Publications

In the three years since the 2008 Farm Bill was signed into law, federal conservation tools and assistance available from Farm Bill programs to forest owners have significantly expanded. The 2008 Farm Bill made important changes to the USDA conservation programs, better enabling family forest owners to participate.

Share and print out this manual of ideas and make notes as you plan your walk in the forest!

The Stem the Loss report tells the story of family forests. The value they bring to America’s culture, economy, and quality of life. What losing this legacy would mean for all of us. And, the solutions we need to stem the loss of America’s private forests.

Forest stewardship has increased on America’s family forests since the 2008 Farm Bill — when for the first time programs to improve forest conservation were included in the legislation. The new study, Forest Conservation in 2009: A Farm Bill Progress Report, highlights this progress.

The 2008 Farm Bill added new opportunities to increase conservation and improve management of private forests. Congress affirmed forests’ importance to America’s economic vitality and quality of life and put forest conservation on par with agriculture land conservation. These investments in private forests for the public good were a strong beginning.

This AFF publication was developed for landowners to inform them about various Farm Bill programs that can provide woodland owners with technical or financial assistance.

This report is the product of a qualitative research study that AFF conducted in 2009 with family woodland owners in the South to identify best methods for communicating with landowners about working forest conservation easements. Information was gathered through workshops, focus groups and a land trust summit. The publication offers guidance on effective outreach to landowners about working forest conservation easements.

This pine ecosystem guide can help Florida's family forest owners manage their land for gopher tortoise habitat.

This pine ecosystem guide can help Georgia's family forest owners manage their land for gopher tortoise habitat.

This pine ecosystem guide can help Alabama's family forest owners manage their land for gopher tortoise habitat.