WELCOME
ABOUT US
COMMITTED TO PROMOTING POSITIVE LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Our Mission Statement
To advance the interests of major land and mineral owners in West Virginia by:
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Promoting the use of land management practices that enhance the long-term economic interests of the local communities affected by those practices;
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Working with diverse stakeholder groups (government agencies, environmental organizations, trade associations, property and mineral lessees, and local community groups) to address public issues that affect land and mineral ownership.
The Association
The association was established by concerned West Virginians who recognized the need for a collective voice to protect and advance the interests of the land and mineral owners within our state. We are the only organization positioned to monitor and actively defend the interests of land and mineral owners within West Virginia. Membership adds strength to our voice.
The West Virginia Land and Mineral Owners (WVLMOA) is committed to promoting positive land management practices, to lobbying public issues that affect land and mineral ownership and to providing members with valuable educational and networking opportunities that can increase their effectiveness in the natural resource marketplace.
For more information contact our Executive Director, Michael Haid, at michael@maplecreative.com or 304.951.9460.
2024 CALENDAR
Oil and Gas meetings are to be held at 2025 Quarrier Street in Charleston. There is two hour parking on Michigan Street. Quarrier Street is residential permit parking only.
2024 Annual Meeting
GO WV
2024 Annual Meeting
Green Assets
2024 Annual Meeting
Hatfield McCoy Trails
2024 Annual Meeting
Michael Stuck
2024 Annual Meeting
Potesta
Presentations
MEMBERSHIP
Jeff Allen
Pardee Resources Group
Ron Potesta
Potesta & Associates
Bob Hart
Hart Petro Global
Rich Flanigan
NRP
Chris Fife
Weyerhaeuser
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Joe Bevil
Beaver Coal Co.
VICE PRESIDENT
Torrey Evans
Dingess-Rum Properties
SECRETARY
Lewis Payne
Payne Gallatin Co.
TREASURER
Becky Kessler
Law Office of Larry George
PAST PRESIDENT
Phil Montague
Cole & Crane Real Estate
COAL CHAIR
Lantz Rankin
Heritage Technical Associates
FORESTRY CHAIR
Terry Elkins
Dickinson Group
OIL & GAS CHAIR
Doug Douglass
CSI, Inc.
OFFICERS
A.M. Prichard Trust
Amherst Industries, Inc.
Bear Mountain Land Company
Beaver Coal Company
BlueSource Sustainable Forests Company
Broun Properties
Cole & Crane Real Estate
Dingess-Rum Properties
Golden Eagle Land Company, LLC
H.A. Robson Trust
Idale S. Buskirk Trust
LML Properties
Lawson Heirs Incorporated
Logan Coal & Timber Corp.
Mingo Oil & Gas Co.
Morris Mountaineer Oil & Gas, LLC
Natural Resource Partners, LP
PRC Holdings
Pardee Resources Group
Payne-Gallatin Mining Co.
Pocahontas Land Corp.
Rex Coal Land Co.
Southern Land Co.
The Dickinson Group
Weyerhaeuser
Windom Law Offices, PLLC
Wright Holdings
LANDOWNERS
Allegheny Surveys, Inc.
American Forest Management, Inc.
Bowles Rice, LLP
C.L. Ritter / Hess, Stewart & Campbell, PLLC
C.L. Ritter / Huddleston Bolen
C.L. Ritter Lumber Co.
Campbell Woods, PLLC
DT Midstream, Inc.
First Surety Corp.
GO West Virginia, Inc.
Gaddy Engineering
Garland Fork, LLC
Green Assets
Hart & Associates
Heritage Habitat & Forestry
Heritage Technical Associates, Inc.
Howard Engineering
Law Offices of Larry W. George
Mountain State Insurance Agency, Inc.
Potesta & Associates, Inc.
Reserve Oil & Gas, Inc.
Robinson & McElwee
Spilman, Thomas & Battle
Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC
Thomas Persinger, PLLC
Vass Engineering & Mineral Appraisals, PLLC
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Your membership is vitally important to advancing the rights of land, surface, and mineral owners in West Virginia.
COMMITTEES
DEDICATED TO REPRESENTING, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING MEMBERS' INTERESTS
Coal
The Coal Committee does a great job of keeping members up to speed on current market conditions, environmental threats, legal developments and current legislation that impacts natural resource development.
— Lantz Rankin, Coal Committee Chair
Forestry
The goal of the Forestry Committee is to stay abreast of current / pending issues affecting all aspects of forestland ownership and to provide guidance and leadership to the association through our involvement with the Board of Directors and the Legislative Strategy Committee. Another important focus of the committee is providing educational opportunities which help us facilitate the creation of a learning environment for our members.
— Terry Elkins, Forestry Committee Chair
Oil & Gas
The mission of the oil and gas committee is to improve the return on landowners' oil and natural gas resources through increased exploration and production of oil and gas. The goal is to minimize waste and to preserve, protect, advance and represent the interests and rights of mineral and royalty owners through education, advocacy and assistance to our members.
— Doug Douglas, Oil & Gas Committee Chair
APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP
CONTACT US
Please contact our Executive Director Michael Haid, with any questions.
2025 Quarrier Street,
Charleston, WV 25311
304.951.9460