History of the CO-WY SAF

The earliest records of the Colorado/Wyoming State Society go back to 1916. Annual Reports are archived at the Denver Public Library, Western History Department. All records can be accessed by contacting this department, 720-865-1905. Collection No. is CONS66.

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Meetings

MEETING/DATE LOCATION TOPIC
Annual Meeting (27 Jan 1967) Colorado Springs, CO Use of Public Lands
Spring Meeting (16 June 1967)
Chadron, NE
Central Great Plains Forestry; The Ogalala National Grassland and History of the Area
Annual Meeting (1 Dec 1967) Denver, CO Meeting the Challenge of the Future
Spring Meeting (14 June 1968)
Leadville, CO
Arkansas-Frying Pan Project Turquoise Lake
Annual Meeting (24 Jan 1969)
Estes Park, CO
The SAF: The Silent Society
Spring Meeting (7 June 1969)
Vernal, UT
Bi-Section Meeting: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Annual Meeting (30 Jan 1970)
Cheyenne, WY
Our Forest Lands' Renewable Uses: Wood, Wildlife, Recreation, Water, Grazing. Which, why, how?
Spring Meeting (5 June 1970)
Custer State Park, SD
Competition for Forest Uses
Annual Meeting (30 Jan 1971)
Pueblo, CO
Land Problems Caused by Urbanized Population
Spring Meeting (21 May 1971)
Montrose, CO
The Gunnison-Dam It All-Yes or No?
Annual Meeting (21 Jan 1972)
Fort Collins, CO
Fire: Its Place in Ecology, Management, and Pollution
Spring Meeting (17 June 1972)
Laramie, WY
Forest Management in Southern Wyoming
Annual Meeting (26 Jan 1973)
Glenwood Springs, CO
Changing Land Uses and Wildlife
Spring Meeting (13 July 1973)
Durango, CO
Cable Logging and Utilization
Annual Meeting (25 Jan 1974)
Denver, CO
Environmental Education
Spring Meeting (23 May 1974)
Lincoln, NE
Great Plains Forestry
Annual Meeting (21 Feb 1975)
Fort Collins, CO
Forester's Days
Spring Meeting (16 May 1976)
Spearfish, SD
Coal Mining Development and Reclamation
Annual Meeting (13 March 1976)
Fort Collins, CO
Forester's Days: Dedication of New Forestry Building
Fall Meeting (23 Sep 1976)
Laramie, WY
Timber: The Key to Management
Annual Meeting (5-7 May 1977)
Durango, CO
Fire: Its Use and Role in Management
Annual Meeting (17-18 March 1978)
Colorado Springs, CO
Urban Forestry and Parks
Fall Meeting (1978)
Grand Lake, CO
Arapahoe National Recreation Plan
Annual Meeting (1-2 March 1979)
Denver, CO
Intergovernmental Co-op Program
Annual Meeting (29 Feb-1 March 1980)
Laramie, WY
Blowing Snow
Annual Meeting (16-17 April 1981)
Durango, CO
Urban Forestry
Annual Meeting (23-24 April 1982)
Glenwood Springs, CO
Oil Shale
Annual Meeting (12-15 May 1983)
Monument, CO
Watershed Management
Annual Meeting (17-19 May 1984)
Crested Butte, CO
Vegetative Management
Annual Meeting (28-30 March 1985)
Fort Collins, CO
CSU Natural Resource Days and National Convention Planning
Annual Meeting (8-10 May 1986)
Pagosa Springs, CO
Rocky Mountain Setting: Achieving a Balance
Annual Meeting (4-6 June 1987)
Laramie, WY
Air Quality and Forestry
Annual Meeting (13-14 April 1988)
Denver, CO
Land Management Challenges in the Urban-Forest Interface
Annual Meeting (29 June-1 July 1989)
Steamboat Springs, CO
Multiple Uses, Multiple Values
(With the Wildlife Society)
Annual Meeting (3-5 May 1990)
Colorado Springs, CO
Wildfire in the Urban Interface: Can We Prevent It?
Annual Meeting (25-27 April 1991)
Pocatello, ID
Environmental Research: Key to the Future
(With Intermountain SAF)
Annual Meeting (9-11 July 1992)
Mesa, CO
Powderhorn Ski Resort
Moving to the Country: Issues Confronting Resource Managers
Annual Meeting (1993)
Fort Collins, CO
Future Challenges
Annual Meeting (7-9 April 1994)
Durango, CO
Where is the Forestry in the Ecosystem?
Annual Meeting (1-3 June 1995)
Lakewood, CO
Change on the Front Range
Annual Meeting (1996)
Laramie, WY
Ecosystem Management Topics
Annual Meeting (1997)
Glenwood Springs, CO
Recreation Demands and Expectations
Annual Meeting (30 April-2 May 1998)
Pueblo, CO
Getting Things Done: Models for the 21st Century
Annual Meeting (20-22 May 1999)
Cody, WY
Working to Sustain the Greater Yellowstone Area
Annual Meeting (19-20 May 2000)
Montrose, CO
Centennial Celebration: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Annual Meeting (Sep 2001)
Denver, CO
National SAF Convention
Annual Meeting (2002)
Fort Collins, CO
Threatened and Endangered Species and Forestry
Annual Meeting (13-18 March 2003)
Durango, CO
Large Scale Disturbances
Annual Meeting (15-17 April 2004)
Golden, CO
Politics to Practice
Annual Meeting (23-25 June 2005)
Saratoga, WY
H2O to Carbon: Forests Working in Wyoming
Annual Meeting (18-20 April 2006)
Steamboat Springs, CO
Changing Landscapes: Who's Guiding the Future?
Annual Meeting (12-14 April 2007)
Trinidad, CO
Great Plains Forestry
(With Great Plains Society)
Annual Meeting (29-31 May 2008)
Cody, WY
Burns and Bruins in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Annual Meeting (30 April-2 May 2009)
Mesa, CO
Powderhorn Resort
Adapative Approaches to Ecosystem Change
Annual Meeting (22-24 Apr 2010)
Fort Collins, CO
Forests of the Future
Annual Meeting (13-14 May 2011)
Durango, CO
Strater Hotel
Managing Forests for Resiliency in a Climate of Change
Annual Meeting (2-4 May 2012)
Golden, CO
Water Quality/Supply

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Past Presidents

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION
Tom Ostermann 1984 CSFS
Larry Gadt 1985 USFS
Roger Corner 1986 USFS
Don Heiser 1987 USFS
Bob Sturtevant 1988 CSFS
Vic Eklund 1989 City of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jimmie Pribble 1990 BLM
Bob Irvine 1991 CSFS
Dennis Bschor 1992 USFS
Sharon Kyle 1993 USFS
Tom Thompson 1994 USFS
Bill Williams 1995 BLM
Phillip Hoefer 1996 CSFS
Clint Kyle 1997 USFS
Joe Vessels 1998 BLM
Phil Schwolert 1999 CSFS
Susan Gray 2000 USFS
Johnny Hodges 2001 USFS
Frank Cross 2002 USFS
Randy Frank 2003 Jefferson County, Colorado
Donna Story 2004 CSFS
Bjorn Dahl 2005 USFS
Dan Nolan 2006 USFS
John Twitchell 2007 CSFS
Naomi Marcus 2008 CSFS
Tom Ostermann 2009 CSFS (Retired)
Ron Cousineau 2010 CSFS
Tim Bottomley 2011 BLM
Jim Thinnes 2012 USFS

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Past Award Winners

Below are lists of annual award winners recognized by Society of American Foresters and the Colorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters:

 

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SAF Fellows

NAME YEAR CERTIFIED FORESTER?
Dils, Robert E. 1968
Evans, Thomas C. 1979
Green, Dan A. 1979
Ficke, James E. 1984 CF
Fechner, Gilbert H. 1985
Ripley, William III 1985
Carter, Mason C. 1986
Cooley, John R. 1986
Lynch, Dennis L. 1986 CF
Hughes, Jay M. 1987
Heiser, Donald A. 1988
Ambrose, Stephen R. 1990 CF
Ostermann, Thomas W. 1990
Berg, Robert O. 1993
Hoefer, David R.W. 1995
Thompson, Tom L. 1995
Hart, John H. 1996 CF
Brenneman, William S. 1997
Williams, William R. 1997 CF
Eklund, Victor Terhune Jr. 1998 CF
Sturtevant, Robert G. 1998 CF
Hoefer, Philip J. 1999
Slade, Russell S. 2000
Friedman, Sharon T. 2001
Gray, Susan E. 2001
Rosene, Richard A. 2001
Rogers, Walter B. 2002
Dahl, Bjorn M. 2007 CF
Kyhl, Sharon A. 2007
Hodges, Johnny A. 2010 CF
Short, Bruce F. 2010 CF

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Field Foresters

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION
Randy Frank 2008
Dan Wand 2010 CSFS
Kurt Mackes 2011 CSFS/CSU

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Young Foresters of the Year

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION
Lindsey Gartner 2007 CSFS
Adriene Holcomb 2007
Jeff Kitchens 2008 BLM
Tara Mehall 2009 CSFS
Brian Russell 2010
Lisa Mason 2011 CSFS

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Citizenship Awards

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION
Bill Williams 2008
CO Senator Dan Gibbs 2010 Colorado General Assembly
Phil Hoefer 2011 CSFS-retired

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Certificates of Appreciation

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION

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Leadership Awards

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION
Naomi Marcus 2009 CSFS
Jamie Jacobs 2009 Student Leadership CSU

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Golden Memberships

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION
Paul E. Packer 1950 Retired USFS
Gilbert H. Fechner 1951 Retired
David P. Lum 1952 Retired
William S. Brenneman 1953 Retired
Dan A. Green 1954 Green Forests, Inc.
Russell S. Slade 1954 Retired
Wallace R. Staples 1954 Retired
Walter B. Metcalf 1955 Retired
John R. Cooley 1956 Retired
Thomas C. Evans 1956 Retired
James H. Herold 1956 Retired
Edgar H. Palpant 1956 Forestry Consultant
Thomas E. Lewis 1957 Retired
Jack H. Ott 1957 Retired
Paul C. Smith 1957 Retired
Richard E. Woodrow 1957 Retired
William Ripley 1958 USFS-FIA
Charles L. Simon 1958 Century 21 Realty
Robert D. Sullivan 1958 Retired
Mason C. Carter 1959 Retired
Charles R. Joy 1961 USFS-FIA
David W. Molinaro 1961 Retired
James F. Harvey 1962
John W. Korb 1962 Retired USFS
Robert P. Newlin 1962 Natural Resource Consultant
Robert O. Berg 1963 US BLM
James E. Ficke 1963 Natural Resource Consultant
David R.W. Hoefer 1963 USFS-FIA
Dennis L. Lynch 1963 Retired
Daniel L. Colgan 1964 Teton West Lumber, Inc.
Douglas M. Knudson 1964 Retired Pudue University
Fred J. Winkler 1964 Retired USFS
Donald A. Heiser 1965 USFS-FIA
Richard C. Warren 1965 Retired

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Special Awards

NAME YEAR AFFILIATION
Mike Eckhoff 2009 Splinter of the Year CSU/CSFS

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Past Scholars

Below is a list of previous annual scholarship winners recognized by Society of American Foresters and the Colorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters:

 

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