Help the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) deliver on their partnership called the Conservation Partners Program! The purpose of this partnership is to provide grants on a competitive basis to support field biologists and other habitat professionals (botanists, ecologists, foresters, etc.) working with NRCS field offices in [read more]
NASF has submitted recommendations regarding potential climate adaptation and mitigation strategies for the nation’s forests delivered primarily through existing authorities at USDA to the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change. The leaders of the task force on climate change have reached out to more than 300 businesses and organizations to ask for their input on [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]
Earlier this week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently appointed eight new members to the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee. The Committee provides advice on private forestry and USDA’s programs that assist landowners in managing their forests to protect, conserve and enhance the values they produce. New Mexico State Forester Anthony Delfin and Vermont State Forester Steve [read more]
NASF has been in the process of updating and changing our online store to make it easier for customers to find the items they are looking for. Visit the store and see what's new! New features include a clearance page with some great deals and we plan to add more 'Healthy Forests' materials over the [read more]
NASF has been working on updating existing and offering new educational materials. Four new additions to our product line are available today! You can now show your Smokey Bear pride and remind others to prevent wildfires by sporting the new window cling and car magnet. If you are a tree lover or know someone who [read more]
In December, NASF hosted a signing ceremony for the Chesapeake Bay Forest Restoration Strategy. Present at the signing ceremony were State Foresters Steve Koehn (MD), Monica Lear (DC), and Carl Garrison (VA), along with U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell and Chesapeake Bay Program Director Nick DiPasquale. The Strategy was established to help the Chesapeake [read more]
State Foresters met with Butch Blazer, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, this week to discuss priorities established by NASF for the next term of the Obama Administration. The priorities include: I. Commit to Protecting the Nation’s Forests, Rangelands and Communities from Wildland Fire II. Support Efforts to Improve Markets for Forest [read more]
In colder climates, trees are beginning to go dormant and many people think there is no need to pay attention to them during the winter. The Colorado State Forest Service wants to remind people that trees require care before and during the winter to remain in top health. “It’s very important to prepare your trees [read more]
