KWOA Seeks to train a new editor

The Kentucky Woodlands Newsletter, in continuous publication since 1993, provides information and educational content to further KWOA’s mission of “Bringing people and woodland sustainability together”. The quarterly publication is provided to members through email, paper copy, and on our website at https://www.kwoa.net/newsletter.

An important component of KWOA’s strategic planning is succession whereby new members join the organization’s committees and take on roles that ensure its legacy and thereby the legacy of privately owned woodlands for future generations. To that end KWOA is seeking a new editor for the newsletter. This is a volunteer opportunity to work with many of the finest people in forestry-related research and projects in Kentucky at the state and county levels.
The editor is responsible for coordinating with the KWOA Communications Committee to gather content for the newsletter. The current newsletter runs a series of articles under various themes and events that can be reviewed in past issues. The editor gathers and reviews submissions from officers, board members, KWOA members, partners and others that are then sent to a review panel for further comments. The newsletter is limited to 8 pages per issue but longer articles can be continued on the website.

After review, the articles are submitted to a [desktop publishing] entity for layout, design and a final pdf. The editor will need to have reliable internet access, a computer and to be or become conversant in Google Workspace. The editor is expected to attend quarterly board meetings that convene either in-person of via Zoom as well as the KWOA annual meeting.
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The current editor (since 2005) will be available for consultation to its successor. If you are looking for a way forward with other exceptional and dedicated forest landowners and professionals, now is the time. Please indicate your interest and any questions you have by submitting a brief description of your woodlands-and news-related related experience to [email protected].