Press Releases

Indiana State Forester, Don Stump Honored by the American Tree Farm System® -March 11, 2009

The American Forest Foundation Names the 2008 Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist Awardees -February 10, 2009

Bob and Jean Cooper Named 2008 National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 21, 2008

ATFS Receives PEFC Endorsement -August 7, 2008

Massachusetts Forestland Owner, Cinda Jones, Receives 2007 BASF Outstanding Achievements in Sustainable Forestry Award -November 1, 2007

South Carolina Tree Farmer Johney Haralson Named 2007 Southern Regional Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year -October 15, 2007

Washington Tree Farmers Bob Playfair and Themla Fry Named 2007 Western Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 15, 2007

Wisconsin Tree Farmer Nancy Livingston Named 2007 North Central Regional Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year -October 15, 2007

Maine Tree Farmers Josiah and Kathleen Pierce Named 2007 National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 13, 2007

ATFS Group Certification Program Welcomes Walton Plantation -March 14, 2007

Wanda and Earl Barrs of Georgia Receive 2006 BASF Outstanding Achievements in Sustainable Forestry Award -October 20, 2006

Oregon Tree Farmers Bob & Margaret Kintigh Named 2006 National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 23, 2006

Pennsylvania Tree Farmers Jim & Libby Walizer Named 2006 Northeast Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 21, 2006

Ohio Tree Farmers Jack & Janet Sweigart Named 2006 North Central Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 21, 2006

Alabama Tree Farmers John & Nancy Rudd Named 2006 Southern Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 21, 2006

Elizabeth Sandler Named Director of ATFS -July 26, 2006

New Hampshire Tree Farm Committee Member, George Frame, Honored with 2006 National Field Leadership Award -February 3, 2006

New Hampshire Tree Farmer, Tom Thomson Honored with Arbor Day Foundation’s Good Steward Award -January 6, 2006

Washington Tree Farmers Tom and Sherry Fox -September 29, 2005

South Carolina Tree Farmers Donald Dyches, Sr. and Family -September 29, 2005

Michigan Tree Farmers Nick and Carol Thoney -September 29, 2005

Pennsylvania Tree Farmers David and Carol Clemens -September 29, 2005

Missouri Tree Farmer, Richard Stricklin, Receives 2005 BASF Outstanding Achievements in Sustainable Forestry Award -September 29, 2005

ATFS Group Certificate Program Welcomes the Grossman Forestry Company -August 8, 2005

Largest Group In North America Earns ATFS Certificate 36,000 Properties Certified in Wisconsin -June 15, 2005

Time Inc. Accepts Wood Produced by ATFS Certified Groups -April 27, 2005

Emily Chan Named Program Coordinator of the American Tree Farm System -April 11, 2005

ATFS Group Certification Program Welcomes The Langdale Company Woodlands Division -March 29, 2005

ATFS Group Certification Program Welcomes Stora Enso North America -February 24, 2005

South Carolina Tree Farm Committee Member, Jeffrey G. Brown, Honored with 2005 National Field Leadership Award -February 9, 2005

Wisconsin Tree Farmers, Jim and Marlene Zdanovec Named 2004 National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -September 30, 2004

Oregon Tree Farmers Chris & Donna Heffernan -September 30, 2004

Pennsylvania Tree Farmers Malcolm & Henrietta Olson -September 30, 2004

South Carolina Tree Farmers John and Rebecca Spearman -September 30, 2004

South Carolina Tree Farmer, Walt McPhail, Receives 2004 BASF Outstanding Achievements in Sustainable Forestry Award -September 30, 2004

American Tree Farm System Group Certifies American Forest Management:: 215,000 Acres Certified -May 24, 2004

American Tree Farm System® Awards First Group Certification of Forestry Association -January 20, 2004

Chuck Leavell Elected to the American Forest Foundation Board of Trustees -January 20, 2004

Bob Simpson, Director of the American Tree Farm System Named to PEFC's Board of Directors -December 3, 2003

Upper Midwest Forester, Mary Perala, Receives 2003 BASF Outstanding Achievements in Sustainable Forestry Award -November 4, 2003

Washington Tree Farmers Bob & Lynette Falkner Named 2003 National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 31, 2003

Michigan Tree Farmers Bob & Sheri Poel Named 2003 North Central Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 24, 2003

Maine Tree Farmers Clark & Rosemarie Granger Named 2003 Northeast Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 23, 2003

South Carolina Tree Farmers Walt & Barbara McPhail Named 2003 Southern Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year -October 23, 2003

Educational Field Day Gives Family Forest Owners Incentives for Conservation -June16, 2003

Shared Streams in Maine Receives 2003 Arbor Day Award -April 28, 2003

American Tree Farm System® Group Certifies F&W Forestry Services: 600,000 Acres Certified -April 24, 2003

Drue Deberry Named Director Of Habitat Conservation Programs For The American Forest Foundation -March 6, 2003

U.S. Senator Named Indiana Tree Farmer of the Year -February 5, 2003