The Appalachian Society of American Foresters was organized as a section of the Society of American Foresters at a meeting in Asheville, North Carolina on October 28, 1921. Several of its founding members were active in the Society of American Foresters which had been founded in 1900. The original area of the Society comprised of the states of Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, north Georgia, and north Alabama. The territory of this section was reduced during the following decades as new sections were formed. The section originally focused on conferences and with papers on technical and scientific aspects of forestry. As the Society grew, committees took specific projects that included forest type classification, education, and various public policy issues. In 1980, the Society of American Foresters recommended the adoption of a state level organization for its sections which members of the Appalachian section rejected 455-147. The Appalachian Society changed its by-laws to conform to those of the SAF but continued to exist with three state level divisions.
From the description of South Carolina Division, Appalachian Society of American Foresters records, 1956-1997, (bulk 1960-1993) (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 270730704
