Serving Forests and Foresters of PA WV NJ MD DE
The Allegheny SAF has a membership of 1,100 professional foresters in the five states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Since 1900, the Society of American Foresters has provided access to information and networking opportunities to prepare members for the challenges and the changes that face natural resource professionals.
The Allegheny SAF Summer Meeting scheduled for September 16-18, 2020, in the Milford, PA area has been canceled.
Due to the ongoing circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the Pinchot Chapter in collaboration with the Allegheny SAF Executive Committee has elected to cancel this year's planned Summer Meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENT: For the purpose of COVID-19 safety measures, the WV SAF Division has decided to postpone the WVSAF meeting planned for April 1-2 until undetermined a future date. That date will be posted here as soon as that decision has been made.
Please plan to join us for the 2020 Winter Conference! The Rothrock Chapter of the Allegheny Society of American Foresters invites you to attend the Allegheny Society of American Foresters – 2020 Winter Conference from February 26‐28 in Boalsburg, PA.
Location: Wyndham Garden, 310 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg, PA 16827
Agenda: download (pdf)
Registration: click here
The Fall 2019 edition of the Allegheny News is available to download.
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Working Better in the Woods will be the theme for the Maryland Delaware SAF Autumn meeting to be held on November 5, 2019, at King’s Landing Park in Huntingtown MD.
Agenda: download (pdf)
Registration can be made online by clicking the yellow button below. A small processing fee has been included.
The Western Gateway Chapter will be hosting the Allegheny Division Annual Summer Meeting on August 21 - 23, 2019. The theme is “Restoring Scarred Landscapes and Preserving a Hallow Site”.
Location: Holiday Inn, Johnstown, PA
REGISTRATION
Meeting Registration is due by August 9, 2019. A late fee of $15.00 will be added to all registrations postmarked after August 9, 2019.
Download: Agenda / Registration
The Summer 2019 edition of the Allegheny News is available to download.
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Go to the Newsletter webpage for other editions
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Fernow Experimental Forest on the Monongahela National Forest, the public is invited on a public tour. Please meet at the equipment sheds (see map below) on Forest Road 701 on Saturday May 4th at 1 pm to begin the tour. Stops will include visits to weir ponds to hear about watershed research conducted on the forest, a 1 mile walk along the Zero Grade trail to see the longest running forestry study on the forest, and hands-on demonstrations of forestry tools. The formal tour will end around 4 pm with cake to celebrate the anniversary.
Please contact Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy at 304-478-2000, extension 114, or melissa.a.thomas-van.gundy@usda.gov for more details and to sign up.
Download: Fernow Background
The Maryland/Delaware SAF Division will hold their 2019 Spring training event on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore MD 21209. The title of this training is: Urban Wood, Not Waste: Urban Wood Utilization in Baltimore.
Note: There will be an optional tour of a wood utilization deconstruction site immediately after the main session (3pm).
Agenda & Registration: click here
The federal government shutdown is now on Day 32 (as of 2019.01.22) and surely impacting some of our members. If they use their work emails to receive messages from SAF, they cannot access those emails at this time.
If you are a member or know of a member who needs assistance - food, heat, other assistance, please contact your chapter or division chair or Allegheny SAF Executive Committee.
If you know of a member who wants to attend the Winter Meeting, but is not receiving the emails about registration, please forward them through another channel. If there are furloughed members who want to attend the Winter Meeting and need help with registration, lodging or transportation - please reach out to your chapter or division chairs or the Executive Committee.
Thanks for your help and willingness to aid our colleagues.
Allegheny SAF Executive Committee
The Allegheny SAF Winter Training will be hosted by the West Virginia Chapter on February 20-22, 2019. The theme is “Evolving Forestry”. Cheat Lake and Morgantown WV is an area with many recreational opportunities with the Lakeview Resort as a wonderful venue for the meeting. It provides easy access to the membership from all the member states as well as being central to many West Virginia attractions including Coopers Rock State Park, Cheat River, Cheat Lake and West Virginia University.
Location: One Lakeview Dr, Morgantown, WV 26508
Info/Registration: Agenda & Registration - revised 2/13 (pdf)
Sponsorship info: Businesses and members can help support this training by becoming a sponsor. The Cover Letter (pdf) can provide an introduction to our organization and the event. The Meeting Sponsorship Form (pdf) should be completed and returned by February 1, so sponsors can be recognized in the pre-meeting publicity and at the training.
The Fall 2018 edition of the Allegheny News is available to download.
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Allegheny News Fall 2018
Our members are doing great things. Let's nominate them for one of these awards and recognize their amazing accomplishments!
Nominations for the Robert Bauer Outstanding Service to Forestry Award, the Forester of the Year award and the Student Leadership are due to Jonathan Kays (jkays@umd.edu) by December 15.
Nomination forms and award eligibility criteria can be found on the ASAF Awards webpage.
The Maryland/Delaware SAF Division will hold their 2018 Fall training event on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at Allegany College of Maryland — 12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502. Use the DIRECTIONS button below to get navigation directions via Google Maps.
Agenda: click here
The Pennsylvania Forestry Association, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association and Log-a-Load for Kids is sponsoring the Sporting Clays Benefit on October 5. The event is open to the public and new shooters are welcome. All profits will benefit "Log a Load for Kids".
Location: Shenecoy Sportsmen - 5776 Shenecoy Road - McConnellstown, PA 16660
Registration: download (pdf)
The Summer 2018 edition of the Allegheny News is available to download.
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The Allegheny SAF Summer Training 2018 will be hosted by The Northern Hardwood Chapter, August 8-10, 2018, in Bradford PA.
Theme: Restoration Forestry of Disturbed Forests on the Allegheny Plateau
Location: University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA — Frame-Westerburg Commons
Accommodations are available to stay on campus in 2 bedroom dorm suites with a full kitchen: $140/night, tax included, each bedroom has either 2 twin beds or one king bed, they will match up people in suites if desired. Other hotels in Bradford are available at a range of prices: Best Western Plus, Comfort Inn, Econo Lodge, Holiday Inn Express.
Info/Registration: Agenda & Registration | online registration
The Spring 2018 edition of the Allegheny News is available to download.
Read MoreThe Maryland/Delaware SAF Division will hold their 2018 Spring training event on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Holiday Inn Express Kent Narrows. The afternoon will feature a tour of the PRS Guitars factory tour. NOTE: Travel to PRS will be on your own.
Holiday Inn Express Kent Narrows
1020 Kent Narrows Road, Grasonville, MD 21638
PRS Factory
380 Log Canoe Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666
Agenda & Registration: click here
You can register online by clicking the buttons below.