Ohio Society Meetings

Year

Month/Day

Location

Theme

Ohio Society (OSAF) Effective January 1, 1981

1981

Mar. 5

Hilton Inn, Columbus (with OFA)

Ohio Forest Survey

1981

Sep. 10-11

Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia

Working with the Private Woodland Owners

1982

Mar. 4

Quaker Square Hilton, Akron (with OFA)

Tree Planting in Ohio – Trends, Problems, & Solutions

1982

Jul. 29

Delaware Lab, USDA

Forest Insect & Disease Research

1982

Sep. 19-22

Stouffer’s Towers, Cincinnati

National SAF Convention. America’s Hardwoods Forests.

1982

Oct. 13-15

OARDC, Wooster

4th Central States Forest Soils Workshop

1983

Mar. 10

Marriott Inn North, Columbus (with OFA)

Communications on Forestry

1983

Jul. 28-29

Lafayette Hotel, Marietta

Management of the Wayne National Forest

1984

Mar. 2

University Hilton, Columbus (with OFA)

Micro Computers and Even-Aged & Uneven-Aged Hardwood Management

1984

Aug. 16-17

Shawnee State Park Lodge

State Forest Management

1984

Sep. 11-12

Camp NEOSA, Leesville Lake, Carroll Co.

Cont. Ed. Using Soils Surveys in Forestry Seminar

1985

Feb 28-Mar 1

Marriott Inn North, Columbus (with OFA)

Effect of Acid Depostion on Central Hardwood Ecosystems

1985

May 28-29

Camp NEOSA, Leesville Lake, Carroll Co.

Cont. Ed. Timber Stand Improvement Workshop

1985

Aug. 15-16

Holiday Inn, New Philadelphia

Consulting Forestry on Uneven-Aged Private Non-Industrial Forests

1986

Mar. 6-7

Marriott Inn North, Columbus (with OFA)

Ohio’s Forest Industry: The Present Situation and Future Outlook

1986

Jul. 24-25

Das Essen Haus, Wauseon

Forestry in the Great Norwest: Windbreaks, Urban Forestry, and Maumee State Forest

1985

Sep. 16-17

OSU’s Barneby Center, Fairfield Co.

Cont. Ed. Logging Road Workshop

1987

Mar. 5-6

Holiday Inn North, Worthington (with OFA)

Communicating Forestry to the Media and Legislators & Other Government Officials

1987

Aug. 20-21

Punderson Manor House, Newbury

An Intergrated Approach to Coping with the Gypsy Moth

1987

Sep. 22-23

Lake Hope State Park & Vinton Furance Exp. Forest

Cont. Ed. Hardwood Silvicultural & Natural Regeneration Workshop

1988

Mar. 11-12

Radisson Hotel North, Columbus (with OFA)

Ohio’s Timber Resource: Trends & Implications for Forest Industries

1988

Aug. 25-26

Hocking Valley Quality Inn, Nelsonville

Forests Are More Than Trees: Mixing Wildlife & Timber Management

1989

Mar. 10-11

Stouffers Inn, Dublin (with OFA)

Tropical Deforestation: A Worldwide Problem of Local Concern

1989

Aug. 24-25

Glen Helen Lodge (Antioch College), Yellow Springs

Practicing Forestry on the Rural-Urban Fringe

1989

Oct. 10-12

Chillicothe

10th Annual Central States Soils Conference

1990

Mar. 2-3

Great Southern Hotel, Columbus (with OFA)

Clean Water and Timber Harveting: Can Ohio Have Both?

1990

Jun. 27-29

Springs Inn, Lexington, KY Joint meeting with KY-TN SAF

Geographical Information System (GIS) & Tour of Red River Gorge, Daniel Boone National Forest

1991

Mar. 15-16

Great Southern Hotel, Columbus (with OFA)

Biodiversity: The Forest for the Trees

1991

Aug. 29-30

Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp near Jackson

Best Management Practices for Erosion Control

1992

Feb. 26-27

Quality Inn, Richmond, IN (Joint meeting with IN SAF)

Preparation for the 1993 National SAF Convention & Forest Practices Acts in the Region & the Country

1992

Aug. 13-14

Holiday Inn, Zanesville

Reforestation of Post 1972 Reclaimed Mined Lands

1993

Mar. 12-13

Ramada University Inn, Columbus (with OFA)

Ohio’s Forest Future

1993

Aug. 5-6

Dawes Arboretum, Newark

Managing Forest Ecosystems: Sustaining Long-Term Forest Health & Productivity

1993

Nov. 7-10

Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, IN

National SAF Convention. Foresters Together: Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges.

1994

Mar. 25-26

Deer Creek State Park (with OFA)

Managing Urban Forest Ecosystems

1994

Aug. 11-12

Days Inn, New Philadelphia

Riparian Corridor Management

1995

May 5-6

Deer Creek State Park (with OFA)

The Impact of Deer in Ohio

1995

Oct. 10-12

Hocking Valley Quality Inn, Nelsonville

With 16th Annual Central States Forest Soils Workshop

1996

May 3-4

Salt Fork State Park (with OFA)

Ohio’s Forest Health & the Gypsy Moth

1996

Aug. 7-8

Lafayette Hotel, Marietta (with West Virginia Chapter)

The Maturing Hardwood Resource in the Central Appalachian Region

1997

Feb. 4-5

OSU Ag. Adm. Auditorium, Columbus

The Legislative Process: How It Works. With Leg. Breakfast

1997

Jul. 25-26

Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark (with OFA)

Introduction to the Internet for Foresters and Natural Resource Managers

1998

Mar. 3-4

Ramada University Inn, Columbus

Forest Fragmentation

1998

Aug. 26-27

Holiday Inn, Xenia

Suburban Forestry – Challenges for Traditional Forest Management in Ohio

1999

Feb. 9-10

OSU Ag. Adm. Auditorium, Columbus

Credentialing Foresters: Now, Never, or Later. With Leg. Breakfast

1999

Jul. 13-14

OARDC, Wooster

White Pine in Ohio, Biotechnology Programs, & Endangered Species in Ohio

2000

Mar. 15-16

Hocking Valley Ramada Inn, Nelsonville

Water Quality & Ohio Best Management Practices Survey Update

2000

Aug. 2-3

Lewis Family Restaurant, Jackson

Forestry Research & Raccoon Ecological Management Area

2001

Feb. 13-14

OSU Ag. Adm. Auditorium, Columbus

Carbon Sequestration. With Leg. Breakfast

2001

Aug. 13-14

Holiday Inn, Hudson

Ohio Forestry Inventory, Forest Health, Gypsy Moth, & Cuyahoga Valley National Park

2002

Mar. 12-13

Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp near Jackson

With Division of Forestry’s Forest Health Conference

2002

Oct. 15-17

Holiday Inn, Toledo

With 22nd Annual Central States Forest Soils Workshop: The Great Black Swamp

2003

Feb. 21-22

Embassy Suites Hotel, Dublin (with OFA)

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2003

Aug. 4-5

Holiday Inn, Richmond, IN (Joint Meeting with IN SAF)

Invasive Species

2004

Mar. 5-6

Embassy Suites Hotel, Dublin (with OFA)

Wayne National Forest Management Direction by Mary Reddan

2004

Mar. 16-18

OARDC, Wooster

14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference

2005

Mar. 3-4

OSU Ag. Adm. Auditorium, Columbus

Emerald Ash Borer & Its Management

2005

Aug. 31

Scioto Trails State Forest

White Oak Mortality

2006

Mar. 7-8

OSU Ag. Adm. Auditorium, Columbus

Factors Affecting Silviculture in Ohio

2006

Aug. 15-16

Lafayette Hotel, Marietta (with West Virginia Chapter)

Changing Ownership and Management in Ohio & West Virginia Forests

2007

Mar. 21-22

OSU Ag. Adm. Auditorium, Columbus

What You Missed in Pittsburgh! A Repeat Performance of Ohio’s Speakers at National

2007

Jul. 18

Upper Arlington. Municipal Center & Thompson Park

Forestry in Our Front Yards: Bringing the Forest & Forestry to Ohio’s Growing Urbanized Population.

2008

Mar. 5-6

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

The Future is Now: How Foresters and Forestry Fit Into Some of Today’s Hottest “Green” Issues

2008

Oct. 14-16

Troyer’s Dutch Heritage Restaurant, Bellville

With 28th Annual Central States Forest Soils Workshop: Change. Also Secrest Arboretum in Wooster.

2009

Mar. 18-19

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

From Board-feet to Environmental Services

2009

Aug. 4-5

Shawnee State Park Lodge

Managing Landscapes in a Public Arena. Ice storm and wildfire damage on Shawnee State Forest.

2010

Mar. 16-17

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

Where is Forestry in Ohio? – Updates

2010

Sep. 2

Miller’s Essenplatz, Newark

Keeping Forestry “Green”

2011

Mar. 8-9

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

The “Wild” Side of Forestry

2011

Jul. 26

Hocking College, Nelsonville

Plants, Insects, and Diseases: Invading Our Forests

2012

Mar. 13-14

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

Wayne NF, Climate Change, Insects & Disease, Restoration, & Changes in SAF

2012

Aug. 28-29

Shawnee State Park & Forest

Review of 2009 Wildfire at Shawnee State Forest

2013

Mar. 12-13

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

Various topics, tour of Thompson Library, & visit of SAF President Joann Meyer Cox

2013

Jul. 30-31

Butler Co. Ext. Office, Hamilton, OH

Wildlife management and Thousand Canker Disease, meeting with IN SAF

2014

Mar. 5-6

Sheraton at Capitol Square, Columbus & Fire Academy, Reynoldsburg

Challenges of Forestry, Joint meeting with Ohio Forestry Association on first day

2014

15-Jul

OSU at Mansfield

Broader issues impacting local forestry, Legacy Forest

2015

Mar. 12-13

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

Insects and disease, Current Ag Use Value and Meth Lab, Matt Menashes SAF CEO

2015

Mar. 12-13

Southgate Hotel, Cambridge

Challenges of reforestation on strip mines

2016

Mar. 22-23

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

Historical forest conditions in Ohio

2016

12-Jul

Spring Valley Wildlife Area Shooting Range, Waynesville

Forestry in SW Ohio

2017

Mar. 7-8

OSU, Ag. Adm. Bldg., Columbus

Various topics, tour of Thompson Library

2019

Aug. 6-7

Caesar Creek Visitor Center, Waynesville

Timber rattlesnakes & forest management in SW OH, Forestry ethics, other topics

2020

Mar. 10

Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, Columbus

White oak, Ohio Forestry Interagency Team, Forester licensing, SAF National Update, Note-One day meeting because of COVID-19 shutdown onset

2020

Aug. 5

Virtual Meeting – COVID-19

Forest pest updates – beech leaf disease, oak wilt, hemlock wooly adelgid, spotted laternfly, Forester licensing, working with public entities, Holden Arboretum Working Woods