New Tools Make Certification Easier than Ever!
Inspecting Foresters are the key to a successful American Tree Farm System® (ATFS). Working with more than 82,000 Tree Farmers, you provide the on-the-ground validation of sustainability on the 24 million acres of certified forestland nationwide. ATFS is committed to providing you the tools you need to continue to effectively serve your landowners.
Do you have a landowners interested in ATFS certification? ATFS worked with the Forest Stewardship Program and National Resources Conservation Service to develop a national management plan template that meets not only ATFS standards, but two other national assistance-program requirements.In addition to the template, there is a guide for foresters that includes all the necessary information you need to complete the template. There is also a guide for landowners that helps to get them involved in the planning process.
Do you have Tree Farmers who need to update their management plan for the latest Standards? We’ve got you covered! Just give them a copy of our management plan addendum. This document covers only the new items required in the 2010 Standards. The addendum is easy to use and walks you through each of the new requirements.
Do you have landowners that are new to forest management and just want to explore the opportunities for their property? Send them to Mylandplan.org where they can learn more about their woodlands, map their property, track their goals and activities and record a forest journal.
Do you want to promote your services to woodland owners in your area? Then join our My Land Plan Foresters Directory today! Sign up at www.mylandplan.org/forester-signup and connect with our 2,500 users, who collectively own more than 280,000 acres of woodlands.
