Volume 13, No. 1
January 2002

Executive Board Meeting
The next Executive Board meeting will be 7:00 AM Tuesday, January 29th at the Hood River Charburger. All members are invited to attend.

Next Chapter Meeting
February 12^th Meeting
Location – Charburger, Hood River
Time – 6:30pm Dinner, 7:00pm Ross Holloway, State Forests Program Director

Ross will be discussing the innovative system of structure based management used on state forests in Oregon.  The system allows for the development of larger old growth like stands yet allows for intermediate entries.  This system is being used in Habitat Conservation Plans accepted by the federal government. ?

Newsletter : This is my inaugural edition at doing your newsletter.  It’s also my inaugural edition of doing any newsletter.  Your feedback will help me improve this publication for you. Please call Larry Hoffman at (541) 296-4626 if you have input.

2002 Officers: Your chapter officers for this year are as follows:

Chair - Ole Helgerson, WSU Extension, Stevenson, WA 509-427-9427

Chair Elect - Patrick Allen, Campbell Group, Glenwood, WA 509-364-3331

Member At Large - John Lowe, Retired at Mt. Hood, OR 541-352-1053

Newsletter Editor - Larry Hoffman, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, The Dalles 541-296-4626

UPCOMING EVENTS
March 12th- 6:30 p.m. Chapter Meeting
Location: HR Charburger Restaurant
Time: 6:30 p.m. Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Roger Scott Washington Hardwoods Commission, “Hybrid Poplar and other hardwoods in Pacific Northwest forestry”.

April 9, 2002- 6:30pm Chapter Meeting Location: HR China Gorge Restaurant Paul Adams, OSU College of Foresty, “Forests and drinking water in Oregon”.

Chapter Web Site
http://community.gorge.net/natres/cg_saf.html

Project Learning Tree
Contact: Patrick Allen 509-364-3331 if you are interested in helping this educational effort.

2002 OSAF State Meeting - The date for the 2002 meeting has been set for May 8, 9 and 10, 2002 in LaGrande, OR. OSAF executive meeting is held on the 8th at 1:00pm with the general sessions starting at 8:00 am on the 9th. Mark your calendars.

Committees: : : If you want to be on one of the committees please let us know. Call any of the exec board and let them know or come to one of the next meetings. Their phone numbers can be found on our web site.

Forest Management Tour: We are still considering the possibility of a tour focusing on forest health and land management issues. This would be a tour open to the public in order to provide them with an understanding of the economic and environmental factors affecting current forest management practices.

If you are interested in helping to arrange such a tour, please come to one of our next meetings to help us decide where and when we should have this tour.