Coalfield Development recently celebrated 10 years of
rebuilding Appalachia by propelling both residents and entire communities forward from the days when coal was king. The group’s goal is to unlock Appalachia’s full potential, power and purpose, not with programs and bureaucracy but with hands-on training and network building.
While the old adage says money doesn’t grow on trees, it doesn’t seem to hold the same truth for the landowners, loggers, sawmill operators and manufacturers that make up the Mountain State’s thriving forestry industry.
Drones have become a popular, commercialized concept over the last several years. Everyone has seen aerial footage taken by a drone, knows someone who owns a drone or has heard about their many uses. However, drones—also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—play an important part in the engineering and field services industries, particularly in the energy sector.