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Illinois

President
John Katzke
Northern
John Torbert
Vice President
Bob Trimble
Western
Dave Asbury
Treasurer
Ken Konsis
Central
Wil Thielemann
Secretary
Steve Felt
Eastern
Bob Trimble
Editor
Bob Rennels
Southern
Wayne Wildy
  At Large
Bob Sloan

State Chapter Dues $10.00

 

Calendar of Events

January 18, 2008

 
Oak Plantation Shiitake Log harvest in Peoria County, Start at 10 am, Contact John Katzke 309-688-1536 or Steve Felt 209-593-2561 for details and directions
February 18-22, 2008

 
"Game of Logging" Seminar - Schmoker's Tree Farm near Eldred, IL.  Contact Dan Schmoker at 217-529-0061 for details and directions. Cost to members $150.00; non-members $200.00
March 15, 2008
 
Shiitake Mushroom Workshop at Lincoln Land Wood turners (Springfield, IL); Contact Dan Schmoker for details.
March 29, 2008
 
Shiitake Mushroom Workshop at Trimble's Timbers near Hugo, IL. Contact Bob Trimble at 217-762-4136 for details and directions
April 5, 2008

 
Shiitake Mushroom Workshop at Wildlife Prairie State Park, Peoria, IL.  Contact John Katzke at 309-688-1536 for details and directions
April 19, 2008

 
Tree planting/herbicide workshop at Wooten farm (Galesburg, IL).  Contact Steve Felt 309-593-2561 or John Katzke for details and directions.
August 3-6, 2008
 
National Walnut Council meeting in Columbia, MO.  Contact Liz Jackson
September 20, 2008
 
Field Day at Etheridge farm near Taylorville, IL.  Contact Keith Eldridge for details and directions.
October 11-12, 2008

 
IWC Annual Meeting at Schmoker Tree Farm near Eldred, IL.  Contact Dan Schmoker for details and directions.

IL State Chapter Newsletter pdf file

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Indiana

Officers Board of Directors
President Don Greene Hugh Pence Gordon Smith
Vice President Phil O'Connor Mark Hineman Jim McKenna
Secretary/Treasurer Beverly Pestel Dan Warkentien
Editor Judy Pence

State Chapter Dues $10.00

Calendar of Events

April 8-9, 2008


 
16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Contact Liz Jackson at 765-583-3501 or www.fnr.pudue.edu/CHC2008 for more information
   

Northern Research Station New Publications RB-NRS-3.
Available online only at www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs 
Indiana's forest resources in 2005.  Woodall, Christopher; Brand, Gary; Gallion, Joey. 36 p.

Reports the initial results of five annual panels (2001-2005) of the inventory of Indiana's
forest resources and two panels (2004 and 2005) of growth, removals, and mortality. 
Includes information on forest area, number of trees, volume, biomass, growth,
removals, mortality and forest health.

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Iowa

President    Calvin F. Gatch, Jr.
Vice-President Ben Bruggeman
Secretary Larry Krotz
Treasurer Bob Brown

State Chapter Dues $10.00

Calendar of Events

February 14, 2008 Sawmill Tour at Bruggeman Sawmill
September 13, 2008 Field Day at Bob Brown Farm, Yarmouth, IA

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Kansas

President Dennis Morris
Vice-President Wayne Geyer
Secretary/Treasurer Larry Rutter
Newsletter Editor Bob Atchison

State Chapter Dues $7.00

May 29, 2008

 

Agroforestry Field Day; 9 am - 3 pm; $10 registration includes lunch; McPherson, KS; Register at 785-532-3300

June 5, 2008
 

Field Day at Camp Alexander, Emporia, KS.  Contact Bob Atchison for more information

   

 

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Kentucky

President Jeff Stringer
Vice-President Don Hazelwood
Treasurer Robert H. Aulick

State Chapter Dues $10.00

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Maryland

President

Art & Vera Mae Schultz Western John Treadway
Vice-President Allan Lowe South-eastern James P. Haerer
Past President David Robbins Central David Earle
Secretary/Treasurer Philip Pannill Editor Christina Robbins

State Chapter Dues $5.00

Maryland WC Newsletter Spring 08.pdf

April 22, 2008







 
Spring Field Day "Does Money Grow on Trees?"; Don & Linda Grove's farm, Hagerstown, MD; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm; Topics include carbon credits, hunting leases, forest mitigation programs, marketing walnut logs and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative; Walking tour includes hardwood management, pine thinning and managing for wildlife; co-sponsored by Maryland Tree Farm Committee

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Michigan

President Roger Corwin
Treasurer Bob Woodard

State Chapter Dues $10.00

   
   

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Missouri

President   Harlan Palm
Vice President Scott Brundage
Secretary Dusty Walter
Treasurer Fred Crouse

State Chapter Dues $5.00

Calendar of Events

February 22-23, 2008
 
28th Annual Conference for Missouri Tree Farmers and Private Woodland Owners; Courtyard by Marriott; Columbia, MO; Register online at www.moforest.org/education/treefarm.html
May 16-17, 2008

 
Chapter Meeting at Willow Springs and West Plains, MO.  Tours include the Midwest Walnut Mill, a current walnut harvest site and private log milling operation.  Contact Harlan Palm
   
   
   

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Nebraska

President Steve Skarloff
Vice-President Tom Pesek
Secretary Russ Reinke
Treasurer Mike Stewart
Immediate Past President  

State Chapter Dues $10.00

   

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Ohio

President Bill Hammitt
Treasurer Wayne Burnett

State Chapter Dues $10.00

late April/early May Spring Meeting
   

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Oregon

President Gary Goby
Secretary/Treasurer Richard Clark

State Chapter Dues $10.00

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Wisconsin

President John Ouellette
Vice-President Bill Carlson
Secretary Paul Kloppenburg
Treasurer Larry Severeid
Immediate Past President Dan Bohlin
Other Board Members Jim Widder
  Craig Yager
  Hans Morsbach
  Ingrid Olsen
Membership Committee Dan Bohlin
Wisconsin Web Site AlanRault

State Chapter Dues $10.00

Calendar of Events

March 8, 2008
 
Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference at Sinsinawa, WI
May 17, 2008
 
Spring Field Day at Dave Ladd's Farm near Dodgeville, WI
October 17, 2008


 
Wisconsin Walnut Fall Field Dat and Annual Meeting. Tree Improvement site tours include Larry Severeid's tree farm and Odell  Andersen's tree farm near Sparta, WI

Northern Research Station New Publications RB-NRS-2.
(Available online only at 
www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs )
Wisconsin's forest resources, 2005.  Perry, Charles, H.;  Brand, Gary J. 32 p.

The annual forest inventory of Wisconsin continues, and this document reports 2001-05
moving averages for most variables and comparisons between 2000 and 2005 for growth,
removals, and mortality.  Summary resource tables can be generated through
the Forest Inventory Mapmaker website at http://ncrs2.fs.fed.us/4801/fiadb/index.htm

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