trict. I spent part of the deer season driv-ing down Cane Ridge Road visiting with deer hunters and explaining about the project. In 1961, I moved to Manhattan, Kansas, to take a job as watershed forest-er with the Kansas Forest Service (KFS), which is part of Kansas State University. If it amazes you that Kansas has a Forest Ser-vice, visit this website to see what it does: kansasforests.org/rural_forestry/. I retired from the KFS in 1995, but continue to be active and support the agency by serving on its Advisory Coun-cil. I also am active as a founding trustee of Kansas Chapter of The Nature Conser-vancy. During my time in Kansas, I have served on the staff of two Kansas gover-nors and twice was asked to serve as act-ing secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks while I led a national search for a permanent secretary. I am not giving you this history to im-press you, but rather to encourage you at this stage of your career to always be open to new opportunities that I am sure will come to a forester of your drive and abili-ty. I have had a most enjoyable career with many different dream jobs. Based on what I already know about you, I’m sure you have a bright and exciting life and career ahead of you. Thank you for being an example of why I am proud of our chosen profession and its future. Sincerely, John K. Strickler Manhattan, Kansas Tree Cookies Do-nated to Louisville Nature Center Louisville Nature Center tree cookies give us a chance to give back to the places that host us,” Baker said. “And these are great opportunities to showcase forestry and SAF to those who may not know we even exist. Our engagement promotes broader understating and hopefully inspires a new generation of forest managers.” Rebecca Minnick, the executive director of the Louisville Nature Center, and SAF CEO Terry Baker. T he SAF High School Project (see page 12) wasn’t the only new outreach initiative at this year’s National Convention. SAF CEO Terry Baker reached out to Rebecca Minnick, executive director of the Louisville Nature Center (LNC), to ask about partnership opportunities for SAF members and the Center. The LNC manages the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, a 41-acre ur-ban forest that features hiking trails, a bird blind, and wildflower garden. “One thing we would love is a large tree slice, so that we can mark historical events on the rings, for our display area,” said Minnick. And SAF members came through! A number of tree discs, or cookies, were do-nated to the LNC. “The SAF High School Project and H Kodama Elected VP, Four Elected to Board enry “Gene” Kodama, CF , of Sum-merville, South Carolina, was elected vice-president of the So-ciety of American Foresters for 2020 in an election held in October 2019. Koda-ma retired in 2018 as the South Carolina state forester and is currently president of Principle Enterprises LLC and a partner of Advance Investments LLC. He owns Walnut Bluff, an American Tree Farm member property. Following his service as vice-president, Kodama will serve as president in 2021, and as immediate past-president in 2022. Four individuals have been elected to three-year terms on the SAF Board of Direc-tors: Mark Buckbee of Roseburg, Oregon, District 2; Tara Bal, CF , of Houghton, Michi-gan, District 5; Anne Jewell, CF , of Mechan-icsville, Virginia, District 8; and William “Buddy” Stalnaker, CF , of Nacogdoches, Texas, District 11. All four will serve three-year terms beginning January 1, 2020. A referendum to add a young pro-fessional representative to the SAF Board of Directors passed. This new nonvoting Board position will begin in 2021. The Board is comprised of one rep-resentative from each of the 11 SAF vot-ing districts, the vice-president, president, and the chief executive officer. For infor-mation about the board, see tinyurl.com/ SAFBoard2019. Letters to the Editor The Forestry Source welcomes letters to the editor. Send let-ters to Steve Wilent at wilents@ safnet.org or to 10100 Laureate Way, Bethesda, MD 20814. DICTIONARY OF FORESTRY IS HERE! THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SECOND EDITION OF THE 2020 SAF vice-president Henry “Gene” Kodama, CF. “ Featuring hundreds and hundreds of updated terms and over 45 brand new terms. Discounts available for bulk purchases, inquire today. This updated dictionary is the go-to reference for students and professionals alike for the words of our trade and how WE use them. ” Dr. John Bailey, CF College of Forestry, Oregon State University Buy your copy now at SAF’s Bookstore at eforester.org/store . January 2020 3
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