The National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service are pleased to announce the 2022 Urban Forest Resilience grant recipients. WASHINGTON—The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) and the USDA Forest Service (Forest Service) are pleased to announce the selection of funded projects for the 2022 State Urban Forest Resilience (SUFR) Grant Initiative. [read more]
This Communities At Risk (CAR) Report provides a national snapshot of wildland fire risk, preparedness, and capacity using the latest USDA Forest Service National Fire Plan Operations and Reporting System data for Fiscal Year 2021. For more information about this report, contact NASF Fire Director Jim Karels at jkarels@stateforesters.org.
The National Association of State Foresters was among more than 50 signatories on a letter sent to Congress today in support of the federal Forest Stewardship Program. Over 50% of U.S. forestland is owned and managed by more than 10 million private owners, most of which are families and individuals. These landowners represent a diverse [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters has provided official comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding the agency's proposal to change the listing status of the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) from threatened to endangered. Over the decades since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted, NASF has observed how ESA provisions affect [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters was among more than 80 organizations that have penned a letter to Congress in support of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. We urge Congress to support FIA with no less than $32.4 million in program dollars and no less than $52.9 million in salary and expenses in [read more]
Smokey Bear Awards are reserved for individuals, teams, and organizations that provide outstanding service with significant and sustained program impact in the wildfire prevention arena. WASHINGTON—The partners behind the wildfire prevention legend Smokey Bear and his public service advertisement campaign—the longest running in United States history—are pleased to announce the 2022 national Smokey Bear Award [read more]
A movement is afoot in Hawai'i to restore the cultural significance of coconut trees, or "niu," with the planting of food-producing coconut tree groves across O’ahu. WASHINGTON—The National Association of State Foresters is pleased to present the second installment in its “Tree Stories” series, a collection of short films that illustrates the importance of the [read more]
The four co-sponsors of the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards have named the individuals and organizations chosen to receive honors this year in recognition of their exemplary commitment to community wildfire risk reduction. WASHINGTON—The Wildfire Mitigation Awards committee has named the six individuals and organizations chosen to receive 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. This year’s recipients have [read more]
President Biden has signed a fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus spending bill into law, averting a government shutdown. The final appropriations package includes modest funding increases for priority forestry programs vital to America's forest sector. WASHINGTON—The National Association of State Foresters was relieved to learn that Congress had come to agreement on a long-awaited FY [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters has submitted written testimony to the House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concerning FY 2023 USDA Forest Service Appropriations. State foresters deliver technical and financial assistance, along with forest health, water, and wildfire protection for more than two-thirds of the nation’s 751 million acres of forests. The [read more]
