Society of American Foresters’ (SAF) membership is organized into three categories: National, State, and Chapter. All SAF members are part of the National Society of American Foresters; membership allocation is further designated by state or multi-state society (e.g., California SAF). Finally, members are assigned to Chapters based on the residential zip code provided with their SAF membership (though membership in a different Chapter can be chosen by contacting the National Office). Student members are connected with the SAF Chapter representing individual students’ academic institution.
Below is the map showing the current (as of July 2022) SAF Chapters in California:
Chapter Leadership
California SAF Student Chapters
- Bakersfield College
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- College of the Redwoods
- Cal Poly Humboldt
- Reedley College
- UC Berkeley
California SAF Chapters
- Bay Area
- Bidwell
- Forty Niner
- High Sierra
- North Coast (formerly Jedediah Smith)
- Monterey Bay
- Peter Lassen
- Redwood Coast
- Sacramento/Tahoe
- Southern California
- South San Joaquin
- Wyntoon
Bakersfield College Student Chapter (Advisor)
Renaldo Arroyo – Advisor, renaldo.arroyo@bakersfieldcollege.edu
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Work: (661) 395-4097
Bay Area Chapter
David Bakke
2895 Cypress Circle
Fairfield, CA 94533
707-344-4717
Bidwell Chapter
Scott Worden
19855 Barton Hill Road
Strawberry Valley, CA 95981
Work: 530-675-2343
Fax: 530-675-0843
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Student Chapter
Faculty Advisor: Maurica Fitzgibbons (805) 756-2420, mafitzgi@calpoly.edu
Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Student Chair: 2021-22 Nick Bender
College of the Redwoods Student Chapter
Forty Niner Chapter
Thomas Francis
tfrancis2046@outlook.com
(209) 533-3180
High Sierra Chapter
Diane Savin-Dukleth
Cal Poly Humboldt Student Chapter
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Erin Kelly (eck107@humboldt.edu) & Dr. Lucy Kerhoulas (Lucy.Kerhoulas@humboldt.edu)
Dept. of Forestry & Wildland Resources
Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA 95521
Dr. Kelly – (707) 826-4150, Dr. Kerhoulas – (707) 826-4243
Student Chair (2021-22) Hanna Upton (saf@humboldt.edu)
Chapter Facebook page
Chapter website
North Coast Chapter (formerly called the Jedediah Smith Chapter)
Officers for 2023-2024:
President: Valerie Elder
707-476-4328
Monterey Bay Chapter
Vacant
Contact the SAF Office if you are interested in serving in this capacity.
Peter Lassen Chapter
Vacant
Contact the SAF Office if you are interested in serving in this capacity.
Redwood Coast Chapter
Vacant
Contact the SAF Office if you are interested in serving in this capacity.
Reedley College Student Chapter
Joshua Soderland and Randy Moore
Faculty Advisor: Joshua Soderlund
Phone: (559) 494-3000 Ext. 3260
Student Chair: Randy Moore
995 North Reed Avenue, Reedley, CA 93654
Sacramento/Tahoe Chapter
Chapter Chair: Robert Desotle
Secretary: Jane Laboa
Treasurer: Jon Jue
Southern California Chapter
Vacant
Contact the SAF Office if you are interested in serving in this capacity.
Southern San Joaquin Chapter
Darren Mahr
dmahr@sierraforest.net
UC Berkeley Student Chapter
Faculty Advisor: Rachelle Hedges (rachelle.hedges@berkeley.edu)
(310) 480-7098
Wyntoon Chapter
John Kessler (Interim Chair)
602 Glen Mar Dr.
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067-2744
Work: 530-859-0883