Indiana Society of American Foresters

What's New

Winter 2008 Meeting

The winter meeting was held February 27-28 at McCormick's Creek State Park with the theme of "Forestry in a Changing Environment". Highlights of the meeting can be found here.

Indiana Forester Newsletter

The April 2008 edition of Indiana Forester is now available for downloading (pdf file).

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.

Don McGuire Donation

Indiana SAF has recently received a $5,000.00 donation from long-standing member and SAF Fellow Don McGuire. This donation was placed in an investment account and the yearly interest will be used to facilitate Purdue University student chapter attendance at the SAF National Convention. The interest will be added to $1,000.00 that is annually budgeted by ISAF to help the student chapter. The Indiana SAF thanks Don for his generous donation which will stimulate student interest in our professional organization far into the future.

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.

Looking For Someone?

To locate an ISAF member, use the National SAF site. To do that, click here to enter the National SAF Members Only area, then follow directions to the membership lists. You can find individuals or download the complete list if desired. To enter the national members only area, you need the first four letters of your last name and your membership number.

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.