Tree Farmer Bulletin: Spring 2014

Tools

Watching and Aiding Migratory Birds

Whether migrating birds take flight from remote southern rainforests or from your woodland, they are driven by the same motivation that spurs all migration: need. Here are some tips for managing your forest to help these winged travelers.
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Join us in Pittsburgh for the National Tree Farmer Convention!

Get a first-hand look at innovative techniques for managing your woodland, and meet your fellow Tree Farmers at our annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from July 17 to 19!
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Markets

Wood Gets Green Thumbs-Up from Government

Governments have been slow to catch on to the benefits of building with wood, but fortunately that trend is changing. Two federal agencies changed their green building policies to offer more opportunities for construction with wood--a change that will support healthy markets for products from working family forests.
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On the Ground

Nine Ways to Love Your Lake

If you have a lake in or near your forest, protecting it has a direct impact on your health, your trees, the value of your property and the enjoyment you derive from it—as well as the health of the living things in and around it. Here are some ways to show some love to your lake.
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From the Field

A Time and Season for Everything

AFF's Bettina Ring reflects on two decades of the National Tree Farmer Convention, and talks about changes that are in store for the future.
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Expanding Forest Stewardship in North Carolina

The North Carolina Forest Service has joined with the American Tree Farm System (r) in launching a major outreach effort to increase the amount of certified privately owned forest acreage in the Tar Heel State.
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Policy

Wildfires: A Hot Topic in Washington

As the costs of battling wildfires rise and the number of people in fire-prone areas increases, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) is pleased to see Congress looking into more proactive ways to fight fires.
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Tree Farmer Profile

Vickie Roberts

On the mantle of her fireplace at home in Winona, Mississippi, Vickie Roberts keeps a quote from Abraham Lincoln. The quote sits among a collection of objects that offers Roberts inspiration for her work on her 225-acre Tree Farm, her advocacy for sustainable forests and her passion for honoring the legacy of six generations of farmers in her family.
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For the Future

Boy Scouts Learn Forestry on Their Own Tree Farm

When Boy Scouts from the Blue Ridge Mountains Council set out to earn their merit badges in forestry, they have their own forest laboratory. The 13,600-acre Boy Scouts’ Blue Ridge Scout Reservation in Virginia is also a certified Tree Farm.
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Inspector Profile

Brian Stupak, Northeast Region Outstanding Inspector of the Year

A life in forestry was far from certain for Brian Stupak, the Northeast Region's Outstanding Inspector of the Year, but after deciding a career in an office wasn't for him, he found his way.
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