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November 2021
2021 SAF National Convention – Forests For All
While we will not be meeting in person, we are excited for the opportunity that a virtual format will bring. We express our gratitude to the National Committee on Convention Programming and California Society of American Foresters. The committee, with Program Chair Damian Adams and General Chair Keith Gilless at the helm, has worked diligently with staff to plan an engaging and thought-provoking program aimed to connect attendees on a broader scale. As you make plans to attend this year’s…
Find out more »Bay Area Chapter Meeting
Our final Chapter meeting of 2021 will be held on Wednesday, November 10th. The meeting will begin at 5:30 PM. This Chapter meeting will be an in-person meeting in conjunction with the Cal Forestry Club. The meeting will be held outside, located near the front steps of Mulford Hall in the NW corner of the UC Berkeley campus. The Cal Forestry Club will be having one of their ‘bean feeds’ at this meeting and our Chapter members are cordially invited to…
Find out more »Horace M. Albright Lecture in Conservation
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Science Writer Elizabeth Kolbert in Conversation with Dean David Ackerly Elizabeth Kolbert traveled from Alaska to Greenland, and visited top scientists, to get to the heart of the debate over global warming. Her book, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, a book about mass extinctions that weaves intellectual and natural history with reporting in the field began as an article in The New Yorker. It was a New York Times 2014 Top Ten Best Book of the Year…
Find out more »Sacramento-Tahoe Chapter Meeting
Please join us for our next Chapter meeting at Brookfield's restaurant, 4343 Madison Ave (I-80 at Madison), Sacramento. Our meeting will feature a guest speaker: Elliott Vander Kolk, Regional Forester, Sierra Nevada Conservancy. He will be speaking on the Sierra Nevada Conservancy- Past, Present, and Future. Elliott provides internal and external support for increasing the pace and scale of forest restoration and supporting biomass and wood products facility development. He also leads SNC’s National Disaster Resilience program focused on building forest…
Find out more »9th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress
Congress Theme: Life with Fire: Prescriptions for Resilience More prescribed fire, cultural burning, and beneficial wildfires are urgently needed to manage the escalating magnitude of wildfire impacts on society and to achieve conservation goals in landscapes around the world. The 2021 Fire Congress will bring the wildland fire community together to discuss strategies to sustain native wildlife and biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and resilience, mitigate climate change impacts, and reduce undesirable impacts on human and natural communities. Participants are encouraged to…
Find out more »December 2021
Humboldt State and College of the Redwoods Annual Christmas Tree Sale
Santa is near, as is our Annual Christmas Tree Sale! Come get a Christmas Tree from us starting THURSDAY, December 2! This year’s sale supports the Humboldt Forestry Club, Humboldt State of Society Foresters, HSU Logging Sports, & College of The Redwoods Forestry Club. All proceeds go to the professional and ethical advancement of forestry students! Wildberries Marketplace, Arcata, Daily 12 pm to 6 pm. Douglas Fir - $5/foot; White Fir - $7/foot
Find out more »UC Berkeley Forestry Club – Christmas Tree Sale – NOTE new extended evening hours!
This annual fundraiser for the Forestry Club begins on Sunday December 5th, from 11 am to 7 pm, and continues until Friday the 10th (or all trees are sold if sooner). The sale will be outside Mulford Hall (on the south side) on the UC Berkeley Campus. Cost: $8 per foot (cash, check or Venmo accepted). Trees will be sold on a first come, first served basis. All proceeds will go to the Cal Forestry Club to help fundraise for…
Find out more »California SAF Executive Committee Meeting
If you are a California SAF member and wish to attend this virtual meeting of your Executive Committee, contact Cal SAF Executive Director Kathleen Burr at ncsaf@mcn.org for connection information.
Find out more »January 2022
California Weed Science Society, 74th Annual Conference
Exploring the Diversity of Weed Management in California - We have put together a great agenda for this conference. Wednesday’s program will begin with our Weed School session focusing on ‘Weed Management and Genetics’, which continues to be extremely important as we battle with increasing cases of herbicide-resistant weeds in recent years. This will be followed by student presentations. There will also be several posters in the student competition category and voluntary submissions. Capitalizing on the opportunity of being in…
Find out more »Sacramento Tahoe Chapter Meeting – Topic is Caldor Fire
We have an upcoming in-person chapter meeting scheduled in Diamond Springs (near Placerville). If you have questions about the 2021 Caldor Fire, this is a good opportunity to ask them. The speaker will be Mike Blankenheim, Cal Fire’s Amador El Dorado Unit Chief. The meeting will be held at the Colina Del Oro restaurant, located at 694 Pleasant Valley Road, Suite 1 in Diamond Springs. Meal cost is $25. Please RSVP to Jon Jue by noon on Wed January 19th…
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