Washington, D.C. - The American Tree Farm System (ATFS) has named Putnam “Put” Blodgett (Lyme, New Hampshire); Russ and Barbara Ford (Columbia, Mississippi); Joseph “Steve” and Janet Funk (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho ); and Walt and...
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Nancy Livingston, a Wisconsin Tree Farmer, had settled into her hard-earned retirement when a wildfire tore through her forest. Leaving the land barren, the fire destroyed years of work. To restore her forest,...
On December 16, 2010, the Minnesota Tree Farm System will offer a Tree Farm inspector training workshop in Cloquet. This workshop is for forest resource managers interested in becoming a certified Tree Farm Inspector or for...
The American Tree Farm System® (ATFS) has named Minnesotans Robert and Ingrid Sonnenberg of New York Mills as the 2010 North Central Regional Tree Farmers of the Year. Winners of the other regional awards were...
We want to hear from you about how well the Tree Farm program works for you. What do you like about being a member? What can be improved? How can the Tree Farm program become...
Awards / 29.12.2009
Small forests a big help in curbing carbon
In late December 2009, former National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Chuck Leavell wrote an excellent piece about the important role of private forests in the current policy debate over climate change. Leavell’s full...
November 10, 2009—The American Forest Foundation (AFF), the nation’s oldest and largest network of woodland owners, announced today that its Board of Trustees has adopted new, revised standards for the American Tree Farm System (ATFS),...