By Shawna Crocker, Colorado State Forest Service, Project Learning Tree Coordinator What do the first Earth Day, the Space Race, the Oil Embargo and Old Growth Forests have to do with Project Learning Tree (PLT)? In 1970, the first Earth Day occurred, raising awareness of the many issues and concerns about the state of our [read more]
Forty years ago, Project Learning Tree® was founded to help the next generation of Americans value the natural world and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions about natural resources in order to conserve, protect and enhance these landscapes. America’s students today will become the stewards of the trees and forests of [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters and its partners on the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign have unveiled new Smokey Bear wildfire prevention public service announcements (PSAs). For a preview, please visit: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7896651-ad-council-smokey-bear-wildfire-psa/ The CFFP program is managed by the USDA Forest Service in cooperation with your state forester and the Ad Council. The new television, radio, [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters is now accepting pre-orders for a customized cover of its best-selling Smokey Bear pocket planner. The 2017 cover features a portion of the classic artwork "Nature's Gold Medal Winner" by Virginia artist Rudolph Wendelin. Be a champion for wildfire prevention and customize the 2017 Smokey Bear pocket planner for your outreach events. In [read more]
The United States Senate, led by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have introduced the Timber Innovation Act (S. 2892). A House companion bill, H.R. 5628, has also been introduced and was led by Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). Both bills would: Establish [read more]
Along with its partners at the USDA Forest Service and the Ad Council, NASF is pleased to announce the 2016 National Smokey Bear Awards winners. Since 1957, this prestigious awards program has recognized organizations and individuals for outstanding service to prevent wildfires. The awardees have demonstrated significant impact at the national level (Gold), multi-state level (Silver), and statewide level [read more]
By Jessica Hernandez Would you like to spend the last few days of summer under the canopy of Savannah's grand oak trees? We invite you to register to join State Foresters for the NASF annual meeting September 19-22. Earlier this month we wrote about the history and layout of the city. This week we're focused on the multitude [read more]
In partnership with the Southeastern Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy Coordinator, the office of the Southern Regional Extension Forester (SREF) is pleased to announce the updated Southeastern Strategy website, now with new resources that serve to increase landscape resiliency and community protection and ensure a safe, effective and risk-based fire response. Southernwildfire.net provides wildland fire news, success stories, recommended activities, and [read more]
Register Now The 2016 NASF Annual Meeting will be held September 19-22, 2016 at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto in Savannah, Georgia. The Georgia Forestry Commission is pleased to partner with the NASF to bring together the nation's forestry and wildfire leaders at the beautiful Hilton Desoto in historic downtown Savannah, GA. NASF looks forward to hosting you for [read more]
Members of the National Association of State Foresters’ executive committee held Congressional briefings on May 4 to introduce decision makers to state Forest Action Plans and convey the importance of consulting these important documents when making forest management decisions. In attendance were key staff members from the House and Senate Agriculture Committees and member offices, USDA Forest [read more]
