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In 1954, American Forest Products Industries, under the leadership of William B. Greeley, drafted and approved a “Principles of the American Tree Farm System.” This code established a set criteria for tree farm certification. Throughout its history, ATFS has relied on celebrity Tree Farmers to relay its message to the public.
Jul. 29—The city of Hoquiam's watershed forests have received American Tree Farm System certification, the result of a thorough update of and adherence to the city's updated watershed plan. "The ...
The American Tree Farm system is an organized collection of private landowners interested in effectively managing their woodland properties. Founded in 1941, the ATFS consists of more than 27,500,000 acres (111,000 km 2 ) of privately owned forest in 46 states.
A National Association of State Foresters forest certification policy statement [44] passed by resolution in 2008 states: "While in different manners, the ATFS (American Tree Farm System), FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), and SFI systems include the fundamental elements of credibility and make positive contributions to forest sustainability ...
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Christmas tree farms across the country cover 266,964 acres of land, according to the most-recent USDA data. That’s close to 417 square miles, or a little less than half the land area of Rhode ...
The archives house large collections from several national organizations and companies such as the Society of American Foresters, the American Forest and Paper Association, the American Forestry Association, the American Tree Farm System, and the Weyerhaeuser Company as well as many other smaller collections of national and international ...
The National Register of Champion Trees is a list of the largest tree specimens found in the United States as reported to American Forests by the public. A tree on this list is called a National Champion Tree. The National Register of Champion Trees has been maintained since 1940 by American Forests. To be eligible, a species must be recognized ...