Committees

WWOA members, won’t you share your talents and interests with our committees?  WWOA needs your volunteer efforts to be successful. Most of WWOA’s committees are open to any member.  In addition to meeting other woodland owners and having input into WWOA, just a few hours of your time a couple times a year can accomplish so much!

Visit WWOA’s Calendar of Events for upcoming committee meetings, learn more about specific volunteer opportunities or fill out our simple Online Volunteer Interest Form to sign up!

 

Annual Meeting Planning Committee

This committee consists of local WWOA members working with the Executive Director to design, implement, and host the meeting.  The 2025 Annual Meeting is currently seeking a host site.  Share your ideas with the WWOA office.

Awards Committee

This committee reviews Nominations from the membership for WWOA’s Distinguished Service, Chapter Distinguished Service, Special Recognition and Next Generation Awards. These awards are presented at the WWOA Annual Meeting Banquet.  This committee conducts its business by meeting a couple times a year in central Wisconsin.

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee welcomes members with financial management backgrounds.  The committee monitors WWOA’s financial situation and works with the Treasurer in making recommendations to the Board for WWOA’s annual budget.  This committee meets a couple of times of year in Waupaca.

Fundraising Committee

The Fundraising Committee develops and implements activities to help support WWOA by raising the necessary funds to complete WWOA’s mission and goals. The committee meets once a year in early spring in Stevens Point and by telephone as necessary.

Forest Products Marketing Committee

The Forest Products Marketing Committee provides members with the knowledge to sell their raw materials, suggests speakers for chapters/conferences, and articles to the Publications Committee on particular products, local markets, or issues related to marketing your timber.  Timber prices and trends are also monitored by this committee.

Gift Shop Committee

This committee selects and designs items to be offered for sale through WWOA’s Gift Shop.  Committee co-chairs process mail in orders and send out merchandise to members.  In addition, committee members take the gift shop display to various events to sell items.  This committee meets once a year in spring in Stevens Point to review the gift shop items and make new selections.

Membership Committee

The committee works on ways to encourage active woodland owners to join WWOA.  The committee uses these ideas to strengthen WWOA’ s membership enabling the organization to be more effective in encouraging sustainable woodland management throughout Wisconsin.

Nominating Committee

Members of this Committee are appointed by the WWOA President and elected at large by voting members at the Annual Meeting to secure nominees for expiring terms or vacancies that occur on the Board of Directors.  Committee meets via telephone and email.

Past Presidents Committee

The Past Presidents Committee is an advisory committee of WWOA’s Past Presidents.

President’s Council on Chapters

Commonly called the Chapter Chairs, this committee consists of the Chair from each of WWOA’s twelve chapters. They meet bi-annually to discuss and share ideas on current issues the WWOA Board is working on, chapter structure, and local activities offered to WWOA members.  Committee meets twice a year, once in spring in central Wisconsin and in the fall during the Annual Meeting.

Publication Committee

The primary responsibility of the Publication Committee is producing an informative and interesting quarterly issue of Wisconsin Woodlands magazine for our members.  Committee members are encouraged to write, solicit, and collect articles that might be of interest.  Submitted articles are reviewed and edited as necessary for placement in Wisconsin Woodlands.  The committee meets for about 3 hours in March, June and December via Zoom.

Website Committee

The Website Committee is responsible for developing and maintaining WWOA’s website and social media to provide information to our members in a timely manner.  The committee meets quarterly in Stevens Point.

 

Join a Committee Today!

Did you see a committee that interested you?  Or perhaps there was a committee that covers topics you would like to learn more about?  Learn more about a committee by completing our  simple Online Volunteer Interest Form or contacting the WWOA office.