Editor's Note

The non-profit Evergreen Foundation has been a Women In Timber supporter for more than 20 years. Our earliest affiliation with WIT came through the late Helen Finney, who wrote periodically for Evergreen Magazine and was a founding member of Alaska Women In Timber. Helen's husband, Don, logged in Alaska for many years and was a founding member of the Alaska Loggers Association.

The haunting drawing that you see nearby was a gift for Mrs. Finney. It was drawn in 1985 by Mary Ida Hendrikson, an Alaska artist and historian who lives in Ketchikan and teaches at the University of Alaska. The original drawing hangs in the Alaska Forestry Association office in Ketchikan.

Most Women In Timber members are the wives of loggers, mill workers or foresters, though some are also professional foresters or educators. WIT's Holly McKenzie, who writes periodically for www.evergreenmagazine.com is a professional forester and a graduate of the Northern Arizona University School of Forestry.

WIT works mainly in rural schools but it also makes an annual trek to Washington, D.C. where it works with members of Congress whose votes impact forestry and the forest products industry. We are pleased to be able to post their materials on our website.

Click below to read FWIT's fall report. 

FWIT Fall 2009 Report

Click below to read their position paper on sustainable forestry.

FWIT Position Paper