| Welcome to the home page of the Appalachian Society (ApSAF), one of 33 state/multi-state societies that make up the national body known as the Society of American Foresters. ApSAF is composed of professional foresters and forest technicians from the three state region of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. |
ApSAF Winter Meeting
This years ApSAF Winter Meeting was in Whyteville, VA. See the ApSAF 2012 Winter Meeting page for more information, presentations, and pictures. Pictures are now online! |
| ApSAF Mentor Program - The ApSAF Mentor Program has been created to help retain SAF members during the transition from student member through their early career. See the ApSAF Mentor Program page for more information! |
Division Summer Meetings
Consider attending your state summer meetings:
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Upcoming SAF Events:
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Mar 16th, 2012 - Arbor Day Celebration and Stihl Timbersports Competition, State Farmer's Market, Raleigh, NC
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Apr 11th, 2012 - Triangle SAF Dinner Hosted by NCSU Student Chapter
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Apr 12th, 2012 - Edisto Chapter Meeting - 6pm @ The Dog and Duck, 1580 Old Trolley Road, Summerville. Bill Consolettig, Historian of the Southeastern SAF will present a program on forest history with emphasis on Nal Stores.
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Apr 19th, 2012 - The South Carolina Chapter of the Association of Consulting Foresters will hold a one day meeting on Forest Certification on April 19, 2012 at the Harbison Environmental Education Center in Columbia, South Carolina. This meeting is open to the public. Early registration fee is $65 and includes lunch, dinner and all meeting materials. Meeting topics will include overviews of different forest certification systems and their impact on professional foresters and landowners. CFE's will be applied to this meeting. For more information, contact Pat Straka (pastraka@earthlink.net) or 864-646-4859.
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Apr 26th-Apr 28th, 2012 - Virginia Forestry Summit - Annual Meeting for ACF, SAF, and VFA. Wintergreen, VA.
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Jun 6th-Jun 7th, 2012 - SC Division Summer Meeting, Hendrix Student Center, Almeda Jacks Ballroom, Clemson, SC - International Trade Influences on SC Wood Markets.
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Jun 6th-Jun 8th, 2012 - NC Division Summer Meeting, Rocky Mount, NC
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Jun 21st, 2012 - Croatan Chapter Meeting, 6pm @ The Warehouse, Winterville, NC. Bryan Hulka (WEYCO) will talk about new pesticide regulations. (1 CFE applied for)
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Sep 20th, 2012 - Croatan Chapter Meeting, Location: TBA
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Oct 24th-Oct 27th, 2012 - SAF National Convention, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Washington
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Dec 6th, 2012 - Christmas Party/Croatan Chapter Meeting, Location: TBA
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Jan 30th-Feb 1st, 2013 - ApSAF 2013 Winter Meeting
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Oct 23rd-Oct 27th, 2013 - SAF National Convention, Charleston, SC
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Oct 8th-Oct 12th, 2014 - SAF National Convention, Salt Lake City, UT
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Historical images courtesy of The Forest History Society Forest thinning demonstration tour of a forest managed by the Duke University School of Forestry. (Durham, North Carolina.) |
