Established in 1920, the National Association of State Foresters is a non-profit organization composed of the directors of forestry agencies in the states, U.S. territories, and District of Columbia. Our members manage and protect state and private forests, which encompass nearly two-thirds of the nation's forests.
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In a letter to the incoming Biden administration, NASF and other avid supporters of urban and community forestry have detailed their recommendations for improving American… Read More
Last week, the National Association of State Foresters provided comments to the Natural Resources Conservation Service regarding its proposed guidance for identifying non-industrial private forest… Read More
NASF and CPFC have released their latest report on the nationwide use of prescribed burning, which shows an encouraging upward trend in the utilization of… Read More
The National Association of State Foresters has provided official comments on a proposed directive regarding the implementation of the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) program. Given… Read More
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) and the Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils (CPFC) worked collaboratively to produce the 2020 National Prescribed Fire Use… Read More
NASF 2020 Award recipients are honored for above and beyond contributions to the forestry community. WASHINGTON—After thoughtful review, the National Association of State Foresters Awards… Read More
By Whitney Forman-Cook | This blog is a cross-post and will appear in the Winter 2021 edition of the National Woodlands Magazine. WHAT ARE FOREST… Read More
It's a new dawn here at the National Association of State Foresters. We've moved into a new office space, we've released our new logo (don't… Read More
Our Smokey Bear Pocket Planners are Back for 2021! Buy a pack of 50 to share with your friends and family this holiday season, or… Read More
Nationwide, our forests are at a crossroads. The power of our nation’s forest carbon sink to curb the effects of climate change is unmatched by… Read More
For over a decade, the NASF Foundation has sponsored a photo fellowship program for talented, up-and-coming photographers. To date, these fellows have visited 17 states… Read More
By Emma Hanigan On August 10th, a derecho—best described as an inland hurricane—swept through eastern Iowa and left behind widespread destruction. The Iowa Department of… Read More
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Tis the season for #SharedStewardship! Congrats, @TN_Forests! twitter.com/TN_Forests/sta…
Last year's tornadoes did a number on #Ohio's tree canopy. Watch this short video to learn more about Urban Forest Strike Teams and how @ohiodnr's team helped 1,000s of residents recover after record #tornados hit: youtube.com/watch?v=jCiStB…
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Congrats, @OKForestService and @forestservice! Another #SharedStewardship pact is in the books 🎉 twitter.com/Cibola_NF/stat…
The benefits we enjoy from our #forests don’t happen by chance. We have to plan ahead, prioritize tight budgets, and work together. #ForestActionPlans are the way we do it. Learn more with our latest blog post: stateforesters.org/2021/01/07/a-n…
ICYMI: Here are the top headlines from this week's newsletter: @GaTrees has a new #StateForester, @IllinoisDNR & @ohiodnr signed #SharedStewardship pacts with @USDA, @iowadnr & @WyoStForestry released 2020 #ForestActionPlans, and more. READ ON: mailchi.mp/16c727bbaaa6/n…
Wow! Great work, @iowadnr! twitter.com/iowadnr/status…
We learned a lot about trees with the @MSForestryComm in 2020! For #NASF100, they posted 109 #MS #tree profiles to Facebook and Instagram garnering 98,816 impressions and 5,513 engagements! Judging by those numbers, a lot of you learned about MS #trees too! 👏
@AK_Forestry We'll miss you so much, Chris! Thank you for all you've done for forestry and wildland fire — not just in Alaska, but nationwide. You're simply the best!!
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