Family Forest Blog
June 13, 2018
Domtar & AFF Announce Partnership for Forest Conservation and Bird Habitat
Today, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) and Domtar together announced a new partnership to help family and private woodland owners in northwest Pennsylvania and southwest New York improve habitat for at-risk bird and wildlife species.
May 3, 2018
AFF Applauds New Legislation That Will Help Open Markets for Wood
The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a leading conservation organization that helps America’s family forest owners care for their land, today applauded Senators Shaheen (D-NH) and Collins (R-ME) for introducing legislation designed to spur markets for low value wood, thus helping landowners afford the good stewardship practices needed to care for their forests.
April 18, 2018
AFF Commends House Ag For Addressing Family Forest Issues in Farm Bill
The American Forest Foundation (AFF), the leading conservation non-profit that specializes in family forests, commended the House Agriculture Committee for including many provisions in the House Farm Bill, passed by Committee today, that will support America’s 21 million family forest owners.
April 17, 2018
USFS, Esri, Mars, McDonald's, Staples & Others Partner With AFF, GreenBlue on Sustainability Tool
Today, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) and GreenBlue announced the collaboration of a diverse set of partners that will support the development of a new forest sustainability tool that complements forest certification. The digital mapping tool, called Forests in Focus, will assess the sustainability of family-owned forests at the landscape-level, or across a wood supply region, in the United States.
April 16, 2018
AFF Statement Regarding USDA Undersecretary Nominee James Hubbard
The following statement can be attributed to Tom Martin, President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation (AFF), in regards to the nomination of James Hubbard to U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary of Natural Resources and Environment (USDA).
March 23, 2018
AFF Statement on Wildfire Funding Fix Inclusion Within Congressional FY2018 Spending Bill
The following statement can be attributed to Tom Martin, President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation, in regards to the inclusion of a policy fix within the FY2018 Appropriations Bill to the wildfire funding challenges within the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior budgets.
March 1, 2018
AFF and Enviva Announce Collaboration to Test Streamlined ATFS Streamlined Certification
Today, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) and Enviva Holdings, LP (Enviva) announced a collaboration to pilot a new approach to certify family and small forest holdings through American Tree Farm System (ATFS) forest certification. This pilot is intended to reduce barriers to landowner participation in forest certification while ensuring rigorous sustainability standards are met, and long-term engagement of family woodland owners that leads to improved forest stewardship.
February 12, 2018
AFF Supports the Introduction of the Forestry Recovery Act of 2018
Today, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) applauded Representatives Buddy Carter (R-GA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Steven Palazzo (R-MS) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) on introducing new legislation that would provide family and private forest owners a better chance to recover after a natural disaster by being able to deduct their timber losses through the tax code.
February 7, 2018
AFF Statement Regarding Introduction of Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act
The American Forest Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters offered their support for Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2018, a bill introduced by Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT) and Glenn Thompson (R-PA). This bipartisan legislation would direct funding toward the highest priority forest conservation projects, resulting in measurable improvements to private and family-owned forests and nearby National Forest System lands.
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.