Continuing Education
Upcoming Meetings/Announcements
2025 Indiana Society of American Foresters Fall Meeting
Thursday October 2nd and Friday October 3rd (Flyer available here)
Where
The program will be held at the Spring Mill Inn, Spring Mill State Park, 3333 State Road 60 E, Mitchell, Indiana 47446. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Spring Mill Inn for a reduced rate. Please call (877) 563-4371, choose option 1, then choose option 6. Room Reservation Group Code: 1002DF
Education Credits
This program has been approved for 6.5 credits in Category 1 CFE credits from the Society of American Foresters.
Cost
The registration fee is $75.00 for SAF members, $100 for non-members and $15 for students and includes meeting materials, snacks and drinks during breaks and a Dinner buffet on Thursday. Breakfast on Friday is on your own (continental breakfast for hotel guests). **Dietary restrictions or other questions? Please contact Eric McDonald at emmcdonald@dnr.IN.gov or (574) 850-2955
You can register online with your credit/debit card below. Registering online is fast and easy and you will receive a receipt via email in less than five minutes. If you choose not to register online, you can fill out the following form and send a check to: Jordan McGuckin, 12875 West Sawmill Rd, Columbus, IN 47201. Make checks payable to: Indiana SAF.
Agenda
| Day 1 Thursday, October 2nd | |
| 9:30AM | Executive Committee Meeting |
| 12:00pm | Registration |
| 12:25pm | Opening Greeting |
| 12:30pm | Pollinator Habitat in Log Landings (PHiLL) - Jason Ibell |
| 1:00pm | History of Indiana Lookout Towers - Teena Ligman |
| 2:00pm | 10 Minute Break |
| 2:10pm | Herbicide Application on forest invasives using drones - Joseph Kern | 2:40pm | Using goats to control woody invasives - Ron Rathfon |
| 3:10pm | Industry and wood products utilizing eastern redcedar - Richard Newton |
| 3:40pm | 10 Minute Break |
| 3:50pm | Moving forward with prescribed fire - Jarred Brooke |
| 4:20pm | Wildfire Crew Deployment: An Overview - Darren Bridges |
| 5:00pm | Business Meeting |
| 6:30pm | Dinner Buffett** |
| Day 2 Friday, October 3rd | |
| 8:00AM | Continental Breakfast for Hotel Guests or on your own |
| 9:00am | Witness Trees from Original Surveyor Records in Indiana - AJ Ariens |
| 9:35am | Carpool/Drive to Orion Hardwoods, Inc. 2929 Fleenor Rd., Mitchell, IN 47446 |
| 10:00am | Field Tour of Orion Hardwoods Sawmill |
| 12:00pm | Adjournment |
Please remember to bring your SAF or CF number to apply for credits.