Congratulations to Tom Hittle, 2015 Wisconsin SAF state chair, and Julie Peltier, 2016 Wisconsin SAF state chair, who accepted the House of Society Delegates Leadership Award at the 2015 national Society of American Foresters convention. Pictured here (left to right): Tim Phelps, 2015 HSD chair; Hittle; Peltier; and Tera King, 2015 HSD chair-elect.
Planning Begins for 2016 National Convention
It’s a little more than a year away and time to start planning and making assignments for the 2016 SAF National Convention. The convention will be on November 2-6 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. Thank you in advance for your interest in the convention planning and possibly volunteering to help out at […]
Kerkman Joins the Ranks of SAF Fellows
The honor of being named SAF Fellow recognizes the 30+ years Jim Kerkman has dedicated to advancing the application of forestry, forestry outreach and education and public policy in support of good forest stewardship. Jim graduated in forestry from UW-Stevens Point in 1982 and has been with the US Army at Fort McCoy since 1985, […]
Macon Award Presented to Dean Christine Thomas
Christine Thomas, Dean of the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point, was awarded the John Macon Award at the 2015 Wisconsin Society of American Foresters annual conference in New London on September 22. The Macon Award recognizes outstanding contributions to Wisconsin forestry. Christine, a member of SAF since 1985, is known locally, regionally, nationally, […]
Kante Receives Mike King Wisconsin SAF Field Forester of the Year Award
Jeffrey Kante, forester for the Village of Chenequa in 1980, was named the 2015 Mike King Wisconsin SAF Field Forester of the Year at the recent state SAF conference. Jeff has been an active SAF member since 1990, organizing chapter tours, assisting with the planning of several statewide meetings, and serving as Southeast Wisconsin Chair […]
