Last month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. Each member will serve a three-year term. New appointments include manufacturers Charles W. Roady, Columbia Falls, Mont., and Danny White, Brewton, Ala., representing the U.S. West and South regions, respectively; and importer Don Kayne, BC, Canada, who will [read more]
Local events raised awareness for trees across the U.S. last week. And inspired volunteers took action for greener communities--from planting 30 park trees in Sugar Land, TX, on Monday to planting 100 street trees in Nashville, TN on Saturday with CSX Trees for Tracks. These local activities show people care about trees in their cities [read more]
NASF sent Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Cochran a letter this week thanking them for their commitment to forestry and conservation issues in Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill (S 954). The letter highlighted the important role of State Foresters in delivering programs that benefit more than two-thirds of America's forests [read more]
Last week NASF carried forward concerns from state foresters regarding APHIS response to Emerald Ash Borer Beetle. The concerns were given during an APHIS Stakeholder Meeting on April 11. You can view the video of the entire meeting on the USDA - APHIS website. Once the video is loaded, you can see NASF's comments at [read more]
Help the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) deliver on their partnership called the Conservation Partners Program! The purpose of this partnership is to provide grants on a competitive basis to support field biologists and other habitat professionals (botanists, ecologists, foresters, etc.) working with NRCS field offices in [read more]
NASF is working with the national Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® foundation to provide businesses, agencies and organizations with resources to host forest and forestry career focused events on April 25. Do you have everything you need? Visit the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® website to view resources and visit the [read more]
This week NASF joined the Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work® Foundation to announce a partnership to inform children nationwide on the importance of forests and forestry jobs. This year’s Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work® Day falls on Thursday, April 25 and is themed “Work In Progress.” Both organizations recognized that this [read more]
To start the new year off right, NASF has redesigned a new Smokey Bear pen that is now available at the online Educational Materials Store. Be sure to watch the next week for other updated and new items! Due to popular demand, the 2013 Smokey Bear pocket planner has already sold out. But not to [read more]
South Carolina residents Walt and Barbara McPhail were recently named the National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year by the American Tree Farm System. They have invested in hundreds of thousands of trees and grow them on their 2,800 acres of land. Many experts say trees are one of the safest investments you can make [read more]
NASF is saying goodbye to some great state foresters and hello to a newly appointed member. July saw the retirement of two respected and committed members of NASF. Colorado State Forester Jeff Jahnke, past NASF President announced he was retiring after 15 years. Tennessee State Forester Steven Scott, who served as Chair of the NASF [read more]
