The 2018 annual convention of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) will meet October 3-7, 2018 in Portland, Oregon. For more information go http://www.eforester.org/safconvention
"Sustaining the Nation's Forests and Rangeland Resources for Future Generations: RREA Strategic Plan 2018-2022" released August, 2018. Read more about the Renewable Resources Extension Act Strategic Plan for State Federal Partnership here.
NAUFRP co-signed a letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders supporting provisions from the Forests in the Farm Bill Coalition platform in August, 2018. Read that letter here
The National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP) and National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA) jointly presented the 2018 FAMILY FORESTS EDUCATION AWARD to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY.
NAUFRP Statement: The recently released report of the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ Blue Ribbon Commission on Forest and Forest Products Research and Development in the 21st Century underscores the need to bolster our capacity to solve the problems facing our forests and associated forest products industry. The Commissioners have done an admirable job of describing the current state of forestry research and development. Their central message recommending major changes in forest sector R&D resonates very positively with our university-based forest resources programs. We
NAUFRP is a member of the Forests in the Farm Bill Coalition. The Coalition released its platform for the 2018 Farm Bill on July 20, 2017. Read more about the Coalition platform here