Indiana Society of American Foresters

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ISAF 2010 Summer Meeting: September 1-2

The ISAF 2010 Summer Meeting will be held September 1-2 at the Wright Center, located at the Martell Forest near West Lafayette. The meeting will highlight activities of the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center over its first decade of existence. Presentations will focus on past and future tree improvement research activities. Download the brochure and registration information here (pdf).

Indiana Forester Newsletter

The Summer 2010 edition of Indiana Forester is now available for downloading (pdf file). If you would like a copy of a past issue, you can find pdf versions here.

ISAF 2010 Winter Meeting

The ISAF 2010 Winter Meeting was held on February 10 and 11 at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park. You can download the presentations here.

2009 ISAF Summer Meeting, August 19-20

This year's topic was "Forest Topics for the Hoosier Forest." The meeting was held at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel in Indianapolis. More on this summer's meeting.

Funds Available for Special Projects

At the ISAF Executive Board meeting and ISAF General Business Meeting of 25 February 2009, it was voted to change the procedures for handling the profits of our Fidelity Investment Account. Read about the changes here.

Society of American Foresters Support FFA Forestry Competition

One hundred thirty-three kids representing 38 states competed in the national forestry activities at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana as part of the annual FFA convention. Several members of the Indiana Society of SAF were instrumental in coordinating the event. Read complete article here.

Society of American Foresters Honored at FFA Convention

"For 40 years the Society of American Foresters has supported the National FFA Organization, and we were honored for that support on October 25th," reported Lee Huss who has coordinated the exhibit for Indiana SAF for the past two years. Huss said SAF was presented a plaque by FFA for their outstanding participation as an exhibitor at the FFA National Agriculture Career Show recently held at the Indiana Convention Center. Read complete article here.

Forestry's Economic Importance

Recent analysis by the Indiana biosciences initiative shows that forestry is the largest employer with the highest paying jobs in the total agricultural sector.

Land Use Statistics of Interest

According to the Indiana DNR, 19% of the state is in forest. This is the third largest land use. Number one is corn and number two is soybeans at about equal proportions. Together they make up about 50% of the state's area. That leaves about 20% for urban, suburban and industrial uses. Trees are important to Indiana.

Sustainable Forestry Publication Series Available

Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources has just released a new series of extension publications titled "A Landowners Guide to Sustainable Forestry in Indiana". The eight titles in the series cover a variety of topics interesting to forest landowners and their forest managers. The publications can be viewed online here. For ordering information, call 888.398.4636 or write Communications Media Distribution Center, 1187 Service Building, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-1187.

Directory of Professional Foresters

The Directory of Professional Foresters compiled by the Indiana Forest and Woodland Owners Association is available. Large orders can be sent to Dan Ernst () at the DNR Division of Forestry, 317.232.4105 or from Wendell Leedy (), at 317.881.1632. Single copies are available at local Soil and Water Offices or Division of Forestry offices.