Family Forest Blog
October 9, 2025
How FFCP Consulting Forester Katie Wilding is Making a Difference for Kentucky Family Forests
Katie Wilding became the first female consulting forester in the state of Kentucky when she decided to join the Association of Consulting Foresters, and she’s been sharing her knowledge and experience with forest owners across the state since 2019.
October 8, 2025
Statement: AFF Applauds Confirmation of USDA Officials
AFF congratulates Under Secretaries Boren, Fordyce, and Hoskins on their confirmation to leadership roles at USDA. These agencies provide critical support to private landowners through technical assistance, financial assistance, grants, and other programming to keep their working forests healthy and productive.
September 18, 2025
Funding Nature: What Needs to Change, and Now
We all know the climate crisis isn’t going away without intentional, ambitious action by stakeholders across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The science is clear: we’ve got to use every tool we have at our disposal, right now, if we are to avoid climate catastrophe. That includes rethinking how we fund and scale solutions that maximize the climate-fighting power of nature, including natural climate solutions (NCS).
September 17, 2025
Carbon Market Stakeholders Launch Feasibility Study, Advisory Group on New Permanence Framework
The American Forest Foundation announced today the launch of their partnership with carbon insurance specialist Kita to conduct a design and feasibility study for a new system-wide approach to addressing permanence for carbon markets.
September 16, 2025
Forester Spotlight: Keely Dunham
We’re excited to highlight Keely Dunham, a dedicated forester with the Family Forest Carbon Program who brings scientific expertise, on-the-ground experience, and a passion for helping landowners connect with and care for their forests.
September 11, 2025
This Climate Week, Let’s Tackle Nature’s Biggest Challenges
Permanence and leakage continue to be a thorn in the side of those of us making NCS work for people and the planet. Fortunately for us, leaders in conservation and climate have taken these challenges head-on, ready to debunk the idea that NCS are not worth scaling.
September 5, 2025
What is the Permanence Trust? A Look at a New Solution for Nature
The American Forest Foundation has created an innovative new approach that aims to fill all the core functionalities necessary for permanence: The Permanence Trust. This approach frames non-permanence as a risk to be managed, strengthens market-wide definitions and risk management strategies, and provides a framework that allows NCS credits and other carbon credit types (like geologic storage) to be managed together, increasing overall market confidence and credibility.
September 4, 2025
Nature is Worth Investing In: Breakthroughs in the Voluntary Carbon Market
As we head into Climate Week, it’s worth pausing to take stock of how far the voluntary carbon market (VCM) has come. For years, this space has been scrutinized, challenged, and even questioned—but over the past few years we’ve seen positive breakthrough after breakthrough, which shows just how much progress has been made.
September 3, 2025
Netflix Signs Carbon Credit Deal with AFF
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced today that Netflix has committed to a 15-year contract to purchase verified carbon credits produced through AFF’s Fields & Forests project (F&F), an Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) carbon project that partners with family landowners to transition their underused fields to thriving, working forests.
August 28, 2025
Why Our Contracts Are 20 Years—and Why That Matters
When it comes to forest carbon programs, contract length isn’t just a formality. It’s the backbone of credibility, integrity, and real climate impact. At the Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP), we’ve designed our contracts to be a 20-year commitment, and there are important reasons why that length matters and why it can’t be changed.
August 13, 2025
First Improved Forest Management Methodology Designed for Family Forests Recognized by Global Body for High Integrity
Today, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC-VCM) recognized the Verra Methodology for Improved Forest Management (IFM) Using Dynamic Matched Baselines (VM0045) with the globally-recognized Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.
August 7, 2025
Forester Spotlight: Baylor Wayman
We’re excited to highlight Baylor Wayman, a dedicated forester with the Family Forest Carbon Program who brings hands-on experience, a deep connection to the land, and a passion for supporting sustainable forestry.
July 31, 2025
2025 Regional Inspectors and National Inspector of the Year
The American Tree Farm System® (ATFS) is pleased to announce the 2025 Regional Inspectors and National Inspector of the Year (IOTY).
July 29, 2025
What to Expect from Your Forest Management Plan
Did you know that only about 11% of forest owners have a Forest Management Plan? Programs like the Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) are helping change that—making it easier for families to care for their land with confidence. By supporting more landowners in creating these plans, we’re growing a more connected community of people who are committed to the health of their woods—and the future of our forests.
July 25, 2025
Carbon Contracting Cheat Sheet: Part 1
Whether you are leaping into the brave new world of legal contracts or simply just refreshing your vocabulary, here are some common components to carbon offtake agreements and why they matter in layman’s terms.