Wisconsin Society of American Foresters

Welcome to the SAF Web, offering information and educational opportunities for forestry professionals in Wisconsin. Seno Center Cordwood Display Renewed The fuelwood and standard cordwood displays at ther Seno Forestry Education Center were rebuilt. Oak poletimber was marked for release and the cut trees used for the displays. Scouts did the original display 15 years ago. Dave Czysz (R) organized the work and was assisted by Jim Bednar (L) and Julie Peltier. The next Wisconsin SAF Statewide Meeting is being planned for August 14-15, 2012 in Stevens Point. The Mid-Wisconsin and Fox River Valley Chapters will co-host the event, with red pine management the featured theme. Details to come. Frequently Visited Pages: Calendar of Events Wisconsin SAF Officers Wisconsin SAF Position Descriptions 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 National Science Olympiad Tournament in May, 2012 at Orlando, Florida. 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.