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Schedule

8 amRegistration & Welcome

Sara Kelso, Marquette CD and Anna Ellis, MSUE

9 amMineral rights

Matt Fry, DNR

9:30 amMaple syrup

Jesse Randall, MSU AgBioResearch

10 amWood products marketing

Kari Divine, Renewable Resources Institute

11 amLogger panel discussion

Dave Kossak, Potlatch

11:30 amMichigan SAF issues & awards

Jim Malloy, Weyerhaeuser

12 pmStudent & faculty reports

MTU, MSU, Gogebic CC and Bay College

1:30 pmTribal wildlife & forestry

Erin Johnston, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

2 pmMass timber

Emily Silver, MSU Forestry

2:30 pmTBD (have a suggestion?)

USFS cant travel

3:30 pmHardwood Silviculture in UP

Keenan Rivers, MTU Forestry

4 pmEuropean Union deforestation regulation

Rebecca Barnard, Sappi

4:30 pmPolicy priorities for Michigan’s forests

Karl Bohnak, Michigan House of Representatives

5 pmHappy Hour!

Free beverages and more at Holiday Inn at 1951 US-41

6 pmDinner

Holiday Inn at 1951 US-41

7:30 pmFUNdraiser

Support education projects in SAF Foresters Fund. Contact Daphna at [email protected] to donate items.

11:30 pmMom says nothing good happens after midnight

A block of rooms is held at Holiday Inn (1951 US 41) until September 23. Call Holiday Inn at 906-225-1351 and mention Michigan Society of American Foresters to make your room reservation for $139+12% local and state taxes.

Registration Information

  • Wednesday meeting and Thursday tour for students.

  • Wednesday meeting and Thursday tour for SAF member.

  • Wednesday meeting and Thursday tour for foresters who are not SAF members.

  • Sponsor at $250 includes one registration, table and logo on the program.

  • Sponsor at $500 includes two registrations, table and logo on the program.

  • Sponsor at $750 includes three registrations, table, logo on the program and sponsor a break.

  • Sponsor at $1,000 includes four registrations, table, logo on the program and sponsor a meal.

  • DO NOT PAY HERE - just email [email protected] for Zoom links that are free for members

  • Zoom for Wednesday meeting and 7 CFEs is $50 for non-members.

Thursday Field Tours*

  • Huron Mountain Club

    Justin Miller, Green Timber Consulting Foresters. This tour will be 8 hours and limited to the first 30 people to register.

  • Potlatch Mill Tour

    Travis Heikkinen, Potlatch-Deltic

  • Old Growth at Presque Isle Park

    Nick Sanchez, Old Growth Forest Network, will lead a tour of old growth forests in the Presque Isle Park right in the City of Marquette.

  • Rx Fire

    Keith Murphy, DNR, will lead a tour of the 55-acre Schwartz Creek prescribed fire. This tour is 40 miles and 1 hour southwest of Marquette.

  • No Tour

    I am not available for a tour on Thursday October 9.

Event Merchandise (stickers)

  • Wood is Good

    Who doesn't like wood?

    $1.00 ea.

  • Every Day is Earth Day

    For a Forester, Every Day is Earth Day!

    $1.00 ea.

  • Every Day is Arbor Day

    For Urban Foresters, Every Day is Arbor Day!

    $1.00 ea.
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Michigan Society of American Foresters is a 501c3 nonprofit for any charitable gifts to support foresters and forestry students in Michigan.

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