Governor Martin O’Malley announced the Lawn to Woodland stewardship program that aims to increase forested land in the state of Maryland by offering to provide landowners in Maryland with trees, tools, and the technical assistance to plant and maintain trees on unused lawn. Co-Sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Maryland Department of Natural [read more]
The vascular plant emerged around 400 million years ago and started Earth's forest-building process during the Silurian geologic period. Although not yet a "true" tree, this new member of the terrestrial plant kingdom became the perfect evolutionary link with developing tree parts and considered the first proto-tree. The earth's first real tree continued to develop [read more]
Please join the National Forest Stewardship Program Webinar entitled “Evaluation of USDA Forest Service, Forest Stewardship Program” on October 8th at 2 -3:30 p.m. Eastern. Presented by Brett Butler, a group of researchers from the USDA Forest Service, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and University of Minnesota evaluated the USDA Forest Service, Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) [read more]
During the 2013 NASF Annual Meeting this week in Hot Springs, Virginia, the NASF Foundation showcased the work done by the 2013 Photography Fellow. The photography fellow, Joel Prince, was sponsored by the Foundation to travel to five states (Virginia, South Carolina, Kansas, Oregon and Maine) to capture images that embody this year's theme "Embrace [read more]
With support from the NASF Foundation and NASF have chosen the 2013 Photography Fellow. This year's fellow, Joel Prince of Ohio, was chosen from a pool of candidates who submitted their applications and portfolios earlier this month. The theme for this year's photo fellowship is "Embrace the Possibilities." "The phrase, “Embrace the Possibilities,” immediately stirs [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]
"4 Excursions in Wood" exhibit in Athens, Georgia, will include the work done by International Year of Forestry Photo Fellow Josh Birnbaum. The fellowship, sponsored by NASF and the National Network of Forest Practitioners, gave Birnbaum the opportunity to travel across the country to take pictures of our diverse forests in six states. Josh Birnbaum [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]
NASF is now taking pre-orders for our 2013 Smokey Bear pocket planner. And the deadline for custom printed covers has been extended to next Thursday, October 25! The minimum order for custom printing is 1000. For those interested in ordering non-customized planners, the NASF store will have stock available from now into the new year. [read more]
