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 2024 Publication Schedule
| Issue | Theme | Deadline | Date Mailed to Members |
| Jan/Feb/Mar 2024 | What’s New in Forest Policy | January 8, 2024 | February 14, 2024 |
| April/May/June | The Latest on Carbon | April 8 | May 20 |
| Jul/Aug/Sept | Forest Health Update | July 5 | August 19 |
| Oct/Nov/Dec | Restoration and Vegetation Management | October 1 | November 14 |
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
May/June 2003
March/April 2003
January/February 2003
