The Rhode Island Convention Center, the site for the 2020 SAF National Convention, has been leased by the Rhode Island government to serve as a hospital facility for recovering COVID-19 patients through the duration of our convention. Planning is underway to host SAF2020 as a virtual convention, complete with educational sessions, poster presentations, exhibitors, and sponsors. Check back soon for details.

From Metropolis to Wilderness: Foresters Rooted in Conservation,

The 2020 SAF Convention will explore how we play a critical role in fostering local and worldwide economies, vibrant communities, and thriving forests. In our world of shifting land use, changing markets, and external health pressures we all share a common role of responsible forest stewardship.

We invite you to submit your proposal for presentations, science flashes, posters, and professional development seminars on a variety of topic areas from agroforestry to wildland fire management. SAF2020 will feature the following themes:

•Eastern and Western White Pine

•Urban and Community Forestry

•Managing Forests as Watersheds

•Consulting Forestry: Useful Skills, Knowledge, and Case Studies

•Wood Procurement from Stump to Mill: An Essential Multi-Skilled Job