Wood Water Recreation Wildlife

Outreach and education are central to the Tree Farm mission of promoting the growing of renewable forest resources on private lands while protecting environmental benefits and increasing public understanding of all benefits of productive forestry.

AFF supplies funding that enhances State ATFS Committee efforts to carry out programs that attract, encourage and support Tree Farmers. Much of this work is accomplished at the state and local level.

Much of the work ATFS accomplishes is at the state and local level. ATFS programs are run by state and community volunteers. State ATFS Committees bring foresters, consultants and government agency officials together with experienced Tree Farmers to plan and administer each state ATFS program. Often, state forestry associations provide administrative support.

While each state Tree Farm program is self governing, all work under the guidelines developed by ATFS's National Operating Committee (NOC). Most members of the NOC are Tree Farmers and ATFS volunteers from across the country. They work with representatives of industry and state forestry organizations to set overall policy and assure the ATFS program meets the needs of forest landowners.

State Foresters

State forestry agencies provide a wide variety of assistance to forest owners, ranging from the development and implementation of forest management plans to help in dealing with insect and disease outbreaks. They can also help you sign up for government sponsored cost-share and incentives programs, and provide references to private sector foresters.

Find your state forester.

For more information on state foresters please visit the National Association of State Foresters.

Consulting Foresters

Consulting Foresters perform technical forestry work, on a fee or contract basis. Consulting foresters serve individuals, banks, attorneys, accountants, industry and others in the following capacities:

• Appraisals of Value – land and timber
• Acquisition of Forest Land – appraising and purchasing
• Computer Service – forest applications
• Environmental Impact Studies
• Estimates of Timber Volumes – economic studies
• Litigation – serving as expert witness on forest litigation problems
• Management of Forest Resources
• Marketing Forest Products
• Taxation Counseling – for all forestry situations

Spring 2007 edition of Sightline

To contact your ATFS State Committee use our searchable map.