Southern Forest Health Work Conference

The Southern Forest Health Work Conference (SFHWC) [formerly the Southern Forest Insect Work Conference (SFIWC)] was organized by federal, state, university and private sector forest entomologists working in the southern United States and has met annually since 1956. SFHWC objectives are: 1) to advance the science and practice of forest health, 2) to provide a medium of exchange of professional thought, and 3) to serve as a clearing house for technical information on forest health problems of the southern United States. Yates (H.O. Yates III. 1982. J. Ga Entomol. Soc. 17, Suppl. 1. 24p.) provides a review of the organization’s bylaws, activities and meetings, which were updated in 2023 to reflect the name and scope change to “forest health.” In 1992, SFHWC was given the designation of The Southern Extension and Research Activity-Information Exchange Group-12 (SERA-IEG-12) by the Southern Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Directors to emphasize and foster cooperation and information exchange between forest entomologists by allowing and encouraging University personnel to actively participate in SFHWC activities.