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.
- We are in the process of posting the back issues of the Western Forester. If there is an issue that you need, which isn’t posted, please email wattsa(at)forestry.org.
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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 |