Please plan to attend “in person” the 2022 Allegheny SAF Winter Training Conference “Young Forests and Young Professionals” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Allegheny SAF. The training will be held February 16-18, 2022, at the Gemmell Center on the campus of Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania.

View the agenda.

Presentations:

Thursday, February 17, 2021

8:40 AM   Scott Stoleson, USFS – The Kindest Cut: Young Forest as Critical Bird Habitat

9:20 AM    Lisa Williams, PGC – Managing Grouse in the Age of West Nile Virus

10:10 AM   Ben Larson, RGS/AWS – Partnering with Industry to Scale Habitat Restoration

10:50 AM   Eric Zenner, PSU – Young Forests & Young Professionals – Resilience, Adaptation, and the Openness to Change

11:30 AM Jeff Larkin, IUP – The Dynamic Forest Partnership: recovering declining forest wildlife through sustainable forestry applied at ecologically meaningful scales

1:00 PM   Bomboy, K.B., C.I., Bocetti, J.E. Duchamp, M.C. Tyree, D.J. McNeil, and C.J. Fiss, J.L. Larkin., IUP - Breeding habitat selection of Blue-winged Warblers in managed shrublands in southwest Pennsylvania.

1:20 PM    Mathis, C. L., D. J. McNeil Jr., M. R. Lee, C. Grozinger, D. King, C. R. V. Otto, K. R. Urban-Mead, and J. L. Larkin., IUP - Factors Affecting Native Pollinator Diversity and Density in Regenerating Managed Forests in Pennsylvania

1:40 PM  Larkin, JT, M. Akresh, J.L. Larkin, and D.I. King., IUP - Assessing the influence of within-stand and landscape factors on Eastern Whip-poor-will occupancy in managed private land forests enrolled in NRCS conservation programs.

 2:00 PM Pat Brose, USFS - Controlling Sweet Birch in the Post-Harvest Environment: Preliminary Results

Friday, February 18, 2021

9:15 AM  Tom Kase, Kane Hardwood – Planning and Creating Young Forests on a Large Scale: Plan the Work and Work the Plan

10:15 AM Emily Thomas, PSU Dubois – Today’s Young Professionals in Natural Resources

The Allegheny SAF Summer Training 2021 will be hosted by The Maryland - Delaware Chapter, August 25-27, 2021 at Rocky Gap State Park near Flintstone, MD. More information is coming soon.

Registration & Agenda: download

In light of current global events and our inability to meet in person, the Allegheny Society of American Foresters will host our Annual Winter Meeting “virtually on Zoom” on the evening of Wednesday, March 10, 2021, beginning at 6:30 pm. Access information will be forthcoming.

ANNOUNCEMENT: For the purpose of COVID-19 safety measures, the WV SAF Division has decided to postpone the WVSAF meeting planned for April 1-2 until undetermined a future date. That date will be posted here as soon as that decision has been made.

West Virginia Division Spring Meeting: Changing Markets And Practices in West Virginia Forestry Where: Twin Falls Resort State Park
When: April 1-2, 2020
Download: Agenda / Registration (doc) (pdf)

The Rothrock Chapter of the Allegheny Society of American Foresters will host the 2020 Winter Conference from February 26‐28, 2020, in Boalsburg, PA.

Location: Wyndham Garden, 310 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg, PA 16827 

Agenda: download (pdf)

Registration: click here

The Western Gateway Chapter will be hosting the Allegheny Division Annual Summer Meeting on August 21 - 23, 2019. The theme is “Restoring Scarred Landscapes and Preserving a Hallow Site”.

Location: Holiday Inn, Johnstown, PA

REGISTRATION

Meeting Registration is due by August 9, 2019. A late fee of $15.00 will be added to all registrations postmarked after August 9, 2019.

Download: Agenda / Registration

The Allegheny SAF Winter Training will be hosted by the West Virginia Chapter on February 20-22, 2019. The theme is “Evolving Forestry”. Cheat Lake and Morgantown WV is an area with many recreational opportunities with the Lakeview Resort as a wonderful venue for the meeting. It provides easy access to the membership from all the member states as well as being central to many West Virginia attractions including Coopers Rock State Park, Cheat River, Cheat Lake and West Virginia University.

Meeting Information

Location: One Lakeview Dr, Morgantown, WV 26508

Info/Registration: Agenda & Registration - revised 2/13 (pdf)

Sponsorship info: Businesses and members can help support this training by becoming a sponsor. The Cover Letter (pdf) can provide an introduction to our organization and the event. The Meeting Sponsorship Form (pdf) should be completed and returned by February 1, so sponsors can be recognized in the pre-meeting publicity and at the training.

The Allegheny SAF Summer Training 2018 will be hosted by The Northern Hardwood Chapter, August 8-10, 2018, in Bradford PA.

Theme: Restoration Forestry of Disturbed Forests on the Allegheny Plateau

Location: University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA — Frame-Westerburg Commons

Accommodations are available to stay on campus in 2 bedroom dorm suites with a full kitchen: $140/night, tax included, each bedroom has either 2 twin beds or one king bed, they will match up people in suites if desired. Other hotels in Bradford are available at a range of prices: Best Western Plus, Comfort Inn, Econo Lodge, Holiday Inn Express.

Registration

Info/Registration: Agenda & Registration | online registration

The Keystone Chapter of the Allegheny Society of American Foresters invites you to the Allegheny Society of American Foresters – 2018 Winter Training on February 21-23 in Gettysburg, PA. The Program Committee has put together an impressive agenda of topics and speakers focused on the theme of “Trees and People.” 

Conference Facility: The Winter Training will be held at the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel just east of Gettysburg, PA. Check out the facility here.

Lodging and Room Reservations: A block of rooms is reserved at the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel. Ask for the Allegheny SAF meeting rate at $99/night (plus taxes). Please note, the rooms will be held at the above rate until Monday, January 29, 2018. Rooms are not guaranteed after this date. For room reservations call the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel at (717) 339-0020 or register online. 

The February 21 ice-breaker will be at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor's Center just 10 minutes away and is open only to Allegheny SAF Attendees! Check out the Museum & Visitor's Center here.

The February 21st ice-breaker will be at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor's Center just 10 minutes away and is open only to Allegheny SAF Attendees!

Registration: and more info, visit PSU online

Announcement: download (pdf)

Agenda: download (pdf) preliminary

NOVEMBER 15–19, 2017 • ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

The Future of Forestry: Meeting Diverse Needs in a Changing World
Plan now to join us in lovely Albuquerque, New Mexico. Enjoy the freshly renovated Albuquerque Convention Center surrounded by a revitalized downtown. Under the warm southwestern sun, we will explore how we can transform the way we approach forestry by integrating a social-ecological perspective to research, education, and management and by adapting forestry to a rapidly urbanizing, globalizing, and diversifying environment.

Together we will examine the integration as a multi-faceted concept in the context of forest science, policy, management, and professional education. Learn how foresters can adapt and evolve to remain a relevant part of the modern world by connecting forestry with urban and global environments and the goods and services that come from working forests. Challenge methodologies and be enlightened by the possibilities that can serve us now and transform forestry into the future.

The Allegheny SAF Summer Training 2017 will be hosted by The Plateau Chapter, September 20 - 22, 2017, 45 Holiday Inn Road, Park Inn, Clarion, PA

Theme: “SILVAH: 50 Years of Practicing Sustainable Forestry and Counting”

Location: 45 Holiday Inn Road, Park Inn, Clarion, PA

On Wednesday, September 20, there will be an optional field tour to Kane Experimental Forest and surrounding landscape. Topics will include: SILVAH guidelines for regeneration, vegetation management, thinning, current research on deer impact, changes in regeneration ecology, forest health, fertilization, wildlife habitat, and carbon sequestration. (Bus transportation and box lunch will be provided as part of the Optional Wednesday Field Tour. Space may be limited. Register early.)

Registration

Info/Registration: Agenda & Registration info

Online Registration

Online payment options available here

The Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture and Forest Service have been working with partners (American Bird Conservancy, Ruffed Grouse Society, Audubon Pennsylvania, PA Game Commission, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resource) to organize a free, two-day workshop in June for forest landowners: Working in Your Woods, A Bird's Eye View.

Participants must register, but registration is free and lunches will be provided each day.

Details: download for more info

Registration: click here

Allegheny Society of American Foresters Winter Training will be held at Wyomissing, PA, February 15-17, 2017. The theme focus will be Rural and Urban Ecosystem Health in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Dates: February 15-17, 2017

Location: The Inn at Reading Hotel and Conference Center

Directions: 1040 North Park Road, Wyomissing, PA 19610

Agenda/Registration: Registration (pdf) | Agenda (pdf)

Pesticide Training: Agenda (doc) or (pdf)

Tree Farm Inspector Training: Information (doc) or (pdf)

Contact: Randy Morin for more info

More info: here

The 2016 SAF National Convention will be held November 2-6 in Madison, Wisconsin. Madison is central to a robust Midwestern forestry community that offers a rich history, a legacy of pioneering forestry environmentalism, and an active contemporary forestry industry. It is a vibrant, safe, walkable capital city that is home to the University of Wisconsin and the world-renowned USFS Forest Products Lab. Register before September 16 for early bird rates. 

Visit this link for more information.

Download Convention brochure here