NCSAF Luncheon

Forestry: The Highs, the Lows, and the Challenges of Tomorrow

Thursday, May 10, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lincoln Room, Executive Dining Room, 3 rd floor
Whitten Building , 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Entrance: from Jefferson Court, ½ block west of Smithsonian Metro Station mall exit

Cost: $17/person, includes lunch, beverage & dessert

Presenter: William Banzhaf, President
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.

Our May NCSAF luncheon speaker is NCSAF member Bill Banzhaf. Bill’s presentation is titled “Forestry: The highs, the lows, and the challenges of tomorrow.” Forestry was one of the major drivers of the conservation movement for the first half of the 20th century. We provided the wood for the post World War II economic boom. So what happened? How did we lose our position of leadership? Have we made progress in regaining the respect and credibility required to be relevant? Most importantly, are we prepared for our future role? Bill will lead us through a discussion of how our profession has changed through the years, from its inception in America and the founding of the Society of American Foresters, through changes of the past century, to the present. And he will provide us with a look forward at what our profession will face and how we can meet the needs of forests and society in an ever-changing world.

While Bill was not present at SAF’s founding in 1900, he presided as SAF’s Executive Vice-President with then-President Frederick Ebel at the gala celebration of our centennial at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., in November, 2000.

Bill Banzhaf is a member of NCSAF, and from 1988 - 2002 served as SAF’s Executive Vice President. From 1967 - 1988, Bill served as President of George Banzhaf & Company, a family consulting firm with national practice specializing in forest land valuation and present and future projections of sustainable wood supply for the forest products industry. Bill is a member of and holds position on the boards of numerous professional organizations including the Sustainable Forestry Board, Resources For the Future, Roundtable on Sustainable Forests, American Society of Association Executives, Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives, Pinchot Institute of Conservation, Seventh American Forest Congress, Natural Resource Council of America , USDA, National Commission on Wildfire, National Council on Private Forests, and the Association of Consulting Foresters. Bill is an Advisory Board member of the University of Michigan’s Ecosystem Management Initiative.

Come join your fellow NCSAF members to hear Bill. We know that you will find this NCSAF luncheon a very informative session that should not be missed. Please note also that the NCSAF Annual Business Meeting will take place at 1:15 following the luncheon in room 107A on the first floor of the Whitten Building. We hope that you can stay for that meeting, for which a separate notice is being transmitted. Please RSVP to Terri Bates, batesmt@verizon.net 703-538-1134 by 12:00 noon Tuesday, May 8.