Family Forest Blog
February 25, 2021
How Companies Can Help Scale Carbon Markets for Small Forest Owners
Earlier this month, the Task Force for Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets released its final report outlining various steps that project developers, carbon standards, investors, companies and governments can take to help scale the voluntary carbon market. We've provided a summary of the findings and recommendations on how companies can utilize these recommendations, including – among other things – working with and through the Family Forest Carbon Program to achieve their climate goals.
February 23, 2021
American Forest Foundation Applauds the Appointment of Tom Vilsack to Secretary of Agriculture
The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national conservation organization, that works to deliver meaningful conservation impact through the empowerment of family forest owners, today responds to the appointment of Tom Vilsack to Secretary of Agriculture under the Biden Administration.
January 27, 2021
American Forest Foundation Applauds Administration on Prioritizing Forests for Climate
The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national conservation organization that works to deliver meaningful conservation impact through the empowerment of family forest owners, responds to President Biden’s Executive Order on Climate.
December 16, 2020
AFF's 2020 Policy Accomplishments
Though the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophic wildfires and damaging hurricanes, have put a strain on family landowners and rural communities, state and federal lawmakers have amplified the importance of our nation’s forests in fighting these natural disasters and recovering from pandemic induced economic damage. This work could not have been done without your outreach and advocacy. Your work has helped ensure our family forests will stay healthy and sustainable.
November 30, 2020
How the 2020 Election will affect Climate Policy and America’s Family-Owned Forests
The 2020 Presidential election was one of the most unique in our history for a number of reasons. Now that the election is over, it is time to start considering the implications of a Biden Presidency on key issues, and for the American Forest Foundation, one of the most important issues to consider is climate change.
August 5, 2020
American Forest Foundation Statement on the Rural Forests Markets Act
The Rural Forests Markets Act is designed to open carbon and other markets to small landowners that are currently unavailable to them. By allowing the USDA to provide guarantees for upfront capital investment the financial burdens landowners face to enter carbon markets are reduced, allowing them to access revenue from carbon markets to finance stewardship activities that have a carbon sequestration benefit, among other co-benefits.
June 30, 2020
American Forest Foundation Statement on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
In response to the release of the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, the following can be contributed to Tom Martin, President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation (AFF), a non-profit conservation organization that specializes in helping family-owned forests be productive for a wide array of benefits such as wildlife habitat, clean water, sustainable wood supplies and carbon storage.
February 13, 2020
American Forest Foundation Statement on the Introduction of the Trillion Trees Act
The American Forest Foundation, on behalf of our nation’s family forest owners, appreciates Representative Westerman’s leadership on the Trillion Trees Act, legislation designed to help the U.S. contribute to the global Trillion Trees Initiative.
January 8, 2020
Statement from AFF President & CEO Tom Martin Regarding Rural Prosperity Report
Today, American Forest Foundation (AFF) President and CEO Tom Martin released the following statement in regards to the release of the Rural Prosperity report at the American Farm Bureau Convention in Nashville.
December 3, 2019
Advocating for Forest Policy in 2019
2019 was a strong year for forest policy. With your help, we are making it possible for increased active forest management for over 21 million family forest owners across the nation.
June 4, 2019
AFF Thanks Congress for Passage of a Disaster Aid Package
AFF applauds Congress on the passage of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act (H.R. 2157), a package to help forest owners, farmers and other Americans recover from last year’s hurricanes, wildfires and natural disasters.
May 28, 2019
AFF Applauds the Introduction of the Forest Recovery Act in the Senate
AFF applauds Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Marco Rubio of Florida for the introduction and support of the Forestry Recovery Act (S. 1687).
May 13, 2019
Advocating for Healthy Forests
On April 30, 48 Tree Farmers from 20 states across the country traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate on behalf of family forest owners around the nation. Participants received an in-depth briefing from staff on federal policy issues that impact family forests and were taught strategies for being an effective advocate and then went off to Capitol Hill to meet with their representatives.
January 15, 2019
AFF Helps Advance Forest Policy in 2018
2018 was a strong year for forest policy. With your help, AFF was able to successfully improve active forest management possibilities for millions of family forestland owners.
January 15, 2019
What will we see for forest owners thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill?
With the new 2018 Farm Bill, families will be able to do even more for conservation, thanks to positive changes made to the forestry policy and funding provisions.