I represent Wisconsin Society of American Foresters on the Wisconsin Council on Forestry. The July 30, 2015 meeting of the Wisconsin Council on Forestry included a tour of the Kettle Moraine Hardwoods (Hartford, WI) with the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council. Kettle Moraine Hardwoods saws urban logs into unique wood products. A committee was formed to […]

By Jerry Van Cleve, Chapter Chair – The Chippewa Chapter held a chapter meeting on August 25th at Lakewoods Resort near Cable. Topic of the meeting was BATS! Brian Heeringa, a Wildlife Biologist with the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, gave a 1 ½ hour presentation to fourteen attendees on bat biology, and potential impacts of the […]

Looking for a copy of one of the habitat field guide books, “A Guide to Forest Community and Habitat Types of…” Wisconsin (Northern and Southern) and Michigan, by John Kotar? Note that Kemp Natural Resources Station in Woodruff, WI is now the distribution center for these three guide books. They sell for $50 each, plus […]

The Wisconsin SAF Fox Valley and Mid Wisconsin Chapters are hosting the 2015 statewide conference on September 22-23 at the Crystal Falls Banquet Hall in New London (1500 Handschke Drive). This year’s SAF statewide training conference theme is “Proactive Solutions When Dealing with Quarantines and Emerald Ash Borer.” The first day (indoors) will be a […]

By Randy Cooper, Southeast Chapter Chair –   The Southeast Chapter met in Madison on April 17, 2015 for lunch at the Great Dane and then toured the USDA Forest Products Lab.  Two projects we saw were an all-wood tornado shelter constructed with standard 2×4 lumber after testing with a debris cannon to simulate flying […]