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NAUFRP News December 2021

The 2021 Family Forests Education Awards winners were announced during the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP) General Assembly on November 3, 2021. The award is co-sponsored by the National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA).

The 2021 NAUFRP General Assembly will be virtual on November 3rd from 1:00 to 4:00 Eastern Time.  See the agenda here.   The Zoom link to join the meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82669423636?pwd=eVlnR3BSd1dOVGZQaHpWUENMNEdtZz09.

The NAUFRP Executive Committee will meet October 4-5, 2021 virtually from 1:00-4:00 Eastern Time via Zoom. All NAUFRP Representatives are invited to attend. See  Agenda for Zoom links.

An in-person meeting of the Executive Committee is planned for March 14-15, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Please find the first edition of NAUFRP’s periodic newsletter. Our purpose is to share information about activities and issues that may be of interest to you, the membership of NAUFRP, and our partners. We look forward to offering future editions of the newsletter in the coming months. We would like to specifically thank Terri Bates, NAUFRP’s Executive Liaison, for her diligence in developing the newsletter and doing the heavy lifting to assemble content provided by NAUFRP’s Executive Committee, who also deserve many thanks for their contributions.

Nominations are being sought through September 20, 2021 for the Family Forests Education Awards co-sponsored by the National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA) and the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP).

The next NAUFRP Executive Meeting is planned for March 8-9, 2021 and will be held virtually. All NAUFRP representatives are invited to participate. Find the Agenda here.   Draft minutes from the October 27, 2020 Executive Committee meeting can be reviewed here.. 

NAUFRP has been a long time member of the Forest-Carbon Working Group (FCWG) and has endorsed the current policy platform for the 117th Congress.

For more information on the FCWG go to Forest Climate Working Group | The nation's only sector-wide coalition working to advance forests as a climate change solution.

Dr. Bob Wagner, Head, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University and Chair of the NAUFRP Research Committee heads up work on "Trends in Forest Research Expertise Over Four Decades" which was presented to the NAUFRP Executive Committee and General Assembly on October 27-28, 2020. For more information on this contact Dr. Wagner at rgwagner@purdue.edu

Overview of status of "U.S. Forest and Forest Products R&D Capacity Summit" presented to the NAUFRP Executive Committee and General Assembly on October 27-28, 2020. For more information contact Dr. Bob Wagner, Head, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Chair, NAUFRP Research Committee at rgwagner@purdue.edu.