The Washington State Society of American Foresters (WSSAF) Foundation is proud to announce that scholarships for the upcoming academic year of 2020 – 2021 are being awarded to Alannah Cross ($1,500), and Sydney Potter ($1,500). Since 2011, the Foundation has awarded scholarships totaling $28,000 to 23 bright and worthy students.
Forest products, workers are a part of critical infrastructure
An article from Washington Forest Protection Association
March 20, 2020
2020 Washington State SAF Annual Meeting CANCELLED.
Washington State SAF has made the decision to cancel the annual meeting as a commitment to the health of participants and members. Instead, we will host the annual meeting in Leavenworth in the spring of 2021 (exact dates to be determined).
On January 1, 2020, Tamara Cushing, PhD, began her one-year term as president of the Society of American Foresters (SAF). Founded in 1900 by Gifford Pinchot and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, SAF is a national organization that represents and serves 11,000 forestry professionals in the United States. Dr. Cushing will continue serving on SAF’s Board of Directors for the next two years, including as immediate past president in 2021.
2020-21 WASHINGTON STATE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS FOUNDATON
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION & INSTRUCTIONS
The Washington State Society of American Foresters (WSSAF) is accepting scholarship applications from students pursuing an education in Forestry. The scholarship is available to individuals who will be attending, full time during the 2020–21 school year, a Forestry Program at one of the following schools:
Thomas H. DeLuca has been selected as the next Cheryl Ramberg-Ford and Allyn C. Ford Dean of the Oregon State University College of Forestry.
SAF National Convention Louisville, Kentucky • October 30-November 3, 2019
Sponsored By: Washington State University Forestry Extension - Southwest, Washington Tree Farm Program, Washington State Society of American Foresters, Washington Farm Forestry
O'Neill Pine Company owners Debra and Richard Pine were named the 2019 Tree Farmers of the Year by the Washington Tree Farm Program. Debra and Richard Pine were honored at the Washington Farm and Forestry Association's annual meeting in May.
