The 2022 James Hubbard Intern for Policy and Communications is here! Please join us in welcoming Grant Peterson to the NASF team. Grant just finished his second year at Mississippi State University where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in wildlife, fisheries, and aquaculture with a minor in environment and sustainability. He is thrilled [read more]
By John Erixson This Friday, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day. Here in Nebraska, we're looking forward to planting more trees and leaving a legacy for future generations. Do you suppose those who started this great movement would have thought it would become a national celebration or an international event? On a monument [read more]
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]
Guest post by Jake Rose Changes in forest health generally happen gradually. Invasive species, for instance, tend to spread slowly through a forest, little by little, year by year, crowding out native plants and animals. Even after a sudden disruption to forest health, like a severe wildfire, it's not uncommon for forested ecosystems to take [read more]
Guest post by Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp One of the oldest forms of gardening was done in forests. For hundreds of years, Indigenous peoples around the world have planted food forests of all kinds to cultivate and forage beneficial plants. Today, these managed plots can be thought of as seven-layer salads in our backyards. Each [read more]
Guest post by the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region | This is a cross-post that also appears here on the USDA Forest Service's website Working hand-in-hand with state partners, the Forest Service created a summary report that identifies common themes across 21 state Forest Action Plans, providing a roadmap for collaboration and shared priorities for [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]
