Volume 13, No. 2 February 2002 Executive Board Meeting The next Executive Board meeting will be 7:00 AM Tuesday, February 26^th at the Hood River Charburger. All members are invited to attend. Future meetings are Mar. 26, April 30 and May 28 same time and place. Next Chapter Meeting March 12^th Meeting Location – Charburger, Hood River Time – 6:30pm Dinner, 7:00pm Roger Scott Washington Hardwoods Commission, “Hybrid Poplar and other hardwoods in Pacific Northwest forestry”. 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 Larry Hoffman – Newsletter Editor, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, The Dalles 541-296-4626

UPCOMING EVENTS April 9, 2002- 6:30pm Chapter Meeting Location: HR China Gorge Restaurant Paul Adams, OSU College of Forestry, “Forests and Drinking Water in Oregon”. May – Due to the time commitment for the OSAF annual meeting there will be no regular meeting in May. June – Forest Management Tour – Host - The Campbell Group June 15 -9:00 am to 2:30 pm - Meet at Campbell Group office at 139 Draper Springs Road, Glenwood WA.. To get to the office from “downtown” Glenwood turn west on the Trout Lake hwy for about 2 miles then turn north (right) onto Draper Springs Road. Office is about 1 mile north. Chapter Web Site Http://www.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 8^th with the general sessions starting at 8:00 am on the 9^th. 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. Finances: We have $931 in our Checking and Savings accounts.