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The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) recently filled two director positions in its Washington, D.C. office. Steve Koehn has accepted the position of Director of Cooperative Forestry and Monica Lear has accepted the position of Director of Forest Health Protection. Koehn has been with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service for 30 years, having… [...]

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The NACD Forest RPG and Urban and Community RPG will co-host a webinar on emerald ash borer (EAB) and the challenges the forest pest creates for civic leaders and conservation professionals. The April 24 webinar will include presentations from a U.S. Forest Service expert and conservation districts engaged in EAB planning and cleanup efforts. The… [...]

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The American Forest Foundation is collecting information on how forestland owners use forest and conservation tax provisions on their land. To fill out their brief survey to assist them in advocating for continued forest tax exemptions, please click here [...]

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The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will host a webinar, “Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program,” on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 2-3:30 p.m. (ET). The Forest Service's Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) program encourages collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes and has helped catalyze larger restoration efforts surrounding National Forests. The first speaker will give… [...]

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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is still accepting 2014 Requests for Proposals for the Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program. SFI will invest in conservation research projects and collaborative partnerships that explain or inform the role of sustainable forest management in Carbon and Bioenergy; Forest Health; Water; Capacity Building; and Wildlife, Fish and Biodiversity. SFI… [...]

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Forestry Notes is offering conservation district staff and forest landowners an opportunity to ask timber tax questions to one of the country’s leading experts: Linda Wang, the National Timber Tax Specialist for the U.S. Forest Service. Wang will answer selected questions in the March issue of Forestry Notes. Questions can be submitted via Twitter @forestrynotes… [...]

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The January Issue of Forestry Notes is now available online. This edition includes a story about an Oregon SWCD program that is planting trees for a better salmon habitat, as well as a story about an Illinois forest workshop, organized by districts, that is helping to educate landowners on how to manage their forestland. To… [...]

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service announced it is accepting grant applications for the 2012 Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program. These projects will use woody biomass, such as material removed from forest restoration activities, wildfire hazardous fuel treatments, insect and disease mitigation, forest management due to catastrophic weather events, and/or thinning overstocked stands.… [...]

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The seventh annual Partners in Community Forestry National Conference is scheduled for November 6-7, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pa. NACD has signed on again as a Cooperator to help promote this informational event to its members. This Conference is the only national, annual gathering for the broader urban forest community and its many partners. The diverse… [...]

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