Washington, D.C. – The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) welcomes Aubrey Bettencourt in her new role as Chief of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural… Read More about “State Foresters Welcome New NRCS Chief Aubrey Bettencourt”

The four cosponsors of the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards have named the individuals and organizations chosen to receive honors this year in recognition of their… Read More about “Nation's leading wildfire management group announce 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Awardees”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The nation’s 59 state and territorial foresters welcome Chief Tom Schultz as the 21st Chief of the USDA Forest Service and look forward to… Read More about “State Foresters Announce Top Priorities to Improve Outcomes for America’s Forests, Welcome USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz”

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The National Association of State Foresters welcomes the well-qualified leadership materializing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To maximize public benefits from forests… Read More about “State Foresters Ready to Hit the Ground Running with New USDA Leadership”

WASHINGTON, D.C.–State Foresters applaud the recent enactment of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, which contains sweeping measures to improve public land… Read More about “State Foresters Laud Expansion of Good Neighbor Authority to Bolster Cross-Boundary Forest Management”

WASHINGTON, D.C.– President Biden signed a stopgap spending bill to keep federal agencies functioning through March 14, 2025. The measure includes more than $100 billion… Read More about “Government Stopgap Spending Package Contains Critical Forestry Funds within $100 Billion in Disaster Relief Aid”

Authored by Rick Oates, Alabama State Forester, and Chair of the National Association of State Foresters’ Forest Markets Committee In honor of National Forest Products… Read More about “Celebrating the Importance of Forest Markets During National Forest Products Week”

Guest post by Puerto Rico State Forester Darien López Ocasio. Located in the outskirts of Puerto Rico's central mountain range, the Susúa State Forest extends through… Read More about “Puerto Rico joins the national celebration of Smokey's 80th birthday”

The 2024 James Hubbard Intern for Policy and Communications is here! Please join us in welcoming McKenzee Kositzke to the NASF team. Mckenzee is currently… Read More about “Meet NASF's summer intern McKenzee Kositzke!”

By Bob Simpson, NASF Forest Health and Science Committee Staff Biological control (biocontrol) is the purposeful use of natural enemies of dangerous, damaging and otherwise… Read More about “National Forum on Biological Control: A Long Time In Coming”

By Nadine Block, Senior VP Community and Government Relations, Sustainable Forestry Initiative Collaboration is critical to ensure the sustainability of our planet. People and organizations… Read More about “Embracing Forests for the Future at the 2024 SFI Annual Conference”

By Eli Lewis, NASF Policy Coordinator The wide-ranging societal impacts of urban forests, which consist of not only trees but also urban parks, landscaped boulevards,… Read More about “Urban Forests: Building cross-disciplinary bridges”

The Wildfire Mitigation Awards Committee is pleased to invite nominations for 2024 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. Established in 2014, the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards program recognizes… Read More about “Now accepting nominations for 2024 Wildfire Mitigation Awards”