SACRAMENTO–Geri Bergen, former Tahoe National Forest Supervisor, was posthumously awarded the Francis H. Raymond Award by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) on November 6, 2019. This award is given to the individual, organization, agency, or company who has contributed the most to the management of California’s natural resources. Criteria includes volunteer… Read More Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Posthumously Honored for Contributions to California Forestry

Encourage local participation and work together to achieve community resilience:  You can help promote wildfire safety by encouraging residents to work together on a project or event. Participation helps create a sense of community, where neighbors begin to look out for each other. Wildfire Community Preparedness Day projects can also help strengthen relationships between residents… Read More Wildfire Community Preparedness Day

Michigan State University (MSU) Forestry and The Society of American Foresters are pleased to announce our upcoming online course – ‘Physical Science of Forests, Climate Regulation, and Carbon Storage.’ Offered through the MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP), the ‘Physical Science of Forests, Climate Regulation, and Carbon Storage’ course will provide foundational and advanced knowledge in… Read More Online Forest Carbon Course Available 4/19 through SAF ForestEd & Michigan State University

Enjoy these new Oral History interviews! This group of 7 Golden and long-term SAF members share memories of careers in agricultural banking, private industry, federal and state agencies, research and forest policy via the DC Beltway.    George Roby – Forest Supervisor, Angeles National Forest, retired 18:30 – Providing ICS advice to the military… Read More 7 “Really New” CaSAF Interviews Online – January 22, 2018

Enjoy these 7 new interviews!  Remarkable CaSAF Golden members share unique memories of their careers in California, Washington DC and South America…   …They also provide advice to young people regarding the profession and reflect on the future of forestry and natural resources management in California…   … And each have a vision of a… Read More Oral History Project: 7 New CaSAF Interviews Online

A welcome sight for property owners, fire retardant is an essential fire fighting tool. California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection reported pumping a record 387, 655 gallons of retardant in one day, Oct. 12, 2017 at the McClellan Air Attack Base in Sacramento.   Joe Sherlock and J. Lopez, Chairs of the Society of… Read More CA SAF NEWS RELEASE: Fire Retardant – a welcome sight for property owners during the October 2017 Wine Country Fires Sonoma County, California

We are rolling again!  All filming is complete, editing is in full swing and we are resuming posting of interviews . To view them, visit the oral history page.   This week we offer 5 NEW interviews. (and 23 more over the next 6-8 weeks.) These forestry professionals share stories and perspectives about their upbringing,… Read More NEW CASAF ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS ONLINE – October 2017 Update

REGISTER NOW About If you have been thinking that biochar, CLT, and nanocellulose were the latest gourmet offerings at your local vegan BBQ bistro then you may want to attend the 2017 Summer Meeting to get the real story! “Value Added Forestry” will be the topic of our annual summer meeting of the Northern and… Read More 2017 California SAF Summer Meeting – “Value Added Forestry”