Scholarship Information
The Redwood Region Logging Conference and the California Forest Products Commission are now accepting applications for the Ron
Adams Memorial Scholarship.
Ron Adams was a 1940 Forestry graduate from UC Berkeley. He spent most of his career managing the CDF nursery program. He developed
the first mechanical tree-planting machine and authored the CDF Seed Catalog. Upon his retirement, Ron became active in educating
the public about forestry in California. He became a Co-Manager of the Forest Center at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Ron was truly dedicated
to educating the public about the importance of forest management in California. This scholarship is provided to students in the spirit
and memory of Ron Adams.
Upon qualification, a cash scholarship will be awarded to a freshman, sophomore, junior or returning
senior who is currently enrolled in an undergraduate forestry program at California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt State University,
or University of California, Berkeley. This award will specifically target students interested combining their forestry education
with the following fields of interest: communications, legislative policy, and natural resource administration or education.
At The
Redwood Empire Fairgrounds
Ukiah, CA
74th Annual Redwood Region Logging Conference
March 15-17, 2012
2012 Conference Dates:
March 15-17, 2012 Ukiah