South Carolina Division - Appalachian Society of SAF

Welcome to the home page of the South Carolina Division of Appalachian Society of American Foresters, representing the professional foresters and technicians in the state of South Carolina.

On December 19, 2011, Catherine Templeton, the agency director for the SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations, sent a letter and report to Governor Haley advising the elimination of 11 boards that regulate various professions in SC. The Board of Registration for Foresters was one of the 11 boards discussed in the report. Here is a link to a copy of this report. The discussion concerning the Board of Registration for Foresters begins on page 10.

The SC Division of SAF will be discussing this issue at the February 16, 2012 Executive Committee meeting in Columbia, SC. Position statements on forester registration approved by SAF are already in place at the national and state level. Here are copies of both position statements. Also below is a review of a previous recommendation to disband the Board of Registration for Foresters. This issue has surfaced several times in the past decade.

Any feedback on this issue from SAF members is welcome. Please send input to tadams@forestry.state.sc.us

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Mar 16th, 2012 - Arbor Day Celebration and Stihl Timbersports Competition, State Farmer's Market, Raleigh, NC
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.
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, Hendrix Student Center, Almeda Jacks Ballroom, Clemson, SC - International Trade Influences on SC Wood Markets.
Jun 6th-Jun 8th, 2012 - NC Division Summer Meeting, Rocky Mount, NC
Oct 24th-Oct 27th, 2012 - SAF National Convention, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Washington
Jan 30th-Feb 1st, 2013 - ApSAF 2013 Winter Meeting
Oct 23rd-Oct 27th, 2013 - SAF National Convention, Charleston, SC
Oct 8th-Oct 12th, 2014 - SAF National Convention, Salt Lake City, UT