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The society of American Foresters was
created by Gifford Pinchot in 1900. Since then, it has been the national
scientific and educational organization representing the forestry
profession in the United States. The mission of the Society of American
Foresters is to advance the science, education, technology, and practice
of forestry to benefit society.
At LSU, our chapter strives to prepare
future foresters for the challenges and changes that face natural
resource professionals. The chapter also allows students to participate
in fun and exciting activities throughout the campus and community.
At
the beginning of the fall 2006 semester, the LSU chapter of the Society
of American Foresters had one goal. They simply wanted to make the club
better than when they had joined SAF. In every respect, this ambitious
goal was achieved. Though their membership is still humbly small, their
numbers have doubled and so has their activities.
During the past year, LSU SAF’s new activities included hosting a forum
on cypress logging with the Southeast Louisiana chapter of SAF, kicking
off the Forestry X-games where the members competed in everything from
log rolling to crosscut sawing, and beginning a volunteer management
plan for a local Boy Scouts of America campground. The club still was
involved with their yearly activities such as the Christmas Tree Sale in
December and the LSU AgCenter’s Ocean Commotion. LSU SAF is currently
preparing for the National SAF Convention in Portland, Oregon.
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