Emerald

Chapter Communications

The Emerald Chapter of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) is comprised of approximately 150 natural resource professionals in and around Lane County, Oregon.

Chapter Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from September to May, at the Steelhead Brewery in Eugene. Meetings start at 6 p.m. with dinner/social hour, and always feature a timely forestry topic, lively discussion, and networking. Directions to Steelhead Brewery

The Emerald Chapter also hosts an annual chapter field trip in June, and partners with local organizations to promote forestry education and sustainable forestry.

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Upcoming Events

Next Meeting:

Tuesday, October 16th, 6 p.m. at the Steelhead Brewery, Eugene. Speaker/Presentation will be from our own Emerlald Chaper member Lauren Grand on her northern Red-legged Frog population study in forested wetlands.

Past Meetings:

May: The TallWood Design Institute http://tallwoodinstitute.org/
April: History of the BLM O&C Lands: Cheryl Adcock (BLM)
March: Fire Prevention for the Apo-Eclipse. Kristin Babbs of Keep Oregon Green
February: Panel Discussion on Herbicide use in forestry
January: Peter Daugherty, Oregon State Forester
December: Sara Duncan, OFIC Director of Public Affairs

Meeting Minutes

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Leadership Directory

Chair: Open
Chair Elect:
Treasurer: Norm Michaels nmichaels2@yahoo.com	541-822-3528
Newsletter Editor/Secretary: Jeff Grogan jeff.grogan@weyerhaeuser.com emeraldsaf@gmail.com	541-801-2314
Policy: Bob Sanders silvaor@comcast.net	541-686-8477
Other: Steve Cafferata	541-937-3114
Delegate at Large: (open)
Membership Chair: (open)