State foresters back bill to improve Good Neighbor Authority
Wildfire, pests, and disease are landscape-wide forest threats that must be addressed at the landscape scale. Improvements to Good Neighbor Authority will help state, local,… Read More
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State foresters release top priorities for COVID-19 stimulus package
Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, an ailing national economy, and a substantial backlog in federal forest management and rural infrastructure maintenance, the nation's state foresters have… Read More
NASF COVID-19 Stimulus Platform
Greater support for state forestry agencies and their work to sustain, enhance, and protect America's forests is needed now more than ever. Amid the COVID-19… Read More
State foresters submit comments on SFI Standards Revision Process
On June 30, the National Association of State Foresters submitted comments on the current Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Standards Revision Process: There is one area… Read More
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How federal property programs help protect Americans from wildfire
By Tyler Hoguet You generally won't see the Firefighter Property Program (FFP) and the Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) program included in NASF's annual appropriations recommendations;… Read More
State foresters from California, New Mexico, Washington provide legislators with wildfire outlook
By Tyler Hoguet This week was a busy one for state foresters on Capitol Hill. George Geissler, Laura McCarthy, and Thom Porter all appeared (virtually)… Read More
Is biochar the latest and greatest in forestry innovation?
By Tyler Hoguet (Image sources are linked below) As recently as 2017, just 11% of adults living in North America (surveyed by the North American Forest… Read More
Now accepting nominations for 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards
The Wildfire Mitigation Awards Committee is pleased to invite nominations for 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. Established in 2014, the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards program recognizes… Read More
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