November 29th, 2017

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Submitted by lewiscampbell on November 29, 2017 - 4:26pm

Announcements

  • Alegra -nothing
  • Kathie - besides trees which will be covered later nothing
  • Jacob - hasn't been to meeting in weeks so nothing
  • Andrew - wasn't there but if you haven't paid dues you should

 

Wes was at the meeting!!!

 

Christmas tree cut

  • The cut is this weekend so if you've signed up you'll get another updated list about carpool hopefully later today.
  • The sale will be next week during dead week, if you went to SAF you have to attend the cut and sell for 3 hours. Sign ups for the cut are now closed so if you haven't signed up you will have to sell trees for 6 hours. If you didn't go to the Christmas tree cut then you don't need to sell trees but you should because its super fun.
  • The pre-orders for the Christmas tree cut are due by 12 on Friday.
  • We are selling trees!!! Tell your family, tell your friends and the annoying guy in your class that you hate so he'll come buy a tree and we will get his money! Tell everyone that they can come buy trees from us next week. 

 

Meeting

  • We will have a Forestry Club meeting next week! It will be outside by where we are selling trees. There will probably be pizza.

 

Yule Ball

  • The Yule ball will be next Friday the 8th at Morgan hall lounge. It is from 4-6 pm. We are looking for a place to host the after party so if you have suggestions let us know. It is a potluck so sign up to bring food.

 

Planting

  • We have been asked to help plant more trees in the same place as we did last year. I said we would do it and more details will be coming next semester.

 

Jeff Leddy - Cal Forester and State Forest Biometrician

  • Deadline for application is December 29th
  • Do on campus interviews in first week of February offers after that
  • Need to have at least 12 semester units of some forestry related degree
  • Almost everybody is guaranteed an interview
  • People often go straight from forestry aide (seasonal) into Forester II and Forester I
  • Can get involved with fires when you become a Forester II / I
  • THP layout, classic forestry field work
  • Some public interactions, recreation work
  • 5 main forests (2 in redwoods Fort Bragg and Santa Cruz, 1 in Giant Sequoia, etc)
  • Have to purchase uniform up front but eventually reimbursed (?)
  • Anybody within 6 months of graduating is eligible to get on forestry assistant II list.  Might provide housing.  Don't need to have worked a field season with CalFire in order to be eligible.
  • Working in the field is the best way to learn most of this stuff. Field component is most important
  • Jeff Leddy has two job offers right now.
  • Jeff got 100 offers in a year because of CalFire 
  • Mountain home was burned up in the Valley Fire, in second year of regen.  If you are interested in regeneration forestry thats yo place.
  • Every place except Soquel (Santa Cruz) has free housing. 
MeetingDate: 
Wednesday, November 29, 2017