his workers' compensation coverage through Forestry Mutual Insurance. The Tennessee Forestry Association sponsors the Tennessee Master Logger program in partnership with the Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture Division of Forestry and the University of Tennessee. For more information on the Tennessee Master Logger program, please check out www.tnforestry.com.

TN Forest Industry Workforce Development Video

Please check out the TN Forestry Association’s wood industry workforce development video. The video may be accessed at www.tnforestry.com/workforce-development.

The video is shown to middle and high school students at FFA meetings and vocational school programs across the Volunteer State. Funding for the video was provided by the TN Dept. of Agriculture.

TFA and the TN wood products industry partner with the Apprenticeship TN, a program through the TN Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development. Wood industries may be eligible for financial and training assistance from the State of TN as apprentices are hired in mills and with logging crews. Learn more at www.ApprenticeshipTN.com.

For more information, contact Larry Pitts, TN Forestry Association Workforce Development Coordinator, at 931 572 8592 or lpitts@tnforestry.com.

Thanks to a grant from the TN Dept. of Agriculture, TFA partnered with the University of Tennessee to collect almost 3,000 lbs. of white oak acorns. These acorns were collected by scout groups, 4-H clubs, civic and community organizations, and interested landowners and sent to the East Tennessee State Nursery. Nursery staff has sowed the acorns, and thousands of white oak seedlings will be growing soon. Tennesseans will enjoy these future white oaks throughout the state and enjoy the flooring, barrels, and many daily use our white oak resource provides. ~FMIC

Acorns Sent to East TN State Nursery for Sowing from TFA members, scout troops, 4-H clubs,