Family Forest Blog
January 25, 2018
AFF Statement Regarding Release of USDA 2018 Farm Bill & Legislative Principles
Following is the statement that can be attributed to Tom Martin, president and CEO of the American Forest Foundation, in regards to the release of the 2018 Farm Bill & Legislative Principles by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Perdue.
January 10, 2018
Changing The Views of Policymakers Through Storytelling
With many new legislators and staffers coming to Washington, D.C. in 2017, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) launched a campaign to increase awareness and help inform policymakers of the importance of family woodland owners.
January 9, 2018
2017 Successes from AFF’s Placed-based Conservation Work
The Zorenskys in Colorado were able to overcome outrageous costs to restoring fire-resilency to their forests; the Smiths of Connecticut have a management plan in place to create wildlife habitat and climate-resilency in their woods; Dorothy of Alabama, a wildlife lover, now understands the benefits of forest management and just conducted her first prescribed burn. There are hundreds of stories like these thanks to the American Forest Foundation’s (AFF) conservation work with partners and family forest owners across the U.S.
January 4, 2018
My MassConn Woods Helps Landowners in Climate Informed Management
Beginning in 2013, the American Forest Foundation formed a partnership, the My MassConn Woods project, with the MassConn Sustainable Forest Partnership and the New England Forestry Foundation to work together to engage landowners in active forest management in the region that borders the Massachusetts and Connecticut to help improve overall forest health and wildlife habitat.
February 3, 2017
Report: Protecting Northeastern Wildlife Habitat
Learn more about the role family-owned forests can play in protecting and improving key wildlife habitat in the Northeastern U.S.
September 14, 2016
Report: Southern Wildlife at Risk
The Southern forests in the U.S. host more wildlife than any other region of the country. With ownership of 134 million acres, families and individuals can play a vitally important role in protecting and improving wildlife habitat, meeting demand for wood products, and maintaining overall forest health across the South.
October 19, 2015
Report: Western Water Threatened by Wildfire
As wildfire seasons continue to worsen, clean water sources are being put at risk. Addressing this issue requires working across both public and private lands and empowering landowners with the tools and resources they need to take action.