Family Forest Blog
July 15, 2024
Family Forest Carbon Program Expands Availability in the Southeast
The American Forest Foundation announced today the expansion of the Family Forest Carbon Program into Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
July 2, 2024
Forester Spotlight: Dan Zajac
Dan first became interested in conservation after attending a field trip to a recycling facility when he was six years old.
June 25, 2024
Updates to the Family Forest Carbon Program’s Forest Management Practices
As the Family Forest Carbon Program expands into new regions, new forest management practices are developed, tested and optimized to provide value to landowners and the environment.
June 20, 2024
Open Letter to SBTi: Carbon Credit Use for Scope 3 Emissions Will Catalyze Climate Impact
“The facts are clear: in order to avoid the impacts of climate change, we need to invest in nature-based solutions now.”
June 18, 2024
Field to Forest Provides Landowners with New Sources of Revenue
Field to Forest provides a new opportunity for landowners to turn their fields into productive sources of diversified revenue streams.
June 17, 2024
Unlocking the Power of Rural America: The Rural Forest Markets Act
The fast-growing voluntary carbon market can unlock the potential for family forest owners to create meaningful impact, but their goals are often out of reach.
June 11, 2024
Statement: Senate Republican Farm Bill Framework Supports Rural America
We know that Rural Americans – especially rural landowners – play a critical role in achieving our country’s climate and conservation goals.
May 30, 2024
ANALYSIS: Growing Pains of a Burgeoning Market
As it goes with any emerging market, trends continue to shift and evolve within the voluntary carbon market.
May 28, 2024
The Latest News on the Family Forest Carbon Program
The Family Forest Carbon Program is continuously expanding, with landowners in more states and counties eligible every year.
May 28, 2024
Statement: White House’s Voluntary Carbon Market Principles Support Rural America
The new guidance from the Biden-Harris Administration is a welcome acknowledgment of the value of climate-smart forestry and the importance of scaling the voluntary carbon market.
May 24, 2024
Statement: House’s Farm Bill Movement Represents Great Forward Progress for Rural Landowners
AFF encourages members from both chambers, on both sides of the aisle, to work together to strengthen and pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that supports rural forest owners.
May 21, 2024
Statement: House’s Farm Bill Signals Commitment to Family Forest Owners
The passage of the Farm Bill is critical to our country’s efforts to protect the health and wellbeing of our America’s forests, rural landowners and rural communities, and the planet.
May 14, 2024
Forester Spotlight: Jill Levine
“I love getting to work every day and knowing that I am participating in something that not only helps families financially, but also improves forests to combat climate change."
May 9, 2024
AFF Expands to Reforestation with Field to Forest
The American Southeast boasts some of the nation’s most fertile and productive land, in large part due to the incredible soil and seasonal growing conditions.
May 1, 2024
Statement: Stabenow Farm Bill Framework Promising for Rural Family Landowners
“Rural family landowners are on the front lines protecting our forests and the clean air and water, climate mitigation, wildlife, and wood products that come from these lands that every American benefits from."