New Smokey Bear products are coming. Will you help us make room on our virtual shelves? Liquidations: We're sunsetting our My Tree—Our Forest product line (tree tags, reusable tote bags, can coolers, hand sanitizers, sticker sheets, pens, and temporary tattoos) and clearing our inventory of old Smokey Bear posters (Bird Nests 20" x 30", Wood [read more]
By Jay Farrell Imagine looking out an airplane window and catching the first glimpse of your tropical island destination. A tiny speck of green in a vast sea of blue. It’s a vision of beauty, isolation, and fragility. Then, the plane lands. Immediately, your focus shifts to details and you lose the big picture. I [read more]
By Hannah Wagner We have an exciting announcement to make! Right now, there are more women leading state forestry agencies than ever before. Thirteen female state foresters out of a total of 59 might not seem like a triumph, but it is. The forestry sector has historically been a male-dominated profession, and even today, fewer than 20% of foresters in [read more]
By Whitney Forman-Cook with contributions from the Southeastern Partnership for Forests and Water and the Southern Group of State Foresters | This blog is a cross-post and will appear in the Spring 2022 edition of the National Woodlands Magazine. Forests and trees play a critical role in watershed health and are key to ensuring safe [read more]
By Forrest Boe The National Association of State Foresters is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital clearinghouse for forest carbon and forest carbon market resources for state forestry agencies. Mitigating the effects of climate change is one of the greatest policy challenges facing our country and the world today. Policies and programs [read more]
The sign-on of the National Association of State Foresters makes 30 members for the Source Water Collaborative. Since its start in 1920, NASF has served as a leading authority on forest management in the United States. NASF’s membership is composed of the directors of forestry agencies in the 50 states, five U.S. territories, three nations [read more]
By Hannah Wagner Happy Groundhog Day! One of the strangest American traditions took place this morning, and the ending wasn’t ideal. A famous groundhog named Phil saw his shadow… What a bummer! While I’m sure you’re disappointed to have to bear six more weeks of winter, have you ever wondered what cold weather means for [read more]
By Keith Wood The Partners in Community Forestry conference was held November 17-18, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. This year’s conference brought back together nearly 400 in-person attendees in addition to remote audience members. Those in attendance were bursting with enthusiasm to be back together presenting, learning, and networking all things urban and community forestry (U&CF)! [read more]
By Marvin Brown | This blog is a cross-post and will appear in the Winter 2022 edition of the National Woodlands Magazine. A core mission of all state forestry agencies is to provide assistance to family forest landowners. Understanding who these individuals are and why they own their property is key to offering the right [read more]
NASF is now an official member of #forestproud! What makes #forestproud such a great asset to the forestry community is how it connects the dots between forests—and all the products and benefits they provide—and the role they play in helping to fight climate change. If you haven't already seen #forestproud content on social [read more]
