Membership
How can you help the National Forest Foundation to safeguard America’s treasured National Forests? Become a Friend of the Forest today. By becoming a Friend, you can make a difference to the future of these special lands. In the process, you will come to know other Friends of the Forest who enjoy National Forests while helping to protect them. Together, we can be sure that these magnificent places continue to provide recreation, refuge, and resources for all of us…and for those who come after us.
Supporters of the National Forest Foundation receive special benefits and recognition as thanks for their generosity.
Registration for Friends of the Forest is free. But if you are ready to make a financial commitment, we encourage you to see how your gift can protect and improve the National Forests that we all enjoy. You will receive the following additional benefits, outlined below
Explorers - $35 minimum annual contribution- Your National Forests Magazine subscription
- Invitation to participate in Friends of the Forest volunteer days in your area
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- A copy of AGuide to Your National Forest Map
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- National Forest Foundation Annual Report listing your name
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- Complimentary America the Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which provides entrance to all Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation day use sites, as well as all National Park and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sites.
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- A unique welcome gift selected specifically by the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service as recognition of your commitment to preserve and protect our National Forests.
- Aldo Leopold is recognized as a pioneer of the American conservation movement and the father of wildlife ecology.
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- Personalized National Forest trip planning by National Forest Foundation staff for your unique outdoor adventure.
- Gifford Pinchot, America's first professionally trained forester and first Chief of the Forest Service, is generally regarded as the “father” of American forestry.
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- Invitation to participate in National Forest Expeditions—exclusive guided tours to America’s most scenic and private natural areas in our National Forests.
- Opportunity to join the National Forest Leadership Council and participate in its work and annual meeting.
- Theodore Roosevelt was America's first conservationist President, responsible for establishing the U.S.Forest Service in 1905 and for the protection of millions of acres of National Forests.
For more information please contact Heidi Jury, 406-542-2805, ext. 19
