Several Items were discussed

Michael's Fiduciary Report:
$364 total in account, now at Bank of America (with our fancy new check book)
less (90), allocated for new memberships-only
TOTAL = $274
Plus, additional $200 allocated by the Dean for field trips.
If by the end of the quarter we can't find new students for supporting new memberships, we will reevaluate how to use the scholarship money. Michael will talk with the donors to make sure this is O.K.

SAF 2003 National Convention/ Buffalo NY/ Travel Money
$500/student allocations (from the Dean) available for SAF students to travel to the National SAF convention in Buffalo, NY this fall. Must be an active student when applying for the money.
Other money may be available for students who will present research in form of a poster or talk at the convention. Minority scholarships may also be available-ARA to look into further details.
John would like to finalize who will attend the national meeting by the middle of spring quarter (so to alleviate early fall quarter chaos, and last minute planning)
Interested students include: Paul Lachance, Michael Andreu, Morris Johnson, Ara (if here) and Andrew Hill

Fundraising Idea
T-shirt or bumper stickers with a catchy forestry slogan. John, Ara, Jason and Andrew Hill will further pursue the feasibility of this.
Could imply large cash investment; or possible low returns.

State Board of Natural Resources
National SAF sent a position statement to the WA state board. John has copies.
The next meeting will likely be in early March. We will await the meeting schedule to be posted and decide just prior to the meeting if we will mobilize as a group and attend the meeting.
Michael Andreu will no longer contact a board member; Derek will replace Michael.

Tacoma Field Trip February 21st, 2003
About 10 students signed up, so far.
Going to Capitol state forest & Simpson Tacoma Mill.
Jason and Morris will write and distribute an itinerary for the day's events.
Dr. Briggs can speak to the students on Thursday afternoon before the field trip to prep us for the mill tour. John will arrange with Dr. Briggs.
John will discuss with Eric Turnbolm to rent the school vans for the trip.

Web Site Update
Phil has set aside 2 hours on Wednesday February 12th, to work on the web site. Interested members should meet in Phil's office at 2pm.

RECRUITEMENT
Andrew Hill: Will talk for a few minutes in ESC 110. Received a warm welcome in other classes. With the improved web site we can direct interested students to the web site for information
Jason Englehart will talk to his Forest and Fish class.
Name and email lists should be collected when trying to recruit in classes. Send around a few legal pads and pens to get email addresses.

SKI TRIP, March 6-8, 2003
New Prices for lodging at Pack Forest, Michael Andreu has re-calculated the costs for 2 nights lodging and 2 dinners. $49/ Student and then increasingly more for staff and non students
Currently 12 people signed up. 20 is the max.
Must finalize and confirm numbers by February 21st. Non-refundable at that time.
SAF has the house and a dormitory reserved.

Spring Meeting: Hosting South Puget Sound Chapter, April 17th,Thursday night
SAF student chapter will make dinner: chili, salad and corn bread.
Will charge $20 to SAF members, $10 for SAF students.
Student Presentations: 3 +/- students will present their research
Possible student presenters: Heather Rogers, Karen and John, Andrew Hill, Elaine O'Neil
Other students could do posters, or presentations
Need to figure out where to cook large quantities the night before/day of.
Phil or Mark Swanson may have access to industrial kitchens.
Ara will arrange for using the Douglas Classroom at CUH-where parking is available

South Puget Sound Chapter Meeting, February 13th, Federal Way, Tony Romas
John, Andrew Hill and Mark Swanson will attend. Any one else needing a ride should talk to John.
John will announce the April 17th meeting.

New Vice President Needed
Jason Englehart is graduating at the end of Winter Quarter. We would like to find another undergraduate student to fill his position of the SAF executive committee. Interested students should contact John Garth.

Ft. Lewis Visit, Spring Quarter
Derek can coordinate with the Forester at Ft. Lewis for a field trip to visit the variable retention harvest areas. The spotted Owl is also an issue for forest management at Ft. Lewis.

March 3rd, Central Society of American Foresters Field Trip
Michael Andreu has more information about this field trip, which is going to Walla Walla? Sort of decided not to pursue because of the distance