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The Allegheny SAF has a membership of 1,100 professional foresters in the five states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Since 1900, the Society of American Foresters has provided access to information and networking opportunities to prepare members for the challenges and the changes that face natural resource professionals.
Growing Forestry Through Climate and Carbon will be the theme for the Maryland Delaware SAF Spring meeting to be held on May 19, 2022, at Furnace Town, Snow Hill MD.
Registration can be made online by clicking the yellow button below. A small processing fee has been included.
Furnace Town
3816 Old Furnace Rd, Snow Hill, MD 21863
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
This will be an online training event.
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
Working Better in the Woods will be the theme for the Maryland Delaware SAF Autumn 2019 meeting to be held on November 5, 2019, at King’s Landing Park in Huntingtown MD.
Agenda: download (pdf)
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
Become a Technical Service Provider to leverage your resources, allow you to help new and existing clients, and expand your network for conservation projects. This one day workshop will provide participants all required items to meet certification criteria, less the review of two sample plans.
Cost: SAF/MD FS Attendance Cost: $27 per person; includes Lunch & Coffee/donuts.
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Location: Allegany College of Maryland, CE Room 12-14
12401 Willowbrook Rd, Cumberland, MD 21502
Download: Agenda (pdf)
The Maryland/Delaware SAF Division will hold their 2019 Spring training event on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Cylburn Arboretum, 4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore MD 21209. The title of this training is: Urban Wood, Not Waste: Urban Wood Utilization in Baltimore.
Agenda & Registration: click here
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Fernow Experimental Forest on the Monongahela National Forest, the public is invited on a public tour. Please meet at the equipment sheds (see map below) on Forest Road 701 on Saturday May 4th at 1 pm to begin the tour. Stops will include visits to weir ponds to hear about watershed research conducted on the forest, a 1 mile walk along the Zero Grade trail to see the longest running forestry study on the forest, and hands-on demonstrations of forestry tools. The formal tour will end around 4 pm with cake to celebrate the anniversary.
Please contact Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy at 304-478-2000, extension 114, or melissa.a.thomas-van.gundy@usda.gov for more details and to sign up.
Download: Fernow Background / Event Map
Become a Technical Service Provider to leverage your resources, allowing you to help new and existing clients, and expand your network for conservation projects. This one day workshop will provide participants all the required items to meet certification criteria, less the review of a sample plan.
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.
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 Maryland/Delaware SAF Division will hold their 2018 Fall training event on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at Allegany College of Maryland — 12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502. More information is available here.
Agenda & Registration: click here
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.
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!
The Maryland/Delaware SAF Division will hold their 2017 Fall event on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Catonsville College Baltimore of County.
CCBC Center for the Arts
800 S Rolling Rd
Catonsville MD 21228
Parking: Lot#3 SW of Center for the Arts
Agenda & Registration: click here
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.)
Info/Registration: Agenda & Registration info
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
The MD/DE Division of the Allegheny SAF will be holding their Spring meeting on May 17, 2017. The meeting will begin at the Gambrill State Park Tea Room at Middletown, MD. The meeting theme will be is Municipal Watershed Forestry & Management and will feature a morning field tour, with a BBQ lunch and finish in the afternoon with a series of informative sessions held at the Boonsboro Library.
Date: May 17, 2017, @8:30am — 3pm
Location: (AM) Gambrill State Park Tea Room at Middletown, MD / (PM) Boonsboro Library
Credits: 3.5 SAF category 1 / 2 certified arborist / 2 municipal specialist / 2 BCMA mgt / 4.0 MD LTE
Info/Registration: download click here (PDF)
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 New Jersey Division of the Allegheny Society of American Foresters will hold their 2017 Annual Training on February 1, 2017.
Meeting info: click here
Agenda: download (pdf)
Location: Cook Campus Center, Rutgers University, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ (Google Maps)
Rothrock Chapter of the Allegheny SAF 2017 Winter meeting
Location: Boalsburg Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave, Boalsburg, PA 16827
Time: Lunch: 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Sue Tantsits, Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery, “Restoring Land with Native Plants”
Registration: download (doc) (pdf)
More Info: here
The University of Maryland Extension and the Howard County Forestry Board will host a "Woods in Your Backyard" workshop over two consecutiveThursday evenings at the Maryland Extension office in Ellicott City, MD. This workshop is designed for landowners with 1-10 acres who wish to learn about getting more out of their land, converting lawn to woodland, habitat management, and much more. Class sessions will feature presentations by foresters, arborists, landscape designers, and Master Naturalists. The cost for both evenings is $25.00 per person or $30.00 per couple.
For more information and how to register, go here
The Allegheny Society of American Foresters Annual Summer Meeting Program will be held at The Westin, Mount Laurel, NJ.
Location: The Westin, Mount Laurel, NJ
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Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees into crop and livestock systems. Agroforestry can help agriculture address a range of social, ecological, and economic problems in the northeast, enhancing its benefits while minimizing its challenges. A draft agenda is attached.
For more information about this training and about agroforestry in the NE, please visit http://www.nemaagroforestry.org or contact nemaagroforestry@gmail.com .
This training will provide a brief review of agroforestry, and opportunities for participants to explore agroforestry applications in depth with regional experts.
All you need to know about this training can be found on the Eventbrite registration or NE Agro Forestry websites.
Approved for 11 SAF Category 1 CFEs
Download the draft agenda here
Registration for this three-day training is $80.
Register is at Eventbrite
Scholarships for training registration fees are available on a limited application basis. Please download and fill out this form to apply for the scholarship. Travel and lodging are not covered by this scholarship
This training will take place at the Penn State Fruit Research Center (FREC) in Adams County, home to 20,000 acres of orchards and the Gettysburg battlefield. Get directions here.
Gettysburg Comfort Suites are holding a block of rooms for us under “Agroforestry Training” until August 7 ($98). (717-334-6715)
This new self-paced, non-credit course runs 10 weeks from September 5th to November 21st, 2016. The course will help landowners convert lawn to natural areas and enhance stewardship of existing natural areas. Based on the guide of the same name, the course provides strategies to landowners of small parcels of land (1-10 acres) that improve the stewardship of their property for personal enjoyment and environmental quality. The course uses a hands-on learning approach to help participants develop and implement a plan for their property. Activities include how to map habitat areas, understand basic ecological principles about woodland and wildlife, choose and implement a few habitat management projects, and how to set a timetable and record your progress. The use of online discussion groups will allow participants to interact with others taking the course. For this premier offering, the course is a special $85.00, which includes the 108-page “Woods In Your Backyard” guide, workbook, and a tree identification guide.
To read more about the course, including seeing sample pages and how to register.
Join Calvert County Master Gardeners at the county extension office for a workshop that will help you identify invasive plant species commonly found in landscaped and natural areas. Hands-on demonstrations will include cut samples from live plants. There will also be an outdoor activity that will enable you to put your new skills to the test. The workshop is free of charge, and may run a bit longer than three hours.
For more information, go to here
This workshop is part of the popular Forestry Friday series and is intended for landowners and other individuals interested in learning about hunting deer on their property. Many woodland owners and family members have an interest in hunting deer but do not have the experience or background to do so. This workshop will help novice hunters and shooters feel more comfortable with deer hunting. The workshop is a cooperative effort between the Woodland Stewardship Education program and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife & Heritage Service. Topics will include deer ecology & management, landowner liability, firearms and hunting safety, as well as a field session. The cost is $5.00 per person.
For more information, including how to register, go to here
