SoCal SAF Spring Meeting May 21-22

Southern California Society of American Foresters

2010 Spring Meeting: Forestry Technology and Development

Caring for the Land and Serving People

Friday May 21

USFS San Dimas Technology & Development Center

444 East Bonita Avenue San Dimas, CA 91773-3103

2010 Forestry Technology and Development

The San Dimas Technology and Development Center (SDTDC) was established in 1945 to standardize fire equipment. At that time the Center—known as the Arcadia Fire Equipment Development Center —was located in Arcadia, California. It consolidated all Forest Service fire equipment problem-solving efforts into a "laboratory sufficient to serve the fire control requirements of the Western Regions." Southern California was selected due to the large fire activity in the area, its evolving industrial and academic centers, and the availability of space in an existing Los Angeles County Forest Service facility.

SDTDC is a national program of the Forest Service Engineering staff in Washington, DC, and serves emerging technological requirements of the Forest Service and its cooperators.

To support the Technology and Development program's mission of resource management problem solving, the Center has a cadre of personnel with far reaching skills. Engineers, technicians, foresters, draftsmen, writers, and desktop publishers all work as project team members to support the problem-solving goals of the Center. Program areas include fire and aviation, recreation, engineering, watershed, and timber. The Center's team approach to creative problem solving has resulted in some unique and innovative projects.

Centennial Council Jamboree

A Unique Teaching Opportunity

Saturday May 22

Frank Bonelli Park

120 Via Verde, San Dimas, CA 91773

A century of the finest outdoor and leadership experience a boy could have! This tradition lives on at the pinnacle of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting—the 2010 Centennial Council Jamboree. Yesterday merges with tomorrow at the greatest Scouting event of the century. It is the opportunity of a lifetime, one you will never forget. DON’T MISS OUT on this special moment in time!

Click here to view the meeting flyer.

Any questions? Please contact Dave Whitney at 818-890-5720 or dwhitney@fire.lacounty.gov