NHTOA FOREST AWARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association is proud to recognize New Hampshire individuals and companies who put forth the extra effort to practice and promote good forestry and sustainable use of our forest resources.
New Hampshire has always been known for its abundant, productive forest resources. Increasingly, it is becoming known for the people involved with these resources as well. We are fortunate to have people who are dedicated to stewardship and conservation. In the past few years, several of our award recipients have gone on to earn regional and national attention for their accomplishments.
The New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association Awards committee is looking forward to recieving your nominations for individuals and businesses committed to high professional standards. Whether it is implementing sustainable forest management, logging, mill safety, product utilization, public education, advocacy, communication, or just a willingness to get involved on behalf of good forestry, it is critical that we publicly recognize these forestry leaders for their contributions and encourage others to follow their lead.
The awards program serves to remind the public, the media, and our elected officials that there is a great deal of good forestry happening out there and that our industry remains a viable, responsible and integral component of our state’s rural economy. By presenting these awards, New Hampshire’s forest community acknowledges the many values of forest work and applauds individual efforts to protect and enhance those values.
We are grateful to all our valued members for supporting this wonderful program and these awards. We are also thankful to the many organizations who have sponsored our program and supported us through advertising in the Timber Crier and special events throughout the year. (program sponsors are still needed. To show your support of good work throughout your industry, and to highlight your business to other decision makers, please call Sean Sullivan at (603) 224-9699 for program advertisements.
Nominate someone in one or more of the categories described in this flyer today.
Help us recognize truly outstanding achievements in New Hampshire’s forest industry.
OUTSTANDING LOGGER
The nominee must currently be involved in timber harvesting as a major source of income and employment. The nominee must be a currently certified* logger who has owned or managed a logging operation for at least five years. The award:
• Recognizes superior on- the-ground performance and safety of a single or multi-crew independent contractor;
• Works to increase the visibility of competent logging professionals;
• Encourages others to emulate the outstanding performance and safety practices of the nominee and;
• Improves logger/ forester/ landowner relations by publicly recognizing outstanding logging performance and safety procedures as an essential element of every planned timber harvest.
The Outstanding Logger will be New Hampshire’s nominee for the Outstanding Logging Operator Award given by the Northeastern Loggers Association, and the Outstanding Logging Contractor Award given by the Forest Resources Association (winner of this regional award goes on to national competition).
OUTSTANDING FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKER
This award recognizes the currently certified* forest products trucking business owner who has been in business for at least 5 years and who demonstrates safe, responsible and efficient transportation of any type of forest product - chips, logs, pulp, lumber or plywood. Characteristics of an outstanding candidate include:
• An exceptional safe driving record - no safety violations within the past year;
• Secures all loads with appropriate binders, cables, chains or gates;• Has taken at least one safe-driving course in the past two years;
• Trucks and trailers are in good working order with all the required safety features - mudflaps, fire-extinguisher, headache rack, lights, first aid kit, flares, etc; and
• Enjoys a good relationship with loggers, foresters, landowners, mills and other truckers.
OUTSTANDING LEGISLATOR
Open to any current member of the N.H. Legislature or other elected official, this award recognizes the legislator demonstrating exceptional commitment to:
• Effective natural resource and forest policy;
• Favorable land and timber tax policy;
• Strengthening natural resource-based economic development; and
• Promotion of a favorable business and regulatory climate.
OUTSTANDING FORESTRY ACTIVIST
This award recognizes the individual who has a significant track record of forest activist accomplishments (written, media, projects, activities) that promote responsible forest management and multiple use and the importance of a viable wood products industry to the general public.
Emphasis will be placed on pro-active rather than reactive accomplishments. The recipient will be the NHTOA nominee to the Forest Resources Association’s regional Forestry Activist award (winner of this regional award goes on to national competition).
OUTSTANDING FOREST INDUSTRY
This award is open to any wood-using industry–either primary or secondary manufacturing. The award:
• Recognizes superior business management, efficiencyand productivity of operation and quality and marketing of productin a New Hampshire based industry (sawmill, wood energy, secondary manufacturer, pulp & paper, etc.);
• Increases the visibility of the forest products industry; and
• Promotes a more favorable public understanding of forest industry as an essential part of New Hampshire’s economic base.
The Outstanding Forest Industry Award recipient will be our nominee for the Outstanding Sawmill Operator Award given by Northeastern Loggers’ Association (if a sawmill).
OUTSTANDING MEDIA COVERAGE OF FORESTRY ISSUES
The award is open to any electronic or print media (newspaper, radio, television) reporter who has provided balanced and well-researched information to the public regarding forestry, forest policy or forest industry.
Outstanding NHTOA Promotion and Membership Recruitment
This award recognizes the NHTOA member (individual or company) with a significant track record of promoting membership in the NHTOA as well as the benefits that NHTOA provides to the state’s forest products industry and forest landowners. Emphasis will be placed on pro-active accomplishments.
Nominations for this award may come directly from the NHTOA membership or may be generated by the NHTOA board of directors and/or staff.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Send a brief statement (200-400 words) on why you think your nominee deserves an award in his or her category. Along with this statement, send a biographical sketch of the nominee (include digital photographs if possible) and the names and phone numbers of two individuals who will support the nomination. For each category, give specific examples of the outstanding characteristics demonstrated by the candidate (e.g. Outstanding Logger - safety, landowner/forester relations, quality of the job, compliance with regulations, etc.). All nominations will be judged by the NHTOA Awards Committee.
ELIGIBILITY
Although award candidates need not be NHTOA members, involvment with the Association and other civic pursuits is considered important. Individuals or organizations may nominate themselves or be nominated by an outside party. The nominee must reside in New Hampshire, or, in the case of the Outstanding Logger, conduct 75% or more of their business in New Hampshire. A nominee may only receive an award once in a particular catogory
DEADLINE
Nominations must be postmarked by the end of February for consideration for the awards ceremony in late April/early May that same year.
or emailed (to comdir@nhtoa.org)
or FAXed to (603) 225-5898
AWARD PRESENTATION FORM
