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August 2, 2010 10:00 AM
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| Welcome to the home page of the Appalachian Society (ApSAF), one of 33 state/multi-state societies that make up the national body known as the Society of American Foresters. ApSAF is composed of professional foresters and forest technicians from the three state region of Virginia, North Carlolina, and South Carolina. |
ApSAF Announces New Fellows...
Joann Meyer Cox is pleased to announce that John Carroll (VA) and WIlliam Snyder (NC) were selected as SAF Fellows by SAF Council. Congratulations and Thanks for their dedicated service to SAF and ApSAF. |
ApSAF Chair's Message
Dog Days of Summer
Moisture deficits, high day/night time temperatures and a string of broken records. Sounds like another great baseball season but it’s the weather, not America’s favorite pastime...
Read the full message.. |
| ApSAF Mentor Program - The ApSAF Mentor Program has been created to help retain SAF members during the transition from student member through their early career. See the ApSAF Mentor Program page for more information! |
Division Summer Meetings
Visit your state's summer meeting sitefor any follow up information: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. |
Upcoming SAF Events:
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Aug 25th, 2010 - NC State Student Chapter Meeting, 7 pm 1214 New Jordan Hall
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Sep 16th, 2010 - Croatan Chapter Meeting, 6 pm @ The Folded Napkin, Kinston, NC
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Sept 2010 - Triangle Chapter Meeting - TBA
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Oct 21st, 2010 - South Carolina Association of Consulting Foresters Fall Meeting, Harbison Environmental Education Center, Columbia, SC. "GPS in the Real World" -- this full day meeting will allow participants to use and investigate a variety of GPS units inside and in the woods for various forestry applications. $65 early registration includes lunch and dinner. CFE's will be available. Contact Jim Adkins (jadkins@sc.rr.com) for more information. You do not have to be an ACF member to atttend!
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Oct 27th-Oct 31st, 2010 - SAF National Convention, Albequerque, NM
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Nov 2010 - Triangle Chapter hosted by Duke Student Chapter, Durham, NC - TBA
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Dec 2nd, 2010 - Triangle Chapter Christmas Party, Camp New Hope
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Dec 9th, 2010 - Croatan Chapter Meeting, New Bern, NC
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Jan 26th-Jan 28th, 2011 - ApSAF 2011 Winter Meeting, Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC
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Nov 3rd-Nov 7th, 2011 - SAF National Convention, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
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Historical images courtesy of The Forest History Society
Stand marked for second thinning. Trees whose numbers are not repainted to be taken out. Note reproduction of slash, also pine bark louse infestation. [On the Biltmore Estate of George Vanderbilt in Asheville, North Carolina.] |
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