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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 Carlolina, and South Carolina.

ApSAF Winter Meeting

This years ApSAF Winter Meeting will be in Whyteville, VA. See the ApSAF 2012 Winter Meeting page for more information and online registration.

NOTE: You do not need to create a PayPal account for online payment for registrations.

ApSAF Chair's Message

2011 - A YEAR FOR PASSION

What an informative and enjoyable annual meeting we had during January in Charleston, SC.  There never seems to be enough time or memory recall to thank everyone at these meetings.  Many thanks again to...

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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

Thanks for attending you state summer meetings, presentations and pictures are available:

Virginia - Apr 26-28      South Carolina - June 6-7th      North Carolina - June 6-8

Upcoming SAF Events:

Past Meetings

  • Jan 12th, 2012 - Edisto Chapter Oyster Roast at the Washington Hunt Club, Monks Corner.
  • Jan 25th-Jan 27th, 2012 - ApSAF 2012 Winter Meeting, Wytheville, VA
  • Jan 25th, 2012 - ApSAF Executive Committee Meeting, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm, Wythville, VA
  • Mar 15th, 2012 - Croatan Chapter Meeting, Membership Drive, and Oyster Roast at Weyerhaeuser's Cool Prings Environmental Education Center
  • 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.
  • Apr 26th-Apr 28th, 2012 - Virginia Forestry Summit - Annual Meeting for ACF, SAF, and VFA. Wintergreen, VA.
  • Jun 6th-Jun 7th, 2012 - SC Division Summer Meeting, Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson, SC - International Trade Influences on SC Wood Markets.
  • Jun 21st, 2012 - Croatan Chapter Meeting, Location: TBA
  • Sep 20th, 2012 - Croatan Chapter Meeting, Location: TBA
  • Oct 24th-Oct 27th, 2012 - SAF National Convention, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Washington
  • Dec 6th, 2012 - Christmas Party/Croatan Chapter Meeting, Location: TBA
  • Aug 31st, 2013 - SAF National Convention, Charleston, SC

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Historical images courtesy of The Forest History Society

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Old-growth forest in Virginia.