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Allegheny Society of American Foresters

Welcome to the official website for the Allegheny Society of Foresters.

If you are a natural resource professional or student pursuing a career in Natural Resource Management we invite you to learn of all the benefits of becoming a Society of American Foresters (SAF) member. A few important benefits include membership in both national SAF and local chapters, SAF Legislative actions working for us both nationally and locally with constant policy updates provided by email or on the national website; regional and national journals with current science & technology; a strong network of traditional and non-traditional partners working together on common goals; and a national convention and regional meetings that provide a means to keep up-to-date on natural resource policy and science and technology and to share your ideas and interact with your fellow natural resource professionals and [conservationists].

If you are a past member we can not overemphasize the analogy that the SAF is like the natural resources we tend a dynamic organization constantly growing and changing to meet our members' needs some of which were listed previously.

We would be glad to provide you with information about the benefits of a membership in the SAF. If you would like to learn more about the SAF go to the SAF national website and if you are interested in a SAF membership please contact one of the current Allegheny leadership or go the SAF Membership webpage. We think you will find SAF enjoyable, a worthwhile investment, and learning experience.


News You Should Know

Susan Lacy Allegheny SAF's New Business Manager

Effective July 1, 2011, Susan Lacy is the Business Manager for Allegheny SAF.
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Allegheny News

The Winter 2012 edition of the Allegheny News is now available for downloading.


"A Working Forest: Its Future with Fire, People, and Wildlife" Film Has New Website

Allegheny SAF members attending the 2010 Winter meeting in West Virginia witnessed the debut of the new documentary film produced by Allegheny SAF member Bob Williams, CF and featuring legendary musician and tree farmer Chuck Levell. You can (read the article about it in the May 2010 issue of The Forestry Source), and visit the new website featuring articles, clips, a photo gallery, and more.


Calendar of Events

Each of the state divisions has an individual webpage established where you can see a list of current leaders and events. Some will have a calendar associated with their webpage which you might find useful. You can access these division webpages from anywhere on this site by clicking one of the links in the Divisions box located on the left.

Allegheny SAF Chapter Meetings (up coming)
Stay tuned, more to come.


Allegheny SAF Chapter Meetings (recent)

Allegheny Summer Meeting 2011
Integrating Traditional Forestry and Ecological Forestry
September 14-16, 2011
Fountains Conference Center
Salisbury, MD
Event info: Meeting agenda & registration
Optional Delaware Wildlands tour: Read the article Harvesting Part of Plan to Save Cypress Swamp.

Allegheny Winter Meeting 2011
Silviculture, Recreation and Prescribed Fire
February 16-18, 2011
Clarion Holiday Inn
Clarion, PA
Event info: Meeting agenda & registration

Allegheny Summer Meeting 2010
THE POCONOS: Forest Use & Management At The Wildland-Urban Interface
Woodlands Inn and Resort, Wilkes-Barre, PA
June 23-25, 2010
Review information regarding the Allegheny SAF 2010 Summer meeting held June 23-25, at the Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Presentations given at the meeting are available for downloading.

Allegheny Winter Meeting 2010
Review information regarding the Allegheny SAF 2010 Winter meeting held February 16-18, 2010 at the Stonewall Jackson Resort State Park in Roanoke, WV. Presentations given at the meeting are available for downloading.


Allegheny SAF Division Meetings
More updates to come.

Maryland/Delaware SAF Spring Meeting —2011
Wood Energy & Biomass Opportunities
May 25, 2011
Chesapeake College
Wye Mills, MD
See registration for location info
Meeting info: Agenda & registration


SAF National Conventions

2012 - Spokane, Washington
October 24-28
Resilent Forests


Other Meetings & Training

More updates to come.