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31May

NEFF Coauthors "Wildlands in New England" Report

Written by Bob Perschel, New England Forestry Foundation Executive Director  I am pleased to be a co-author of the exciting new Wildlands in New England report released by Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities. Thanks to this report, we now have an accurate, detailed picture of where and how much wildland protection exists in New England, […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted May 31, 2023
08May

A Spring of Networking and Learning

Writing by NEFF’s Development Communications Specialist David Ayers, Conservation Easement Director Andrew Bentley, Executive Assistant Meaghan Guyader, Outreach Manager Lisa Hayden, and Bioeconomy Initiative Director Jennifer Shakun For those of us who work in the land trust world, spring means spotting spring ephemerals, listening for migratory songbirds… and conferences. While this is likely not one […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted May 8, 2023
13Apr

A letter from Executive Director Bob Perschel

Writing by Bob Perschel, photo of Bercé Forest in France by Romain Perrot Spring: a season of hope. New growth, new possibilities. Rains promise bountiful harvests. Relationships emerge and blossom. Ideas bloom and perhaps become reality. Some say hope is not a plan, and I would agree. But at New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF), we […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted April 13, 2023
13Apr

New England Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

Are you a New England farmer or forestland owner who improves soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on your working land? Apply for the 2023 New England Leopold Conservation Award. If you know someone else who meets those criteria, you can also nominate them. Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust present […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted April 13, 2023
27Mar

NEFF Invites Public Comments as Part of Accreditation Process

New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) is pleased to announce it is applying for land trust accreditation. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. A public comment period is now open. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted March 27, 2023
17Mar

An In-depth Look at NEFF's $30 Million USDA Award

Break out your party hats! This USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program marks a historic moment for NEFF and partners’ efforts to spread climate-smart forestry across New England. Learn about the program and hear the behind-the-scenes story of how NEFF received the award. Writing by NEFF Deputy Director and Climate Fellow Andrea Colnes and NEFF […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted March 17, 2023
06Mar

Scientific Report Finds Maine’s Commercial Forests Can Store 20 Percent More Carbon

A unique coalition of New England scientists, economists, large commercial forest landowners, and environmental nonprofits called the Forest Carbon for Commercial Landowners (FCCL) Initiative has released a report stating northern Maine’s commercial forestlands could store at least 20 percent more carbon each year by changing forest management practices, and without reducing harvest levels. “I’m pleased […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted March 6, 2023
06Mar

Science Highlights of New 'Forest Carbon for Commercial Landowners' Report

Writing by NEFF Forest Scientist Colleen Ryan and NEFF Communications Manager Tinsley Hunsdorfer New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) is a member of the Forest Carbon for Commercial Landowners (FCCL) initiative—a group of conservationists, scientists, economists and commercial forest landowners—that recently set out to determine whether northern Maine’s commercial forestlands could sequester more carbon through improved […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted March 6, 2023
21Dec

NEFF Study Shows Climate-Smart Forestry Increases Carbon Storage in New England Forests

December 21, 2022 — Applying climate-smart forestry techniques to privately owned timberland across New England’s Acadian Forest could significantly grow the region’s carbon storage, according to a new study published in Forests, an international journal of forestry and forest ecology. Improved Forest Management could increase carbon storage by an estimated 488 million metric tons of […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted December 21, 2022
12Dec

Fifty Years of Championing New England Forestry Foundation

Writing and top photo by NEFF Communications Manager Tinsley Hunsdorfer This June, as pollen hung thick in the air at New England Forestry Foundation’s (NEFF) Prouty Woods headquarters, Bayard Henry and his son Snowden joined a group of staff members on the back patio of the Prouty house to reminisce about Bayard’s accomplishments and long […]
By New England Forestry Foundation • Posted December 12, 2022
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