ATFS Webinars
PORTLAND, Ore.
ATFS values our Tree Farmers and their commitment to good stewardship and we strive to provide the tools they need to keep their forests healthy, productive, and enjoyable. The ATFS webinar series provides important management information to our Tree Farmers and covers a range of topics from invasive species to legacy planning. Upcoming webinars include:
- Review Your Management Plan in the New Year
- January 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. EST (Register Here)
- Holidays are about bringing friends and family together, and during this time, ATFS is encouraging families to take a look at their forest management plan and discuss their goals and objectives together. To help landowners, ATFS is hosting the Webinar Review Your Management Plan in the New Year, and we encourage all landowners, inspectors and leader to attend.
ATFS is using mail and email to inform Tree Farmers about the webinars and we encourage you to help spread the word throughout your state network.
If you cannot participate in a webinar, live recordings will be posted online after the completion of each webinar. We are currently offering recorded webinars on the following topics: Ruffed Grouse Ecology and Habitat Management, Leaving a Legacy for the Next Generation, Timber Management for White Tail Deer, Quality Habitat for White Tail Deer, Asian Long-Horned Beetle, and Southern Pine Beetle.
Oregonian Elected to Lead American Forest Foundation
Priority Programs will Stem the Loss of America's Woodlands
PORTLAND, Ore.– The American Forest Foundation (AFF) today announced the election of Clint Bentz, CPA and family forest landowner from Scio, Oregon, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees; Connie Best, co-founder and Managing Director of Pacific Forest Trust in California, as Vice-Chair; and Ken Stewart, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, as Treasurer. Bentz succeeds Colin Moseley, Chairman of Green Diamond Resource Company of Seattle, who has served on the AFF board since 2004.
Bentz said "I am honored to have this opportunity to lead the oldest and largest forest landowner group in the U.S, also a national leader in the field of environmental education, at a time of tremendous challenge in dealing with climate change, forest loss, landowner incentives, emerging forest markets, and other issues that can make or break the 10 million American woodland owners like me."
The Foundation is best known for its American Tree Farm System, read more...›
Other American Forest Foundation Executive Appointments
Experience is Key in New Executives
PORTLAND, Ore.– The American Forest Foundation (AFF) incoming Vice-Chair Connie Best is well known as a national leader in forest conservation, focusing on strategies that harness the power of commerce to accomplish conservation objectives. She is the principal author of America's Private Forests: Status and Stewardship (Island Press 2001) and "Capital Markets and Sustainable Forestry: Opportunities for Investment." Prior to founding the Pacific Forest Trust, Ms. Best founded and managed the company that created America's first all-natural soda pop, a revolutionary development in the beverage industry.
She has served on numerous boards including, read more...›