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The Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) provides assistance to non-industrial private forest owners by encouraging and enabling them for long-term forest management. The program provides landowners with information on development and multi-source planning in an effort to manage private forests for goods and services.
The organization advocates for forest preservation and assists local protection efforts where possible. Community forests that may not be as large, ecologically diverse, or as stringently protected can be inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network's Community Forest program. Many of the oldest forests in the United States are privately owned.
In 2000, the State Council approved the project of Six National Key Forest; the subject of Natural Forest Protection, the Desertification and Dust Storms Control Program, the project of Sloping Land Conversion, the Forest Shelterbelt Development Program, and the subject of Wildlife Conservation and Nature Reserves Development. [8]
The Forest Legacy Program was established in the 1990 United States farm bill to protect environmentally important forest lands that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. It provides federal funding for conservation easements and fee simple purchases.
ASHEVILLE – The U.S. Forest Service announced the final version of the Pisgah-Nantahala Land Management Plan in February 2023, drawing criticism from conservation advocates about its allowance ...
Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Yosemite National Park. Forest conservation is the practice of planning and maintaining forested areas for the benefit and sustainability of future generations. Forest conservation involves the upkeep of the natural resources within a forest that are beneficial for both humans and the ecosystem.
American Forests is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization, established in 1875, [4] and dedicated to protecting and restoring healthy forest ecosystems. The current headquarters are in Washington, D.C.
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972, as amended (16 USC 558a – 558d, Public Law 92-300) - The FS is authorized to recruit, train, and accept individuals as volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, visitor services, conservation measures and development, or other activities in and related to areas administered by FS.