Wisconsin Society of American Foresters

Welcome to the SAF Web, offering information and educational opportunities for forestry professionals in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Deer Population Management Deer are among the favorite species for wildlife viewing and hunting. Deer eat tree shoots, buds, leaves, as well as acorns, mushrooms, fruits, grass, hay, corn, sumac and many other plants. The carrying capacity of Wisconsin's forest and agricultural land is being strained by an overabundance of hungry deer. Click to learn more about the issues and proposed management options. (Photo credit: Architect of the U.S. Capitol at Flickr.com) New! WI SAF in partnership with the Forest Guild launches a Wisconsin Forestry Webinar Series. Frequently Visited Pages: Calendar of Events Wisconsin SAF Officers Wisconsin SAF Position Descriptions Awards Wisconsin SAF Bylaws, as amended March 2011 (Word doc) Most Recent WI SAF Newsletter Meeting Presentations (PPT Slides - PDF) Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) Credits Forestry Communications Funding and Opportunities Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Past and Future Wisconsin SAF Statewide Meeting Dates and Topics How to Join Links to Related Sites Wisconsin Forestry Pesticide Applicators' Toolbox File Transfer
	WISAF Partnering with the Wisconsin Science Olympiad The State Society, UW Stevens Point School of Forestry, UWSP LEAF, and UW Stout are assisting the Wisconsin Science Olympiad with developing tests and providing forestry mentors to prepare state-wide middle and high school teams for the 2013 National Science Olympiad Tournament. Learn more here.

What profession affects every aspect of your life every day? Chances are your answer wasn’t forestry! But can you imagine life with no clean water, no homes for people or wildlife, no places to enjoy the outdoors? For over 100 years, professional foresters in Wisconsin have been working hard to ensure that neither you nor future generations have to imagine such a life. Early European settlers considered the vast forests to be inexhaustible. In the 20th century the science of forestry developed, and it became clear that, although these forests were not inexhaustible, they were renewable. Over the past century the profession has continued to address issues of sustainability, with foresters working in such diverse areas as forest ecology, wildlife management, soil conservation, remote sensing and geographic information systems, urban forestry, and recreation.