Individuals, organizations honored for exemplary commitment to community wildland fire protection. WASHINGTON—The Wildfire Mitigation Awards committee has announced the 2017 Wildfire Mitigation Award winners. Established in 2014, the awards are the highest commendation for innovation and leadership displayed by individuals and organizations committed to wildfire mitigation. The Wildfire Mitigation Awards are sponsored by the National [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]

Urban and community forests provide essential benefits we cannot live without. My Tree—Our Forest®, NASF's urban and community forestry campaign, aims to increase public understanding about the benefits that healthy forests offer to communities across the United States and the role that state forestry agencies play in protecting the nation’s urban trees.  Download the new My Tree—Our Forest fact sheet for [read more]

NASF has been giving our Smokey Bear and other fire prevention educational materials a makeover! Our online Educational Materials Store has the perfect items to complement your outreach efforts. You'll find new items like Smokey temporary tattoos, pencils and zipper pulls, and don't miss our new bookmark and postcards with classic Smokey artwork. Don't forget [read more]

The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) sells educational materials and products as part of our mission to sustain healthy trees and forests across America. Our materials support the essential conservation education and fire prevention efforts of teachers, foresters, fire departments, and other agencies and organizations -- and can now be purchased online.

America's beloved wildfire prevention icon rings in birthday alongside fans and celebrities. WASHINGTON—Smokey Bear, the face of the longest-running PSA campaign in United States history, turns 75 today, continuing his legacy of bringing awareness to unwanted, human-caused fires in America. Smokey Bear’s wildfire prevention campaign has had a dramatic impact since its introduction in 1944. [read more]

By Mikayla Manthiram Construction material costs have seen a huge surge in the past year, with lumber alone garnering price hikes of 300%. But forestland owners aren’t any better off. What gives? Since early 2020, the cost of softwood lumber has jumped 112%, plywood prices have shot up 77%, and hardwood prices increased 32%.[1]  A [read more]

Governor Martin O’Malley announced the Lawn to Woodland stewardship program that aims to increase forested land in the state of Maryland by offering to provide landowners in Maryland with trees, tools, and the technical assistance to plant and maintain trees on unused lawn.  Co-Sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Maryland Department of Natural [read more]

Wildfires often cause the costliest property damages, causing billions in damage without currently being treated like other large-scale natural disasters. Oregon’s 2013 wildfire season was the most severe in more than 50 years, burning 103,000 acres and costing the state $122 million. To cover the costs of large fires, agencies often have to draw money [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]