Organized and Charted 1923
Dissolved Dec. 31, 1980
Central States was originally named The Upper Ohio Valley. This Section originally included Lower Michigan until between 1953 and 1958.
Section Meetings
| Year | Month/Day | State | Location | Theme |
| 1948 | Oct. 7-9 | OH | Camp Muskingum | |
| 1950 | Sept. 21-23 | IN | ||
| 1952 | Oct. 13-15 | OH | Lake Hope State Park | |
| 1953 | Oct. 12-14 | IL | Sinnissippi Forest, Oregon | Management of Oaks & Pine Plantations |
| 1956 | Sept. 10-11 | OH | Camp Muskingum | Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District |
| 1957 | Oct. 3-4 | IL | Herrin | Forestry & Industry: A Partnership |
| 1958 | Oct. 9-10 | IN | Purdue U., West Lafayette | Professional Problems of Forestry |
| 1959 | Oct. 8-9 | OH | Ohio Ag. Exp. Sta., Wooster | Tree Improvement |
| 1960 | Oct. 13-14 | IL | Sunset Arms Hotel, Franklin Park (suburb of Chicago) | Forest Recreation |
| 1961 | Sept. 14 | IN | Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell | Hardwood Silviclture in the Central States |
| 1962 | Sept. 5-6 | OH | Meaco Park, Chillicothe | Research in the Silviculture of Upland Hardwoods |
| 1963 | Oct. 2 | IL | Jacksonville | |
| 1964 | Sept. 9-11 | IN | Valparaiso | Indiana Dunes & Hardwood Plantations |
| 1965 | Jun. 2-4 | OH | Mansfield | Wooster Exp. Station |
| 1966 | Jun. 3-4 | KY | Ken-bar Inn, Gilbertsville | Land and Water Development for Outdoor Recreation & Education. Joint with KY-TN Section |
| 1967 | Sept. 6-8 | IN | Purdue U., West Lafayette | Brainstorming for Fine Hardwoods |
| 1968 | Sept. 5-6 | OH | Burr Oak State Park | Multiple Use on the Wayne National Forest |
| 1969 | Sept. 6 | IL | Allerton Park, Monticello | Education Requirements for Foresters & Forestry Technicians |
| 1970 | Sep 30-Oct 2 | IN | Richmond | You & Your SAF; Hayes Arboretum |
| 1971 | Sep.26-30 | OH | Stalter Hilton Hotel, Cleveland | At National SAF Convention |
| 1972 | Sept. 13-15 | IL | Danville | What Changes Currently are Underway Within the Society |
| 1973 | Sep. 13-14 | IN | Holiday Inn, Jasper | University – Industry Team Approaches to Forestry Progress |
| 1974 | Sep. 12-13 | OH | OARDC, Wooster | Forestry Research |
| 1975 | Sep. 4-5 | IL | Family Inn, Marion | Pine Resource and Management |
| 1976 | Sep. 9-10 | IN | Imperial House Motel, Columbus | Veneer Market, Webb Corp., Non-Point Pollution, & Mill Tours |
| 1977 | Sep. 22-23 | OH | Atwood Lodge, Dellroy | Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, Multiple Use of Forested Lands |
| 1978 | Oct. 23 | MO | St. Louis | At National SAF Convention |
| 1979 | Sep. 27-28 | IN | Holiday Inn, Terre Haute | Coal mining |
| 1980 | Sep. 4-5 | OH | Hueston Woods State Park, College Corners | Forest Recreation |