Have you ordered your 2013 Smokey Bear pocket planners? Now is your chance to place your order! The new planners will be available from the NASF Educational Materials online store beginning next week. You can place a pre-order now and the planners will be shipped when they arrive. Watch for more updates next week on [read more]
This week NASF joined the Forests in the Farm Bill coalition representing forest owners, conservationists, hunters, anglers, forest product manufacturers, and natural resource professionals in a letter urging congressional leaders to pass a comprehensive five-year Farm Bill. The Coalition outlined priorities addressed in the Farm Bill including: Strong provisions for forests in Conservation Programs; Strengthened [read more]
NASF and a wide-sweeping coalition of 235 organizations sent a letter to Congressional leadership this week urging the passage of a new five-year farm bill to be signed into law by the end of the legislative session. The coalition is comprised of organizations representing the farming, livestock, specialty crop, feed, rural development, nutrition, health, conservation, [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]
Although the Smokey Bear pocket planner is available for order through next year, don't miss the opportunity to customize your order! Planner covers can be customized with your agency/organization name on orders of 1000 or more for an additional fee of $200. The deadline for custom orders is Monday, October 15. All calendars ship to [read more]
NASF has published the 2012 Annual Report. This year's theme is Partnerships Take Root, a reference to the importance of how partnerships anchor NASF and state foresters to a larger forest community. The report highlights the value our members add to their communities and the nation, strides made through policy work and communications regarding our [read more]
Each year NASF updates and offers a new version of their Smokey Bear pocket Planner. The 2013 edition is now available for pre-order. Better than your iPhone or Android, this pocket-sized (3.5”x5”) calendar is a favorite of firefighters, foresters or anyone needing a handy calendar in the field. Planner covers can be customized with your [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters(NASF) handed out five awards at its 2012 Annual Meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming last week. Each year NASF members nominate individuals for awards representing different categories that reflect the work they have done to promote, support and strengthen the forestry community nationwide. This year's winners include: Jim Hull Lifetime Achievement [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) elected a slate of officers to its governing Executive Committee at the association's 90th Annual Meeting last week in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Randy Dye, West Virginia State Forester, will continue to lead the Executive Committee as president after assuming the position halfway through the last term. Mr. Dye is [read more]
This afternoon,NASF joined the Society of American Foresters, Association of Consulting Foresters, and many scientists in the academic community in filing a Brandeis Brief with the United States Supreme Court. The brief provides facts to inform the Court as it prepares to review a May 2011 decision in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determining [read more]
