Family Forest Blog
April 21, 2023
AFF Celebrates Earth Day Through #TreeFeatures (Part 1)
Over the next few days we’ll take you out to the forest with our #TreeFeature series. We're showcasing 5 unique trees across AFF's social media and highlighting their importance in their native ecosystems! We've chosen Black Cherry, Quaking Aspen, White Oak, Red Elm, and Sugar Maple as our 2023 Earth Day Hall-of-Famers.
December 15, 2022
Meet Doug and Teresa Moore, Recipients of the National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Award
Doug and Teresa Moore are the recipients of the American Tree Farm System's® 2022 National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Award.
November 16, 2022
One Year Later: White Oak Initiative Puts Plan to Action
One year ago, the White Oak Initiative stated that reversing the decline of America’s white oak population is possible, but “intervention must begin today.” One year later, we’re glad to see real action on the ground.
November 24, 2021
Meet TyKeidra Young Who is Working to Advance Conservation Impact
Two years ago, TyKeidra Young started her internship at the AFF to support the work of the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program. After her internship, her passion to support America’s family forest owners fueled her desire to continue her work with AFF.
November 16, 2021
White Oak Initiative Releases Critical Action Plan to Reverse Decline of America’s White Oak Forests
A new report urges industries, policymakers, conservation organizations and landowners to work together to step up efforts to support white oak sustainability.
April 20, 2021
AFF to Empower Family Forest Owners in Georgia to Improve Wildlife Habitat
Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2021) – The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national organization that works to deliver conservation impact through the empowerment of family forest owners, today announced it has received a grant totaling $350,000 from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to help family forest owners preserve and improve forested habitat for at-risk wildlife in Georgia.
August 7, 2020
Filling in the Critical Data Gaps to Support the Gopher Tortoise
AFF’s approach to engaging private and family landowners in gopher tortoise recovery is filling in the gaps and providing a more comprehensive solution to helping this candidate species for federal protection.
March 4, 2020
AFF Awarded Multi-Year Support from Dutch Biomass Certification Foundation
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) today announced it has received $1.5 million in funding from the Dutch Biomass Certification Foundation (DBC) to create with a comprehensive sustainability assurance program to help DBC expand certification among small forest owners in North America.
December 3, 2019
Outstanding Efforts to Restore Critical Habitat
The New family, David and Dar New, and their daughter’s family, Jennifer and Jeff Parker and their sons, are owners of the Nourse Family Tree Farm in Bellingham, Washington. The 165-acre property has been in Dar’s family for three generations.
April 10, 2019
Tyler’s Tips for Tortoises
Gopher Tortoises are ecosystem engineers across the Southeastern United States. So much so that April 10th is dedicated to celebrating their importance! Tyler Sibley from the Alabama Forestry Association put together ten tips to make Gopher Tortoises feel at home in your forest.
March 13, 2019
Family Forest Owners Are Key to Conservation Impact
While our forests can feel like one vast expanse, forest ownership in the U.S. is actually a patchwork of lands, with public and private lands of all types and sizes interlocking to create a forested landscape. Regardless of ownership boundaries, forests and the important resources they provide—clean water, clean air, wildlife habitat, and sustainable wood supplies—thrive as an entire ecosystem or landscape.
March 4, 2019
Giving Landowners the Right Resources and Tools to Manage their Forests
Landowners want to do right by their land, but often run into barriers. In the Southern Wildlife at Risk: Family Forest Owners Offer a Solution report - being unsure of what to do, finding the right professionals and programs to assist them, and cost can often stop family forest owners from taking action to improve their property.
June 20, 2018
Restoring a Forest Landscape Rather than a Parcel
Across the country, the challenges affecting forests – wildfire, invasive species, changes in climate, disease and more – go beyond individual property boundaries and are causing stress on entire forested regions.
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.
April 3, 2018
Helping Audubon Vermont Spread Their Wings to Reach More Family Woodland Owners
Vermont’s forests are home to some of the highest diversity of breeding birds in the United States—making this region globally important habitat for migratory birds and many other wildlife species. Jim Shallow knows this all too well. As the managing director of the Audubon Vermont's Forest Bird Initiative, he has been working for two decades to conserve and improve the forests across New England so that they continue to support migratory birds.