chapters: north olympic
Chapter Meeting: Thursday, March 13
Where: Joshua's Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive, Port Angeles, 360.452.6545
Time: 6:00pm: Social, 6:30pm: Dinner and Announcements, 7:00pm: Program, 8:30pm: Adjourn
Program: North Olympic Land Trust and How a Conservation Easement Works
Speaker Gary Colley, Attorney with the Law Firm of Platt Irwin, Secretary, NOLT
Questions? Contact Martha Hurd () at 360.457.0255.
greetings from your chair
Welcome to our new Chapter newsletter! It just seemed like a good time to try this. The goal is to inform our North Olympic Chapter SAF members of activities, meetings, and information of interest to us. So maybe a one pager with a few thoughts from your Chair, a calendar of upcoming events, and maybe a member profile each time to help us get to know each other better. Let me know what you think!
I attended the WA/OR leadership conference held in Kelso January 25 and 26. It reminded me how much we have invested in our forestry careers and the need to continue to share that passion with each other and with new foresters entering the field. It was a really charged up conference. There are new requirements regarding certification that each member should be aware of. And if you haven't been to the SAF and Washington State Chapter websites lately, they're worth some internet time. Check them out. I met Zoanne Thomas, our new State Chair who coordinated a great conference, and Lori Rasor from the joint SAF WA/OR office in Portland that publishes the Western Forester. I also picked up a few new SAF membership application packets for new members. They will be available at our March 13 meeting if you know of someone you'd like to invite to join us.
We had a well attended joint meeting with NOTAC (North Olympic Timber Action committee) in January. Al Vaughan and John Viada from the DNR's Olympic Region presented a report on State timber sale activities and projections.
Thanks from all of us to Gordon Gibbs who has served as our chapter chair for the last 3 years. Gordon, we all value your commitment to keeping our Chapter active. Martha Hurd
firewood for winter flood victims
Are you interested in coordinating efforts or providing firewood to winter flood victims in Southwest Washington or Oregon? Contact Zoanne Thomas (), 360.274.2051 or Bob Alverts (), 503.639.0405.
upcoming dates
Saturday. March 8 Tree Plant on Harry Lydiard's Property, 9:00am04:00pm. Check in at Dry Creek Grange Hall, 3130 Edgewood Drive.
Thursday, March 13 North Olympic chapter meeting, 6:00pm (dinner at 6:30, program at 7) Joshua's Restaurant - PA. Presentation: How does a Conservation Easement Work? Gary Colley - Attorney/Secretary North Olympic Land Trust. March NOTAC presentation by USFS rescheduled from January. Stay tuned for date and details.
Thursday, May 15 Joint Meeting with Admiralty Inlet Chapter. 6:00pm dinner at 6:30pm, program at 7:00pm). Paradise Restaurant: Sequim. Program: USFS thinning timber sale near Quilcene
May 25 Conservation Day Clallam Bay
May 28-30 State SAF Annual Meeting . Little Creek Casino and Resort - Shelton
November 5-9 SAF National Convention, Reno NV
"Forestry is the liberal arts of the natural sciences because of the breadth and scope of things that embrace our profession. Forestry pulls together all the sciences." Bob Alverts, SAF Leadership Conference, Kelso January 25, 2008