Foresters' and Science Fund

Foresters' Fund
The Foresters' Fund provides grants to SAF units for projects that promote education and enhance public understanding of the forestry profession. The Foresters' Fund will be holding its annual raffle and silent auction. Please consider a donation. Items can include artwork, handmade items, antique tools, books, and may other things that appeal to people who love the forest!

A Foresters’ Fund Highlight: Bid at an auction for your chance to win a Wild Horse or Burro from the BLM “Wild Horse and Burro Program!” For horse lovers this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase your own animal donated by the BLM. The horse or burro up for adoption will be present at convention for you to observe and become acquainted with. For more details on how you can adopt the wild horse or burro, and to see the criteria associated with owning a horse from this program, please click here.

Items can be delivered to convention or shipped to:

Skip Ritter: SAF Foresters' Fund Donation
c/o Bureau of Land Management
1340 Financial Boulevard
Reno, NV 89502-7147

Shipped items need to be delivered by Wednesday, October 29, 2008.

If you decide to deliver items directly to the Foresters' Fund booth, please notify one of the following individuals:
Tamara Hanna, phone 951-377-7079, David Bakke, phone 707-562-8916 Walt Rogers, phone 801-547-7719

Science Fund:
The Science Fund provides grants and loans to conduct and support forestry research, continuing education activities and transfer of knowledge, and promote collaboration and relationships with other SAF entities and external groups. The Science Fund will hold a photo contest to raise funds.

Science Fund Photo Contest

2006 Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner, submitted by Mike Cloughesy, photo by Jordan Benner, Oregon Forest Resources Institute 2007 Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner, photo by Amy Grotta, King County Extension, Washington State University

Here's how it works:
Anyone can submit up to five photos. Judging is conducted by popular vote of convention attendees at $1 per vote. The photos with the most votes in each category will be awarded prizes.

The photo contest theme is "Science in Action" and photos can be submitted in one of the following four categories.

1. Teaching Science to Children - examples include field events, science fairs and Arbor Day activities.
2. Research - such as field study sites, experimental subjects and sampling procedures.
3. Scientific Application to Management - including workshops, field tours and demonstration areas.
4. Science and Technology - such as specialized equipment, GIS and spatial analysis, or microscopy.

Entry requirements:

• Entry fee is $2 per photo.
• Photo can be no larger than 11 inches by 14 inches for black and white or color photo.
• Photo can be from a digital or film source.
• Photo must be mounted on a hard backing and may be matted.
• Photo with glass, frames or plastic will not be accepted.

How to enter: It's easy!

• Bring your photos to the National Convention in Portland.
• Clearly mark the back of the photo with your name and category.

Photos not picked up after the contest will become the property of SAF.

If you plan to deliver award donations directly to the Science Fund table, please notify one of the following individuals: Randy Kolka, phone 218-326-7115; Terry Clark, 301-897-8720.

For Donors: contributions are tax deductible. However, please ask a tax advisor regarding Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations.