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 Greg Pilchak On June 23rd, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to receive testimony on the recent discussion draft entitled “Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 2016.” The hearing on the bill focused on three main issues: 1) the need to end “fire borrowing”; 2) the growing [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]
Together with its partners in fire prevention, NASF is pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved smokeybear.com. Go ahead - click on over and check it out! Nearly nine out of every 10 wildfires in the United States are human-caused, which demonstrates one staggering fact: most of our nation's wildfires can be [read more]
By Jessica Hernandez Last week we wrote about forestry throughout the state of Georgia. This week are taking the time share some of the history, beauty, and charm of the beloved coastal city of Savannah! NASF’s annual meeting will take place in this beautiful forested city from September 19-22. Savannah has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as [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]
By Jessica Hernandez Ever dreamed of visiting the enchanting city of Savannah, Georgia? Well now is your chance! NASF’s 2016 annual meeting will be held in this historic city from September 19-22. Of Georgia’s 37 million acres of land area, 24.8 million acres is forest land. More than 24 million acres are timberlands available for commercial use, [read more]
By Greg Pilchak On Wednesday, May 25th, leaders on the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee released draft legislation whose goal is to improve wildfire budgeting and forest management. The bipartisan legislation is the culmination of recent Committee efforts to examine and find solutions to problems such as “fire borrowing,” the speed of environmental reviews, and fire suppression [read more]
