Family Forest Blog
June 3, 2025
Why Wildlife Loves Loblolly—And How These Pines Can Benefit Your Land
A quiet stretch of pine trees can offer more than just scenery—it can provide vital habitat for wildlife across every season. Loblolly pine, the most common native tree species in the Southeast, plays a particularly important role in creating habitat for a wide variety of game and non-game species, from wild turkeys and rabbits to songbirds and squirrels.
March 25, 2025
Goats, Trees, & Community: the Power of Family Forests
The Family Forest Carbon Program has connected Monica with a forester who helps her navigate how to use her land more sustainably. Landowners often fear that enrolling in a carbon projects limits the way they can use their land, but Monica is proof that a property enrolled in FFCP can be just as versatile as any other.
February 13, 2024
Who’s Flying in Your Woodlands? Guide to Migratory Birds
The end of winter gives rise to spring migrations as wildlife returns to your woodlands. We're highlighting the common migratory bird species often found in the U.S.
January 16, 2024
Who’s Flying in Your Woodlands? The Winter Edition
The winter months are surprisingly exciting time for forest owners wanting to enjoy wildlife on their land.
November 22, 2023
6 Ways to Attract Turkey to Your Woodlands
The wild turkey symbolizes a season of plenty in America. The following woodland management activities can help to meet the special needs of this unique bird.
November 7, 2023
Managing Your Woods for Wildlife
With autumn colors spurring on winter migrations and the final excitement for animals getting ready for winter, it gives us a chance to think about wildlife in our lives.
October 20, 2023
Managing Your Woodlands For Deer
There are many reasons to want to attract white tail deer to your property. Having healthy wildlife on your property promotes a healthy ecosystem.
October 6, 2023
Managing Invasive Plant Species in the Northeast
60-70% of Vermont, New York and Massachusetts consist of woodlands, and this thriving ecosystem can be jeopardized when invasive plant species outcompete native species.
September 22, 2023
How FFCP Helps with the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Beetle
With the help of our expert foresters, we're sharing valuable information to help fight against a common and destructive invasive insect, the emerald ash borer.
September 1, 2023
Managing Invasive Plant Species in the Central Appalachian Region
Over 78% of West Virginia, 60% of Pennsylvania and 39% of Maryland is woodland. Maintaining a healthy forest requires keeping invasive plant species under control.
August 25, 2023
Caution: Oak Trees May Bite
When a 90-acre property came up for sale in Pennsylvania, the Webers jumped on the opportunity. They then worked with a forester to develop a plan to rewild the area.
August 22, 2023
Bees: Their Amazing World, and Their Role in our Forests
Honey bees. In this post we’ll look at the role bees play in forest health, and how you can protect bee habitat on your land.
July 28, 2023
Carbon + Biodiversity – A New Opportunity for the Market
Forest carbon has increasingly become a vital piece of the climate mitigation puzzle and one vital co-benefit of forest carbon projects is biodiversity.
July 21, 2023
Bringing Beavers Back to Bear Town
Susan Benedict inherited forestland that's been in her family for three generations. With habitat work done alongside AFF, beavers have returned to her land.
April 22, 2023
AFF Celebrates Earth Day Through #TreeFeatures (Part 2)
As part of our #TreeFeature Campaign, AFF is showcasing the MVPs of the forest – trees that fight climate change by capturing and storing carbon and protecting the health of flora and fauna alike in their ecosystems.