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Welcome to Indiana
Society of American Foresters
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What's New
Indiana Forester Newsletter
The Spring 2012 edition of Indiana Forester is now available for downloading (pdf file). If you would like a copy of a past issue, you can find pdf versions here.
ISAF 2012 Winter Meeting: March 1-2
The 2012 ISAF winter meeting was held at the Fort Harrison State Park Inn. You can download some of the presentations here.
Marketing Forestry with Trees of Indiana Bandanas and other Materials
Marketing forestry is something every ISAF member should embrace. To meet this goal, Indiana SAF has developed several tools. We have a brochure on careers in forestry which are available to members who might be asked to speak to highschool classes or other groups. We have also developed two displays. One displays caters to careers in forestry. The other display is a tailgate size model for landowners and speaks to why they would want to hire a professional forester. This display has an accompanying brochure.
The Trees of Indiana is the latest marketing effort of the Indiana SAF. The cost of these bandanas is $3.25 each. They are an excellent gift and many members have found they make a memorable "business card" to give to landowners when they make a contact. Please note that the website on all of these materials is now incorrect and you may want to point this out to people - since our website has changed from www.indianasaf.org to www.indianasaf.net. If you are interested in any of these items, please contact Lee Huss ().
Indiana SAF Fellows
Indiana SAF Fellows have a strong commitment through direct SAF volunteer activities as well as through exemplary action, sustained leadership, and advancement of the forestry profession in the application of forestry, education, public policy, research, and/or technology transfer. See previous Indiana SAF Fellows here.
Society of American Foresters Support FFA Forestry Competition
One hundred thirty-three kids representing 38 states competed in the national forestry activities at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana as part of the annual FFA convention. Several members of the Indiana Society of SAF were instrumental in coordinating the event. Read complete article here.
Society of American Foresters Honored at FFA Convention
"For 40 years the Society of American Foresters has supported the National FFA Organization, and we were honored for that support on October 25th," reported Lee Huss who has coordinated the exhibit for Indiana SAF for the past two years. Huss said SAF was presented a plaque by FFA for their outstanding participation as an exhibitor at the FFA National Agriculture Career Show recently held at the Indiana Convention Center. Read complete article here.
Forestry's Economic Importance
Recent analysis by the Indiana biosciences initiative shows that forestry is the largest employer with the highest paying jobs in the total agricultural sector.
Land Use Statistics of Interest
According to the Indiana DNR, 19% of the state is in forest. This is the third largest land use. Number one is corn and number two is soybeans at about equal proportions. Together they make up about 50% of the state's area. That leaves about 20% for urban, suburban and industrial uses. Trees are important to Indiana.
Sustainable Forestry Publication Series Available
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources has just released a new series of extension publications titled "A Landowners Guide to Sustainable Forestry in Indiana". The eight titles in the series cover a variety of topics interesting to forest landowners and their forest managers. The publications can be viewed online here. For ordering information, call 888.398.4636 or write Communications Media Distribution Center, 1187 Service Building, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-1187.
Directory of Professional Foresters
The Directory of Professional Foresters compiled by the Indiana Forest and Woodland Owners Association is available. Large orders can be sent to Dan Ernst () at the DNR Division of Forestry, 317.232.4105 or from Wendell Leedy (), at 317.881.1632. Single copies are available at local Soil and Water Offices or Division of Forestry offices.