The Western Forester is an official publication of the Society of American Foresters Northwest Office. It is issued four times a year by the Oregon, Washington State, and Alaska Societies of American Foresters and is produced by the SAF Northwest Office. The publication promotes a timely exchange of quality resource management information among foresters, resource managers and those in related disciplines. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, in addition to including other articles of interest to foresters.
The Western Forester serves approximately 2,000 SAF members of the Oregon, Washington State, and Alaska Societies. It is also distributed to leaders in professional forestry throughout the United States.
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Western Forester 2025 Publication Schedule
| Issue | Theme | Deadline | Date Mailed to Members |
| Jan/Feb/Mar 2025 | Agroforestry | January 7, 2025 | February 14, 2025 |
| April/May/June | Thinking about Soil | April 8 | May 20 |
| Jul/Aug/Sept | The Latest on Forestry-Related National and International Policies | July 7 | August 14 |
| Oct/Nov/Dec | The State of Forestry Post-Secondary Education | October 1 | November 14 |
Oct/Nov/Dec 2024
Restoration and Vegetation Management
(Bilingual issue)
July/Aug/Sept 2024
Forest Health Update
Apr/May/June 2024
The Latest on Carbon
Jan/Feb/March 2024
What’s New in Forest Policy
Oct/Nov/Dec 2023
Building the Forestry and Natural Resources Workforce
(Bilingual issue)
Jul/Aug/Sept 2023
Managing for Landscape Changes
Apr/May/June 2023
Landscape Changes in the Pacific Northwest and the Science
Jan/Feb/March 2023
What is Active Management
Oct/Nov/Dec 2022
Wildfire in the Pacific Northwest-Present and Future
July/Aug/Sept 2022
Advances in Wood Manufacturing and Use
Apr/May/June 2022
Exploring K-12 Forestry Education
Jan/Feb/March 2022
What’s New in Forest Operations
Oct/Nov/Dec 2021
The Business of Consulting Forestry
July/Aug/Sept 2021
Women in Forestry
April/May/June 2021
Tribal Forestry
Jan/Feb/March 2021
Forestry Through the Years
Oct/Nov/Dec 2020
All About Carbon
July/Aug/Sept 2020
Workforce Development
April/May/June 2020
Invasives
Jan/Feb/March 2020
We Are SAF
Oct/Nov/Dec 2019
Forest Economics
July/Aug/Sept 2019
Certification-Forest and Forester
April/May/June 2019
Recreation
Jan/Feb/March 2019
Collaborative Forest Management
Oct/Nov/Dec 2018
Wood Innovation
July/Aug/Sept 2018
Silviculture
April/May/June 2018
Fuels Management
Jan/Feb/March 2018
Reciprocal Rights-of-Way
Nov/Dec 2017
Evolution of Land Ownership and Management Implications
Sept/Oct 2017
50 Years of Forest Genetics in the Northwest
June/July/August 2017
Student Perspectives
March/April/May 2017
Wildlife Management in Urban and WUI Forests
Nov/Dec 2016
Safety and Security on Forestlands
Sept/Oct 2016
Urban Forestry
June/July/Aug 2016
Forest Management in the Face of Drought
March/April/May 2016
Political Implications for the 2016 Election Year
Nov/Dec 2015
Managing Riparian Forests
Sept/Oct 2015
Experimental Forests-Bridging Science and Management
June/July/Aug 2015
What is the Future of Multiple-use Forestry?
March/April/May 2015
Changing Technology and Mobile Applications
Nov/Dec 2014
Non-timber Forest Products
Sept/Oct 2014
The Carbon Cycle and Forests-How They are Connected
June/July/Aug 2014
Forest Soils, Nutrition, and Productivity
March/April/May 2014
Disturbance Events
Jan/Feb 2014
Reforestation and Nursery Management
Nov/Dec 2013
FIA in the PNW
Sept/Oct 2013
Baby Boomers
June/July/Aug 2013
Forest Biomass: To Energy and Beyond
March/April/May 2013
Wildlife in Managed Forests
Jan/Feb 2013
Reflections on Forest Management: Can Fish and Fiber Coexist?
Nov/Dec 2012
Federal Forests in the Pacific Northwest
Sept/Oct 2012
PNW’s Place in the Global Forest Marketplace
June/July/Aug 2012
Forest Roads
Nov/Dec 2011
What Green Building Means to Forestry
Sept/Oct 2011
Teamwork: Professional Loggers and Professional Foresters
June/July/Aug 2011
Collaborative and Landscape Level Management
Nov/Dec 2009
International Forestry and the Influence of their Practices on the Pacific Northwest
Sept/Oct 2009
Silviculture Today
May/June 2009
Chemicals
March/April 2009
Hardwoods
Nov/Dec 2008
Forestry Education Today and Tomorrow
Sept/Oct 2008
Legal Issues
July/August 2008
The Face of Family Forestry
May/June 2008
Tribal Forestry
Sept/Oct 2007
Environmental Education
July/Aug 2007
So You Think You Want to be a Forester?
May/June 2007
SAF National Convention: Countdown to ’07
Mar/April 2007
Ecosystem Services
Nov/Dec 2006
Biomass
Sept/Oct 2006
Health Forests Initiative: What’s Happened?
July/Aug 2006
NCASI Forest Environment and Sustainability Program
May/June 2006
Global Forest Products Markets-Impacts on Western Forests
Nov/Dec 2005
Forest Fragmentation
Sept/Oct 2005
Rural Technology Initiative: Increasing technology transfer to rural communities
July/Aug 2005
Highlighting Our Forestry Experts
May/June 2005
Cost-Effective Reforestation
March/April 2005
Water and Fish Issues
Jan/Feb 2005
Tri-Society Annual Meeting Publicity
Nov/Dec 2004
Status of Forestry Education in the Pacific Northwest
Sept/Oct 2004
PNW Research Station’s Focused Science Delivery Program
July/Aug 2004
Wildlife Management
May/June 2004
Fire in the Forest
March/April 2004
State Society Annual Meeeting Publicity
Jan/Feb 2004
Understanding Conservation Easements
Nov/Dec 2003
Then and Now: A Look at Past Forestry Issues Compared to Today
Sept/Oct 2003
Seedlings: The Next Generation
July/Aug 2003
Protecting Forest Resources from Wildlife Damage: APHIS Research Results
May/June 2003
Forestland Security: Awareness and Prevention
March/April 2003
State Society Annual Meeting Publicity
Jan/Feb 2003
Forest Issues and Policies, and Officer Listings
