HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 13

(By Delegates Renner, Caputo and Manchin)




Commending and congratulating Ron Batson of Marion County, West Virginia's Outstanding Tree Farmer for 2004.

Whereas, Ron Batson owns and manages a 425-acre tree farm in Marion County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Ron Batson was selected as West Virginia's Outstanding Tree Farmer for 2004 by West Virginia Tree Farm Committee and its state sponsor, the West Virginia Forestry Association; and
Whereas, This outstanding tree farmer began his active campaign nine-years ago to improve his property by using sound forest management practices and enrolling in the Tree Farm Program; and
Whereas, Ron Batson performs forestry conservation practices such as timber harvesting, cull tree removal and establishing wildlife food plots; and
Whereas, The Batson Tree Farm was reinspected and shown to be following specific forest management objectives prepared and outlined by West Virginia Division of Forestery, service forester, Juergen Wildman; and
Whereas, It is the policy of this Legislature to recognize and commend outstanding West Virginians; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That we do hereby commend and congratulate Ron Batson of Marion County, West Virginia, upon being selected as winner of West Virginia's "Outstanding Tree Farmer Award for 2004" by the West Virginia Tree Farm Committee and the West Virginia Forestry Association and we extend to Ron Batson our best wishes as he represents the State of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the clerk of the House is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution to Ron Batson.