National Association of State Foresters Elects New Officers at 2008 Annual Meeting
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) elected Leah W. MacSwords, State Forester of Kentucky, as its new president at the association's 86th annual meeting last week in Hyannis, MA. MacSwords is the first woman to serve as the president of NASF and is also the first Kentucky State Forester to lead the organization.
New Guide Empowers Communities to Prepare for Wildfires
Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20081104040808im_/http://www.stateforesters.org/files/u4/CWPP-Community-Guide.jpg)
State Foresters Urge Comprehensive Solution as House passes FLAME Act
Posted on Wednesday, July 9, 2008The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) was encouraged by the dialogue on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today over the need to address the ever-increasing impact of emergency fire suppression costs on the USDA Forest Service and the Department of Interior's (DOI) constrained budgets. Unfortunately, the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, as passed by the House, falls short of achieving a comprehensive fix for the federal funding challenges of wildfire suppression.
2007 Redesign Report Card now available
Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008![2007 Redesign Report Card](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20081104040808im_/http://www.stateforesters.org/files/u4/2007Redesign-Report-Card-cvr-web.jpg)
Smokey Bear Returns with a New Look to Remind Americans Only You Can Prevent Wildfires
Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20081104040808im_/http://www.stateforesters.org/files/u4/newsmokey.jpg)
Climate bill lacks forest management aspect
Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008From E&E News (subscription required): "The massive climate change bill under debate in the Senate this week contains major provisions for quelling wildfires but does little to quantify the effects those fires actually have on global warming." Read more for NASF's response...