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USDA Green Building Initiative Announced at International Year of Forests Celebration
At the U.S. celebration of the U.N.'s 2011 International Year of Forests, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the USDA's new strategy to promote the use of wood as a green building material.
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Barnard Elementary Students show USDA Sec. Vilsack Forest Exchange Box at Year of Forests Event
The principal of Washington, D.C.’s Barnard Elementary School talks about her evening at the International Year of Forests celebration, where she and fellow students, parents and teachers presented Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack with a copy of The Giving Tree.
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Virginia Students Celebrate International Year of Forests
Last month, elementary students from Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (PHSSA) in Richmond, Virginia presented a “forest exchange box” to Virginia public officials. This special ceremony was held at their school in celebration of the United Nations-designated International Year of Forests.
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Good News for Tree Farmers
We had a terrific meeting with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White, their National Forester Bruce Wight, and the Director of Ecological Services Terrell Erickson on Tuesday, March 22. The purpose of the meeting was to sign a memorandum of understanding between NRCS and the American Forest Foundation with two key elements.
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Congressional Pressure Mounts on Green Building Wood Issue
Concerned Senators are leading a bipartisan effort, urging agencies to promote sustainable, American grown wood in their green building policies. In particular, current USDA Forest Service policies mandate the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system for building construction, despite the fact that it discourages the use of wood products.
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AFF Responds to USFS on Community Forest Program
In response to the January 6 proposed rule for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (CFP), the American Forest Foundation (AFF) released comments in support of CFP’s educational goals for environmental curricula integration.
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PLT Announces 2011 Outstanding Educators
Five individuals who use environmental education to spur students’ enthusiasm to learn were named the 2011 National Outstanding Educators by AFF’s Project Learning Tree (PLT) program.
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South Carolina Tree Farmers Lobby State Legislators
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of the state Tree Farm Program, the South Carolina Tree Farm Committee held on March 2 its first Legislative Day at the State House.
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Project Learning Tree Announces 2011 Outstanding Educators
Five individuals who use environmental education to spur students’ enthusiasm to learn were named the 2011 National Outstanding Educators by AFF’s Project Learning Tree (PLT) program.
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To Help Protect Forests, Take Action With Your Local Tree Farmer
Colorado has experienced multiple severe threats to the health of its forests over the past decade. Years of extreme drought resulted in some of the most damaging wildfires on record. At the same time, some four million acres of Lodgepole Pine were being devastated by the mountain pine beetle and our Ponderosa pine forests are now under attack.
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ATFS Honors Colorado Tree Farmer Wes Rutt
We are pleased to announce that Wes Rutt has been awarded the 2010 National Field Leadership Award for having demonstrated outstanding commitment to education and outreach.
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Congressional Champs Meet with AFF Trustees
Hearing directly from our congressional champions underscored the important work ahead for the American Forest Foundation at the Board of Trustees meeting held in Washington, D.C. on March 1.
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