The San Gabriel Chapter SAF is pleased to announce the Spring 2009 dinner meeting with another excellent speaker and timely topical presentation: Bioenergy, Biomass, and Converting Woodchips to Ethanol. Our guest will be C. Scott Miller, President of The Miller DeWulf Corporation in Los Angeles. Scott will be speaking about evolving technologies in the bioenergy and biomass industry with an emphasis on a new and extremely efficient process for converting woodchips to ethanol. Renewable energy is getting a considerable amount of attention under the new administration and there are opportunities (and consequences) for the forest industry.

Join us at 5:30 pm on Thursday, May 14 under the oaks at Los Angeles County Fire Department Camp 2 in La Canada Flintridge, 4810 N. Oak Grove Drive, across from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (click here for map). Dinner will be served promptly at 6:00 pm with the presentation beginning at 7:00 pm. Cost is $10.00 payable at the door. RSVP by Monday, May 11 so we can give the camp cooks a head (stomach!) count.

Visit the SoCal SAF Blog site at http://socalsaf.blogspot.com for more information on this meeting and other SAF activities. We have added an activity calendar to keep you abreast of upcoming SAF events. If you have any questions, contact Chapter Chair Doug Nickles at 818-548-2882 or dnickles@yahoo.com. You may also reply to the SoCal SAF email at socalsaf@gmail.com.

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July 18 - San Gabriel Chapter SAF Summer Field Trip to Fort Tejon (guided tour of this State Historical Park)

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