What is Forestry Conclave?
In 1958 the University of Georgia initiated and hosted the first annual Forestry Conclave. The purpose of Conclave, which means confidential or private meeting, was to promote cooperation and friendly competition among forestry schools across the Southeast. Just as importantly, it was meant to establish and maintain a high standard of ethics among students and professional foresters. Eight Southern forestry schools were involved in that first Conclave with less than 100 students competing in events such as archery, axe-throwing, pole climbing, log rolling, bow sawing, log birling, and cross-cut saw competition.
Today the Forestry Conclave has grown to include 15 southern forestry schools and more than 250 contestants. The events are composed of the traditional physical events such as dendrology, timber volume estimation, photogrammetry, wood identification, and others.
Order of Host Schools
1958 University of Georgia
1959 University of Georgia
1960 Auburn University
1961
1962 Clemson
1963 Clemson
1964 Oklahoma State University
1965
1966 Stephen F. Austin State University
1967 University of Georgia
1968 Clemson
1969 Auburn University
1970 Virginia Tech University
1971 Arkansas A & M
1972 Oklahoma State University
1973 University of Florida
1974 North Carolina State University
1975 Mississippi State University
1976
1977 Stephen F. Austin State University
1978 Clemson
1979
1980 Virginia Tech University
1981 University of Tennessee
1982 Oklahoma State University
1983 University of Florida
1984 Louisiana State University
1985 University of Georgia
1986 Texas A&M University
1987 North Carolina State University
1988 Auburn University
1989 Clemson
1990 Mississippi State University
1991 Virginia Tech University
1992 Louisiana Tech
1993 University of Tennessee
1994 Stephen F. Austin State University
1995 University of Florida
1996 University of Arkansas-Monticello
1997 University of Georgia
1998 Virginia Tech University
1999 North Carolina State University
2000 Louisiana State University
2001 Auburn University
2002 Texas A&M University
2003 Clemson
2004 Mississippi State University
2005 Stephen F. Austin University
2006 Louisiana Tech
2007 University of Tennessee
2008 University of Florida
2009 Alabama A&M University
2010 University of Arkansas-Monticello
2011 University of Georgia
2012 Oklahoma State University
2013 North Carolina State University
2014 Auburn University
2015 Virginia Tech University
2016 Texas A&M University
2017 Clemson
2018 Mississippi State University
2019 Stephen F. Austin State University