Surprise! Many of you are receiving this newsletter for the first time. Either you’ve just become a KT SAF member or you have been tagged as an outstanding candidate for membership into our Society. No matter which avenue this newsletter took getting to you, your help and participation is needed. As forests and forest management are increasingly challenged to meet accelerating demands, the KT SAF needs you. And each of us needs the opportunities for continuing education that SAF offers. Please join us. A membership application is enclosed. Fill it out, get the signature of a SAF member as a sponsor and send it to the SAF national office in Bethesda, Maryland.

The crowd who came to Cleveland on June 20 to comment on the USFS Roadless issue heard from several of our KT SAF members. Matt Bennett, Bob Pleotz, John Gregory, and Adrienne Hall each articulated a compelling and effective message. I was proud of how these professionals managed to transmit, in less than three minutes each, their understanding of forest management and the need to let the Forest Service manage the Cherokee without unnecessary regulations. But it was Brent Galloway who deserves the heartiest thanks for personalizing the commitment that foresters share in managing forests responsibly. It was obvious that he ditched his prepared speech and spoke from deep within. I could never do his powerful words justice by remembering them now¼but in essence he said something like –I’m a forester who spent years, much money and effort studying my chosen profession. I would surely not work so hard for so little money to harm the forest or compromise our environment.

David W. Swenk, CF Urban Forester Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government 200 E. Main St. Lexington, KY 40507 (606)258-3286

Membership in the KT SAF is headed south! Several of our members (41 out of 434) were purged from our roster. We must each invite one of our colleagues to join the Society today and someone else tomorrow. Call Dwayne Turner for recruiting help 606-666-2438 x 225.

Editor’s note: As part of Richard Wilcox’s work on the archives, he has developed the following lists of approved motions. This list will be updated as he gets a more complete set of minutes.

1980 (Dec.) (1) Support of chapters will include $25 for student chapters and $.50 per member or $25 whichever is larger for other chapters. Chapters must request this assistance from the Secretary-Treasurer.

1984 (Jan) (3) Chairman Elect of K-T will not serve as membership chairman.

1985 (June) (2) Any addition monies, including corporate funds, in the scholarship fund will be expended to support student attendance at meetings. (8) Establish a Student Development Fund. (9) Net Profits from the summer and Winter meeting will be used as seed money for the Student Development Fund.

1986 (January) (1) Charters for the Student Development Fund, Policy Committee and Membership Committee are approved.

1986 (June) (1) Approved borrowing from the Scholarship Fund on an as needed basis and pay back when possible.

1987 (June) Hold Silent Auction in January

1988 (January) Established a Program schedule for the Section that moves the meetings to different chapters equitably with the option to have modifications when needed.

1988 (June) (1) 25% of meeting earnings will be dedicated to the student development fund.

1989 (January) (2) Program committee Charter was Accepted. (3)Student Development Fund Money to stay within the K-T SAF Treasury.

1989 (June) (3) Temporarily approved Education Committee Charter pending coordinating efforts by an ad-hoc committee. Approved New Selection criteria for scholarship recipients that were in new charter.

1991 (January) (2) K-T Dues will increase to $7 in 1992.

1991 (June) (1) The Univ. of the South Student Chapter will be included K-T SAF Scholarship award. (2) Pay Scholarship recipients lodging at winter 1992 meeting as a meeting expense.

1993 (January) (5) Forestry Recognition Award renamed the Herman Baggenstoss Award.

1994 (January) (1) The Student Development fund was increased from $300 to $600 plus 25% of the net proceeds of the meeting receipts. (Ear marked program funds such as the silent auction for the Foresters Fund will be excluded). (4) Agreed to recognize each outgoing Secretary/Treasurer.

1995 (January) (1) Funds obtained from fund raising activities will be split 50% to Foresters Fund and 50% to local projects. Local projects will be approved by executive committee just like Forest Fund applications.

1997 (January) (3) Request that national office send all membership materials to Sec. - Treas., in addition to the Membership Chairman.

1997 (July) (1) Future Chapter dues held by K-T SAF and distributed at winter meeting.

1999 (January) (1) Natural areas committee is abolished. (2) Established Membership Information Committee, Co-Chaired by News Letter Editor and Web Site Manager. (5) Only one student for each eligible school will be awarded a Student Scholarship. (6) New bylaws and committee charters passed by K-T referendum in fall of 1998 and instituted at this meeting.

1978 (June) (1) That henceforth a $200 scholarship award be granted to a student from UT and one from UK each year.

1985 Was the last meeting that the excess receipts of the meeting were placed in the scholarship fund?

1985 (June) (2) Any addition monies, including corporate funds, in the scholarship fund will be expended to support student attendance at meetings.

1986 (January) (1) Charters for the Student Development Fund, Policy Committee and Membership Committee are approved.

1986 (June) (1) Approved borrowing from the Scholarship Fund on an as needed basis and pay back when possible.

1989 (June) (3) Temporarily approved Education Committee Charter pending coordinating efforts by an ad-hoc committee. Approved New Selection criteria for scholarship recipients that were in new charter.

1985 (June) (2) Any addition monies, including corporate funds, in the scholarship fund will be expended to support student attendance at meetings. (8) Establish a Student Development Fund. (9) Net Profits from the summer and winter meeting will be used as seed money for the Student Development Fund.

1986 (January) (1) Charters for the Student Development Fund, Policy Committee and Membership Committee are approved.

1988 (January) Established an ad hoc committee to study means of raising money for Student Development Fund. Committee will report at summer meeting.

1988 (June) (1) 25% of meeting earnings will be dedicated to the student development fund. Ad Hoc Development Fund Committee presented fund raising system for Student Development Fund and a Charter. No motion was made and no action taken on committee report.

1989 (January) (3) Student Development Fund Money will stay within the K-T SAF Treasury.

1994 (January) (1) The Student Development fund was increased from $300 to $600 plus 25% of the net proceeds of the meeting receipts. (Ear marked program funds such as the silent auction for the Foresters Fund will be excluded).

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Editor’s note: The minutes of the Executive Committee meeting and the Business meeting held at the KTSAF summer 2000 meeting are presented below. The minutes from KTSAF winter 2000 meetings are on the KTSAF web site.

David Walters, KTSAF Chair, called the meeting to order in the Community Services Building, Cleveland State Community College. He announced that Red Anderson, meeting organizer and KTSAF Secretary was on fire detail in New Mexico and that Grant Curry, KTSAF Treasurer, was also unable to attend. John Rennie volunteered to serve as secretary.

Each person present proceeded to introduce himself or herself and indicate their most pressing issue outside SAF.

Those present included: Michelle Harvey, SAF Science and Education Director; David Mercker; Wayne Clatterbuck; Ed Ellenburg; Dwayne Turner, Membership Chair; Wilbur Hitchcock; Richard Evans, Historian; John Rennie, Newsletter Editor; Rick Wilcox, Policy Chair; David Walters, Chair; Bob Leonard, SE-Tn Chapter Chair; Joe Burckle, SE-Tn Chapter Secretary/Treasurer.

Walters indicated that the goal of the meeting was to review a number of items and consider a lot of information.

The minutes from the Winter Executive meeting were distributed. Evans moved to accept the minutes and Wilcox seconded. Motion approved.

The mid-year budget status report was distributed. Wilcox moved to accept he report. Evans seconded. Motion approved.

Wilcox moved to accept the Membership Information Committee charter with deletion of the committee member names. Leonard seconded. Inclusion of one member from Kentucky was suggested to maintain balance in the newsletter and website. Motion approved.

Wilcox moved that the draft minutes of meetings be provided to the webmaster for posting on the website within one month of the meeting. Burckle seconded. Discussion followed. Motion approved.

Action on the charter for the Student Development Committee was deferred to allow coordination with the Education Committee, the forestry school representatives and the CFE representatives. Jeff Stringer was identified as the person to lead the discussion at the winter meeting.

Wilcox mentioned that each committee charter needs to be reviewed each year at the winter meeting.

On the Centennial Celebration, Evans reported that interest has been low. Billboards were mentioned at the winter meeting, but the cost is high: $1400/board/month. Interest was expressed in doing verbal history with senior members from Kentucky and Tennessee; Evans is working on this. Evans pointed out that KTSAF has a good website that we should advertise to the public; he suggested using newspapers. Wilcox pointed out that getting history on tape is part of archiving process and it could be included within that project. Michelle Harvey indicated that the Forest History Society could help and also that these tapes could be of interest to newspapers. Need to develop questions related to various forestry programs and activities to use with appropriate members. Work with newspapers to get ideas for areas of interest to the public. Evans will prepare formal proposal on advertising website through newspapers in Kentucky and Tennessee.

On the National Centennial Campaign, Michelle Harvey indicated that about $700,000 has been raised toward the two million dollar goal at about half way in the campaign. She discussed the impacts on various projects and goals. Also, she discussed various efforts by state societies to raise money for the Campaign. Walters pointed out, as a state convener of HSD, that apathy is more wide spread than just in Kentucky and Tennessee. He also indicated that each state society is being asked for at least $1000 for the Centennial Campaign.

Wilcox moved that any of the $1000 currently allocated in the KTSAF budget for sending the KTSAF Chair and Chair-elect to the National Convention that is not used, go to the Centennial Campaign. Clatterbuck seconded. Discussion followed. Motion approved.

Evans requested suggestions to items to include in the SAF time capsule. Suggestions included: (1) Report of the Tennessee Governor's Task Force on Forestry; (2) KTSAF response to the appeal of the Cherokee National Forest Management Plan; (3) East Kentucky Chapter policy statement on the Kentucky Forestry Practices Act.

Wilcox raised the question of where the money for the SAF booth at the National FFA Convention will come from if the Foresters Fund request is not approved. Michelle Harvey recommended approaching the National Office to have funding of this activity be a regular budget item.

Wilcox moved that $400 be allocated from the KTSAF budget to fund the FFA booth if the Forestry Fund grant is not approved. Leonard seconded. Motion approved.

Wilcox discussed the nature of the FFA Convention and the benefits of SAF participating in it. Staffing is being recruited from Indiana in addition to Kentucky and Tennessee. Larry Doyle is also recruiting assistance for the FFA forestry contest held in connection with the Convention.

Walters raised a request from Larry Doyle for financial support for the FFA forestry contest. The benefits include having the KTSAF name on all mailings, banners, etc. Evans moved to appropriate $150 from the KTSAF budget; Wilcox seconded. Motion approved.

Clatterbuck pointed out that KTSAF should be handling events like the National FFA Forestry Contest as a service activity. Wilcox indicated that he had a number of requests from advisors at the FFA convention for a teacher's package. Michelle Harvey indicated that a teacher's package could be developed by her office with Foresters Fund support.

Rennie raised that question of continued expansion of the newsletter. Suggestions included getting advertising for the website, and to wait to see how the new newsletter format serves our needs.

Wilcox reported on KTSAF archives at Eastern Kentucky University. He requested that old minutes (before 1988) be sent to him. He also submitted a committee report.

Walters pointed out that a copy of the KTSAF membership report from the National Office was posted along with numerous other items of information and that these would be on display Friday morning for members to review. Turner will also receive periodic membership reports. KTSAF has a goal of 50 new members. Wilcox pointed out that KTSAF has $500 from the Membership Development Fund to recruit new members. One use will be that some E-Tn Chapter members are planning to take some former members and non-members to dinner to discuss why they are not members. Funds are available through the end of 2000; contact Wilcox for support.

Walters and Turner discussed getting names of potential new members to contact to encourage them to join SAF. Turner will develop and maintain a mailing list of potential members to send the newsletter.

Michelle Harvey discussed items of interest from the National Office. On USFS roadless area proposal, and other proposals needing public input, SAF is pushing for a longer time for public review. Council has received the Accreditation Task Force report indicating a move to more outcomes evaluation. Also, Council accepted the Ethics Committee report and will send the revised code of ethics to referendum in the fall.

She discussed trends away from membership and joining organizations; from SAF's standpoint, pushing for strengthening the Certified Foresters Program to define what a foresters is along with expanding the SAF membership.

Jeff Stringer is chair of the Nominating Committee. Nominations need to be out by October so work needs to start now on getting names. Chair-elect will be from Tennessee.

Leonard reported on winter meeting plans. Arrangements will be completed in the next week. Theme will be community planning issues.

Wilcox pointed out that work needs to start soon for identifying people for awards. Send nomination to John Strojan.

Wilcox distributed the Policy Committee report. Emphasized the USFS Roadless Area Conservation Draft Environmental Impact Statement Summary and Proposed Rule.

Clatterbuck announced dates for upcoming meeting: September 22, 2000 - FIA Presentation on Tennessee Forest Resources in Nashville; October 5, 2000 - Field Day, Cumberland Forestry Field Station, Wartburg; March 18-23, 2001 - 11th Biennial Southern Silviculture Research Conference, Knoxville.

Leonard complimented Gary Schneider on the letter he prepared for KTSAF concerning the reorganization of the Tennessee Division of Forestry.

Wilcox moved to adjourn. Leonard seconded. Motion approved.

David Walters, KTSAF Chair, called the meeting to order in the Auditorium of the Community Services Building, Cleveland State Community College

Michelle Harvey, SAF Science and Education Director, discussed: (1) Credentialling - the Forestry accreditation task force submitted to Council recommends a stronger evaluation of outcomes and the Certified Foresters Program will soon include an examination. (2) Code of Ethics - the July issue of the Journal of Forestry will address ethics and there will be a membership vote on retaining the current code or adopting a new code in November. (3) Centennial Celebration - the activities related to SAF's 100-year anniversary, and the Centennial Campaign - the capital fund raising effort to expand underwriting of SAF programs.

Stephanie Brown, House of Section Delegates Chair, described the operations of HSD and its relation to Council. She also indicated that input from membership should be through the state society. Finally, she described the convener system for input to HSD.

Kerry Schell, SAF Council Member, discussed: (1) Ownership of SAF is in the hands of the membership. (2) Membership drives SAF and work is underway to enroll new members and past members who have dropped their membership. (3) Attending the National Convention in Washington and also supporting the Centennial Campaign. (4) Council meeting minutes are available through the KTSAF Chair. (5) The Executive Summary for the report on TMDL from the National Policy Office. (6) Concerns to Council are most effective through the state society. (7) SAF gives each person an opportunity to be involved.

Bob Leonard indicated the winter 2001 meeting would be in the Nashville area on January 24 to 26.

Dave Walters, reporting on the Executive Committee meeting, indicated that suggestions and comments on the newsletter should be given to John Rennie. The charter for the Membership Information Committee was approved and the charter for the Student

Development Committee was tabled. The balance of the $1000 budgeted for the Chair and Chair-elect to attend the National Convention was approved for the Centennial Campaign.

Richard Evans, KTSAF Historian, discussed trying to stimulate Centennial activities in the KTSAF: efforts to promote KTSAF website through newspaper ads and developing an oral history with KTSAF members. Also, he would like ideas for material for the SAF Centennial time capsule.

Joe Burckle reported that there were 53 registrants at this meeting including 5 students. In addition, thee were 6 guests accompanying registrants, and 4 cancellations. Several people who had cancelled had called to request refunds. The meeting appeared to be financially profitable. He thanked Sam Brocatto, Clint Stromeier, and Dave Walters for their help.

Larry Doyle discussed the National FFA Convention to be in Louisville on October 25-27, 2000. 55,000 people from across the US will be attending. Also there will be a national forestry judging contest with 40 state teams on October 26. Larry needs volunteers to help with the judging contest and Rick Wilcox needs volunteers to staff the SAF booth at the convention.

Dave Walters (for Rick Wilcox, KTSAF Archivist) indicated that Rick needs minutes from meetings and other information on activities from 1988 and earlier to complete the annual histories he is compiling.

Dave Walters needs names of people in KY and TN who are eligible for SAF membership, but who are not members.

John Rennie, Newsletter Editor, asked for names and email addresses of members who would like a reminder by email to check the KTSAF website for the newsletter as an alternative to receiving a paper copy by mail. This will save KTSAF some postage.

Under new business, Bollinger moved and Ellenburg seconded designating 50% of the profits from the summer meeting for the Centennial Campaign. After discussion, the motion passed.

The minutes from the Winter Meeting were distributed and accepted.

Cunningham moved and Lewis seconded to adjourn. Motioned passed.

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We need news items - meeting announcements, awards received, views - related to forestry in Kentucky and Tennessee. Please send them by email to Mark Young (jmyoung@utk.edu) or by USPS to John Rennie (UT Forestry Dept., Knoxville, TN 37901-1071). Deadline for November issue is November 1, 2000.