WHAT WE DO
As a not-for-profit group organized to educate, and
further the interests of, its members, the Forestry
Association looks for various ways to accomplish its
goals.
During the winter months, November through February, we
hold meetings in Mount Carroll. The Illinois Department
of Natural Resources allows us to use its
meeting room in Campbell Hall of the former Shimer
College on Seminary Avenue. In November and December, we
plan our agenda for the next year and hold elections. In
January and February, we host speakers on a variety of
subjects related to landowning and forestry.
In March, we gather for our annual dinner meeting in
Mount Carroll. Following dinner, there is a slide show
of the year's past events, a featured speaker,
presentation of awards, and distribution of door prizes.
In March in addition to the dinner meeting, our members
assist at the Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference in
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin - a day-long seminar of elective
sessions that supplement our field days and meeting
speakers.
From April through October, we host field days at
members' tree farms, at area businesses related to
forestry, and at natural resource areas featuring
forestry or wildlife. We have also hosted educational
events, such as chain saw safety seminars, wood
utilization seminars, and forums on tree diseases and
pests.
Beyond these meetings, field days, and educational
sessions, we publish a booklet that markets products
that our members derive from their forests and
forestry services that our members provide to other
landowners. This booklet also includes information about
forestry practices.
We manage an eleven-acre portion of Schurmeier Forest in
Jo Daviess County to illustrate the benefits of forest
management. This is described elsewhere on this website.
In addition to our officers (president, vice president,
treasurer, and secretary), we elect six directors - each
to two-year terms. We attempt to find candidates that
represent each of the six counties in our membership
area.
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