North Carolina, also known as ‘tar heel state’, has over 18 million acres of productive forestland, which supports a vibrant forest product industry throughout the state. In 2019, the forest sector contributed about $35 billion in industry output and employed over 148,000 people with a payroll of $8.5 billion in North Carolina. Besides a substantial economic contribution, North Carolina’s forests also offer multiple ecological and cultural benefits. Private forestlands are sequestering the emissions of 2.6M cars annually driven on North Carolina’s roads.

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2024 North Carolina SAF Summer Meeting

Aberdeen, NC

2024 North Carolina SAF Leadership Summit

Photos from Past Events

2022 Award Recipients at the NC Summer Meeting in Winston-Salem

From left to right: Derryl Walden, Special Volunteer Service Award; Dr. Mark Megalos, Division Merit Award; John Hatcher, Young Forester Leadership Award; and Allen Plaster, Chair's Special Recognition Award.

2023 SAF Golden Member Award

Susan Guynn (left) presents 50-year SAF member Albert Coffey (right) with the SAF Golden Member Award.

2023 APSAF Distinguished Service to Forestry Award

Mark Megalos (center) receiving the award from 2022 APSAF Chair Susan Guynn (left) and the 2022 recipient, Barry New (right).

Members Tara Dickson (L) and Blair Allman (R) posing in front of "Ruby" at the stop in Kinston, NC.

NC Division Chair, Nathan Gatlin, at Arbor Day Event

2023 SAF Golden Member Award

Susan Guynn (left) presents 50-year SAF member Richard Braham (right) with the SAF Golden Member Award.

Croatan Chapter

Ed Zimmer, 2023 APSAF Chair, presenting Tara Dickson, 2023 NC Past Chair, with a framed APSAF 100-Year Proclamation

Each state chair who helped get the proclamation passed was recognized with a copy of the proclamation framed with virgin American chestnut wood.

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree presentation at New Bern, NC.

SAF members pose for a picture with Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl.

SAF members Dakota Wagner (L), Greg Cooper (M), Tara Dickson (R) at the SAF information booth/ornament making station at the Harvest Celebration kick-off stop in Fletcher, NC.

Croatan Chapter Adopt-A-Highway

The Croatan Chapter adopted a section of US-17 near the Hofmann Forest in Onslow County.

NC Business Meeting at the APSAF Winter Meeting

Columbia, SC

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