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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#ProtectYours from wildfire with these resources provided by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Intertribal Timber Council, National Association of Counties, National Association of State… Read More
WASHINGTON—The nation’s 59 state and territorial foresters look forward to continuing their important work in support of America’s forests with John Phipps, the newly named… Read More
WASHINGTON—The nation's 59 state and territorial foresters fully support the USDA Forest Service's proposal to modernize its compliance processes associated with National Environmental Protection Act… Read More
WASHINGTON—The National Association of State Foresters is calling on Congress to introduce and pass legislation that will allow resource sharing among states and Canadian provinces… Read More
Guest post by Personal Injury Help If you enjoy the great outdoors, you probably partake in hiking. According to the American Hiking Society, more than… Read More
By Brittany Hallak Signed into law in 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (or NEPA for short) requires federal agencies to: (1) assess the environmental… Read More
Hosted by Hawaii State Forester David Smith and the Hawaii Department of Forestry, members of the NASF Forest Science and Health (FS&H) Committee, staffed by… Read More
Ganging up for efficiency, the NASF Forest Resource Management (FRM) Committee, the Forest Markets Committee, and the Modernizing the Forest Stewardship Program Working Group all… Read More
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Do you have plans to hit the trails soon? 🌿🍁 Learn the 9 ways you can do right by #nature while hiking with our latest guest blog post. stateforesters.org/2019/07/15/9-t…
“We’re going down to the bottom (to) a soft layer of silt I guess it is, and then you want to get into that and that’s where the logs are going to be.” To get #wood like this you need to go back in time, and back on the river, then in it. wbtw.com/home/pair-turn…
Can #MassTimber reform construction’s #carbon footprint? Yes. Yes, it can. inhabitat.com/can-mass-timbe…
The @FLForestService is offering financial assistance to private landowners to help save their #trees from southern pine beetle. The last major outbreak of the pest (1999 to 2002) resulted in the loss of $59 million worth of #timber. bit.ly/2JwZJma
#StateForester Greg Josten says ash #trees can be found anywhere in #SouthDakota, so #farmers can be affected by #EAB too. "The structure of their #windbreaks (may) require some renovation in the future to maintain functionality." @SDAgriculture keloland.com/news/local-new…