By: Jessica Hernandez On Wednesday April 20th, Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) and a bipartisan group of members of Congress launched the Working Forests Caucus. The caucus, which is co-chaired by Rep. Westerman and charter members Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Washington), Sanford Bishop (D-Georgia), and Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) was created to promote the benefits of America’s working [read more]
The Tree City USA program, founded in 1976, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2016. This program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with NASF and the USDA Forest Service (USFS). This national program is helping state forestry agencies meet the urban and community forestry goals outlined in each Forest Action Plan. [read more]
Mark your calendars: Stewardship Week kicks off on Sunday, April 24 and this year’s theme is We All Need Trees! In 1955, NASF's partner the National Association of Conservation Districts founded Stewardship Week to encourage Americans to focus on stewardship. The success of Stewardship Week relies on locally-led conservation districts sharing and promoting stewardship and conservation activities. Districts [read more]
The Forest History Society’s new film, America's First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment, will be airing during April on public television stations around the country in conjunction with Earth Day. The 1-hour film examines the work of forester Carl Schenck and the important role he played in revitalizing the forest landscape around the Biltmore Estate [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters annually recognizes individuals and organizations who have made a significant impact on state and private forestry at the national level. Know someone who deserves to be recognized for their outstanding work? Nominate this individual or organization for an NASF award! NASF’s Current Achievement Awards recognize accomplishments in seven areas [read more]
With support from the USDA Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry program, the Wyoming State Forestry Division is achieving goals outlined in its Forest Action Plan. Through a partnership with the Montana Department of Natural Resources, the Wyoming State Forestry Division established The Northern Rockies Tree School (NRTS). The Northern Rockies Tree School (NRTS) offers [read more]
National Get Outdoors Day is this Saturday, June 13th, and many state forestry agencies are working to connect you to the trees that surround you. Today, close to 80 percent of Americans live in cities. But, thanks to the great work of state foresters and their partners, the United States urban trees and forests provide plenty of [read more]
The Association of Conservation Information (ACI) recently awarded the Missouri Department of Conservation four national communication awards for their Trees Work communications campaign. The 2014 awards are: Communications Campaign – First Place – Trees Work Posters – First Place – Trees Work One-time Publications – First Place – Trees Work Postcards Audio Program – Third [read more]
For the 33rd consecutive year, Ohio leads the nation for Tree City USA designations with 244 communities achieving the title this year. The program, which is sponsored by the National Association of State Foresters, the Arbor Day Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National League of Cities, requires that [read more]
The 58th annual Oklahoma Youth Forestry Camp is “Catching Fire” this summer from June 2nd to 7th in Broken Bow State Park. Applications for a week of exploring Oklahoma’s great outdoors are being accepted until May 16th, 2014, and the $175 registration covers all meals, lodging, transportation at camp, and recreational activities. Applications for campers [read more]
