Welcome to the Oregon Society and Washington State Society of American Foresters

The Western Forester

Note: The Western Forester is in pdf format.

June/July/August 2010 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights

Chapters are at the Heart of SAF
Annual Seedling Sale Supports Forestry Scholarships and Mission of Local Alaska Chapter
Chapter Hooks into Facebook
OSAF Chapters Rise to the Recruiting Challenge
SAF and Partners Focus on Sustaining Idaho and Montana Forests
The Harbor is Green (Again)
Panorama Chapter Provides Volunteer Forestry Instructors
Fifth Graders Learn About Forest Management
Capitol Chapter Members Use their Talents to Support Forest History Center
OSAF Foundation, an SAF Success
Keeping Members Engaged
WSSAF Foundation Reaches Milestone
Council Approves Policy Actions; Considers Dues Increase
Forestry Professionals Gather in Albany
WSSAF Members Honored at Annual Meeting
Longview Recognizes Golden Members

In Every Issue....

March/April/May 2010 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights

Foresters and Wildlife Biologists: Sharing Common Ground
The Big Picture: The Role of Forests in Connecting Quality Habitats for Wildlife
Manipulating Stand Structure of Douglas-fir Plantations for Wildlife Habitat and Wood Production
Integrating Bird Conservation into Commercial Forests: How Much Hardwood is Enough?
Forestry in the Pacific Northwest: How Important are Riparian Buffers to Stream-associated Amphibians? (download the literature cited pdf document here)
Management Recommendations for Controlling Invasive False-brome
Council Holds Teleconference After Storm Cancels Meeting
SAF Leaders Meet at Pack Forest
It's Not Too Late! Annual Meetings Await
Tree Farm Management Plan Workshops Scheduled
Information Sought About Variable Retention Harvesting
SAF Makes "Global Connection" with Idaho High School Teachers and Students
Student SAF Chapter Thrives at Washington State University

January/February 2010 (download pdf)

Issue Highlights

Managing Catastrophe
Catastrophic Fire from a Private Perspective: Lessons Learned from the 1992 Fountain Fire
Managing Mountain Pine Beetle to Prevent Catastrophic Losses to our Lodgepole and Ponderosa Pine Forests
The Wind Blew and Blew and Blew....
Another Approach to Large Fire Management
Forestry from the Ground Up: OSAF 2010
Destination La Conner!
December Council Update: Convention Coming to Spokane