14 VIRGINIA FORESTS WORKING FORESTS & INDUSTRY Second Place, Fred Schatzki Titled “Walking with Pine,” we find a feller-buncher on the job in Powhatan County performing a second thin in a 28-year-old loblolly pine plantation. Shot with a drone, it presents a perspective we don’t usually see from the ground. As I count at least four stems in the accumulator, the operator may be searching for a fifth or looking for a convenient place to drop the bunch. WORKING FORESTS & INDUSTRY Third Place, Michael Kemp Last stop on the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad before entering the main paper processing facility at International Paper, Camptown, Va. (Franklin, Va.) WINTER 2024 15 NEW FORESTS First Place, Fred Schatzki I call this image “Tomorrow’s Timber.” Providing for prompt and effective regeneration is critical to the long-term sustainability of our Virginia forests; this recently planted seedling reflects our commitment as stewards of the forest. Found in Cumberland County, this seedling has a long life ahead of it as it gathers water, light, and nutrients to grow into a fine example of what our productive woodlands can produce.
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