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.