Everyone benefits when family forest owners practice conservation forestry. AFF's Center for Conservation Solutions shows landowners how and why.

The success of the Center hinges on three key strategies: engaging forest owners--often for the first time--in innovative conservation strategies, leveraging partners who can extend our impact to a broader target audience, and creating synergies between on-the-ground conservation and policy efforts.

Conservation Forestry Award Winners

Most woodland owners worry about what will happen to their land when they're gone. But this year's winners of the American Forest Foundation's national Conservation Forestry award, Dr. William Jahoda of Lebanon, Connecticut and Campbell B. Lanier III of Hurtsboro, Alabama have a plan. READ MORE Tax Research to Help Family Forests

Property taxes and keeping land in tact for heirs are of highest concern to woodland owners. Since tax policies can lead to conversion of forests to non-forest use, understanding tax policies is of critical importance to forest conservation. To address this research gap, the American Forest Foundation announced funding for the University of Massachusetts to compile and up-to-date, comprehensive understanding of existing policies and programs across the country. The research, will help AFF advance policies that help woodland owners stay on the land. Read More Latest Conservation Forestry News Available

Read the latest Conservation Forestry Update to learn the latest developments in our work to help family forest owners practice conservation forestry. Stories include: Conservation Forestry Award winners, watershed incentives, woodland legacy agreements, and more! To subscribe to the quarterly update, send an email to mmunford@forestfoundation.org

Center for Conservation Solutions 2008 Annual Report