CN and WCGroup Will Participate in Forestry Conference, 6/24/2013.
Posted 06/03/2013
U.S. Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-1), Sean Duffy (WI-7), and Reid Ribble (WI-8) will host the event at Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel in Wabeno, Wisconsin, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The conference goal is to highlight current policies that impact forestry and discuss opportunities that will allow better utilization forest resources across the three congressional districts. Rep. Ribble will moderate the panel on “Timber Transportation Issues” including Tom Tisa, CN's Director, Network Strategies and Chair of the CN Advisory Board, along with Board members and WCGroup participants, D.J. Aderman, President, Futurewood Corp., and Jake Hayrynen, Forest Products Manager, JM Longyear.
Other program topics include: a Tribal Perspective on Land & Timber Management; a Conversation about the Economic Importance of Timber; Innovative and Alternative Solutions in National Forest Management; and a US Forest Management Roundtable. See Preliminary Agenda. Additional information is available from Rep. Ribble's District Chief of Staff, Rick Sense, via email at Rick.Sense@mail.house.gov.