Forest Action Plans measure conservation needs and results at the state-level. WASHINGTON—One year after finalizing their Forest Action Plans, the members of the National Association of State Foresters launched a new website—www.forestactionplans.org—in order to provide access to every state's plan as well as national- and regional-level insight into the primary trends and challenges facing America's [read more]
Forest Action Plans Measure Conservation Needs and Results at State Level One year after finalizing their Forest Action Plans, the members of the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) today launched a new website—www.forestactionplans.org—in order to provide access to every state's plan as well as national- and regional-level insight into the primary trends and challenges [read more]
By Grant Peterson | This blog is a cross-post and will appear in the Summer 2022 edition of the National Woodlands Magazine. It’s no secret that forests have a tremendous capacity for storing carbon. But how can we harness that capacity in practical ways? And can we do it in time to make a meaningful [read more]
By Grant Peterson America's favorite black bear turns 78 years old on Tuesday, August 9th. There is a bear-y deep connection between the American people and Smokey Bear. Maybe it's because Smokey's "Only YOU" wildfire prevention slogan sticks in the brain like tree sap... or shall we say, "sticks like honey?" All puns aside, it [read more]
In partnership with the Southeastern Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy Coordinator, the office of the Southern Regional Extension Forester (SREF) is pleased to announce the updated Southeastern Strategy website, now with new resources that serve to increase landscape resiliency and community protection and ensure a safe, effective and risk-based fire response. Southernwildfire.net provides wildland fire news, success stories, recommended activities, and [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]
Have an event coming up? Are you educating a group about wildfire safety or native trees? NASF has the perfect resource for you! Visit the NASF online store to find Smokey Bear posters, pencils, rulers, key chains and other giveaways, as well as a variety of educational state tree posters and notecards. Whether you are [read more]
By Whitney Forman-Cook | This blog is a cross-post and will appear in the Winter 2021 edition of the National Woodlands Magazine. WHAT ARE FOREST ACTION PLANS? Healthy forests in America are critical to public health and well-being and are part of our national infrastructure just like roads and bridges. They filter our air and [read more]
The National Alliance of Forest Owners has launched a website dedicated to offering information to inform the national dialogue on renewable biomass energy from wood. The site, www.renewablebiomass.org, offers research and white papers on biomass supply, demand, greenhouse gas benefits, and more; and features a "frequently asked questions" module highlighting biomass sustainability and the role [read more]
The U.S. Forest Service announced that it has identified an additional 26 million trees dead in California since October 2015. These trees are located in six counties across 760,000 acres in the southern Sierra Nevada region of the state, and are in addition to the 40 million trees that died statewide from 2010 to October [read more]
