Network News: Inspectors Archive  filter by date: August 2016

Standards Highlight 4: Air, Water, and Soil Protection

According to the U.S. Forest Service, private forested lands are essential for about two-thirds of our drinking water. Therefore, managing land with water quality in mind is critical. Following the passage of the Clean Air Act in the 1970s, most states developed best management practices (BMPs) to help landowners safeguard water quality by controlling pollution and other threats arising from forestry activities. 

Volunteer Highlight: Dennis Galway

Since 1993, Dennis Galway of New Jersey has been a fixture in the American Tree Farm System both at the state and national levels.

Stumped August 2016

Answers to Inspectors’ Most Frequently Asked Questions

Q: When Should a Management Plan Be Updated?

Congratulations to the 2016 Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year

We are proud to present this year's four Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year:

• North Central Region: Gerald and Charlotte Kann, Wisconsin
• North East Region: Eve-Cowles Family Tree Farm, Massachusetts
• Southern Region: Bobby Watkins, Mississippi
• Western Region: Lyle and Dean Defrees, Oregon