This committee is responsible for: Keeping the board and membership informed of educational opportunities for 4-H youth to learn about forestry Providing activities for youth to learn about forestry at the chapter’s annual meeting and the annual seedling sale Coordinating opportunities for youth to learn about, and work on, tree farm activities

The Activities committee is responsible for organizing various activities sponsored by LCSWA.

Since most of our new members join us by “word-of-mouth” or by attending one of our events, this committee is active all through the year. We usually have one or two events each year during which we offer free membership for the remainder of the year. In 2017 we signed up 3 new members at…

The Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Committee is responsible for identifying each year’s nominee, completing the application process, and facilitating the field tour of the applicant’s tree farm.

This committee is responsible to advise the board and membership to provide information about past and upcoming activities for publication in the Quarterly Bark. Due dates for information to the editor of The Bark are: March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.

The Robert H. Mealey Endowment Committee was established to identify the possibilities for educational opportunities to foster the ideals of forest management and education that Mealey promoted all during his life. Our committee looks at all the possibilities for educational opportunities to foster his vision. A Ponderosa pine education project at Sunnyside Park near Sweet…

The LCSWA offers renewable scholarships to Linn County and nearby students working toward degrees in forestry and natural resources. Money for the scholarships comes from the annual seedling sale held in February each year. In June 2024, the LCSWA board unanimously approved allowing individual annual scholarships to increase from a maximum of $2,000 to a…

The seedling sale committee works together to coordinate and put on the seedling sale held every year in February at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center. Members meet several times per year and work with the committee chairperson to select and secure plants to be sold, coordinate publicity and arrange for volunteers to help…