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                        August 2010 Newsletter now available (archives)

                        NCSAF HAPPY HOUR, Wednesday September 8th, 5:30pm at REGIONAL FOOD & DRINK (RFD)
Come recover from a hard Labor Day weekend and join your NCSAF colleagues for fun, food and beverages at Regional Food and Drink (RFD), located at 810 NW 7th Street, near the Gallery Place/Chinatown metro station.  RFD has one of Washington DC's largest selection of draft beers, and happy hour specials running from 4pm-7pm.  Contact Chris Farley (cfarley@fs.fed.us, 703-626-0647) with any questions or more details.

                        Looking to Volunteer? Here is your chance to give back to NCSAF

It is that time of year again when NCSAF seeks interested candidates to fill leadership positions on the executive committee for 2011. Specifically, we are accepting nominations for vice chair, secretary, and treasurer. This is a great opportunity to serve your local chapter, help drive its future direction, and interact with others who share your passion for forestry! A full description of the responsibilities of these positions is available on the NCSAF website at http://www.ncsaf.org/structure.htm. Note that the 2011 vice chair serves as the chair in 2012. The deadline for submitting a nomination is August 23. Nomination packages should be emailed to Nadine Block, nominations and professional recognition chair, at nadine.block@sfiprogram.org. Questions about the positions or process should also be directed to Nadine.

Candidate information will be distributed to our membership via electronic ballot in October.

In addition, if you are looking for an opportunity to participate sooner than 2011. We are also looking for volunteers to serve on the program committee (which coordinates the luncheon speaker series) and we are looking to fill the open slots of newsletter editor and membership chair. Interested volunteers in the program committee should contact Program Chair Bryan Petit at brp@obpa.usda.gov. Interested volunteers for the newsletter editor and membership chair should contact NCSAF Chair Mike Mortimer at mortimer@vt.edu.

                        Washington Academy of Sciences You are invited to attend the talk Global Reef Expedition: Assessing Coral Reef Resilience by Capt. Philip Renaud, USN(ret), Executive Director and Andrew Bruckner, Chief Scientist of the Living Oceans Foundation on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 1200 New York Ave. Washington DC (use the 12th St. Entrance). The talk will begin at 7:00PM, preceded by a reception at 6:30. Those who attended CapSci 2010 will be admitted without charge, for all others, the fee is $5.00. RSVP by Sept. 13. (Space is limited) to coral.reefs@washacadsci.org. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE: http://www.washacadsci.org/Living%20Oceans%20Foundation.htm

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What is the National Capital SAF?

The National Capital SAF is one of thirty-two State Societies that make up the national organization of the SAF.  Our members generally live and work in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.  However, there are two other State Societies located in our metropolitan area - the Appalachian Society in northern Virginia and the Allegheny Society in Maryland.  We have over 300 members in the National Capital SAF. Members may join any state society they wish by paying the appropriate state society dues.

Our NCSAF members serve in positions with Federal and local governments, forest industry and affiliated organizations, non-governmental conservation and environmental organizations, colleges and universities, and small businesses, including consulting foresters.  In addition, some of our members are now retired.

L to R Bottom row: E. Lynn Burkett, Darrel Pendris, Tim Resch, Bryan Petit. L to R Top row Ken Jolly, Dick Pardo, Dick Fitzgerald,
Jon Menten, Jessica McGlyn, Denise Ingram, Rick Cooksy, Doug MacCleery, Michael Mortimer. Not pictured: Eric Norland, Loren Ford,
Terri Bates, Jennifer Plyler, Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Nadine Block, Dwight Fielder.

What is the Society of American Foresters (SAF)?

The Society of American Foresters (SAF) is the national scientific and educational organization representing the forestry profession in the United States.  Founded in 1900 by Gifford Pinchot, it is the largest professional society in the world for foresters and other professions interested in forestry.

The mission of the Society of American Foresters is to advance the science, education, technology, and practice of forestry; to enhance the competency of its members; to establish professional excellence; and, to use the knowledge, skills, and conservation ethic of the profession to ensure the continued health and use of forest ecosystems and the present and future availability of forest resources to benefit society. SAF is a nonprofit organization meeting the requirements of 501 (c) (3). SAF members include natural resource professionals in public and private settings, researchers, CEOs, administrators, educators, and students.

For more information on SAF, please explore the national SAF website