Please find the first edition of NAUFRP’s periodic newsletter. Our purpose is to share information about activities and issues that may be of interest to you, the membership of NAUFRP, and our partners. We look forward to offering future editions of the newsletter in the coming months. We would like to specifically thank Terri Bates, NAUFRP’s Executive Liaison, for her diligence in developing the newsletter and doing the heavy lifting to assemble content provided by …
The NAUFRP Executive Committee will meet October 4-5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The meeting will be at the office of NAUFRP General Counsel Randy Nuckolls located at 1900 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. Plans are to begin at 9:00 on Monday the 4th and adjourn early to mid-afternoon on the 5th to allow travel home. All NAUFRP Representatives are invited to attend. Hotel rooms have been blocked at the Hotel Lombardy, 2019 Pennsylvania Avenue, …
The 2021 NAUFRP General Assembly will be virtual on November 3rd from 1:00 to 3:00 Eastern Time. Details will be forthcoming.
Southern NAUFRP will meet June 16th from 8:30 to noon in Williamsburg, VA. This is in conjunction with the Forest Landowners Association’s National Conference June 15-17, 2021 at the Williamsburg Lodge. For more information contact NAUFRP’s Southern Chair Hans Williams at hwilliams@sfasu.edu.
The W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation (FCFC) at the University of Montana welcomes applications from qualified candidates to serve as Associate Director of the Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station (MFCES). This position will report to the Dean of FCFC, who also serves as the MFCES Director. The Associate Director will be responsible for overseeing the operations, growth and future success of the MFCES and its mission, including the two flagship properties. See …
Nominations are being sought through September 20, 2021 for the Family Forests Education Awards co-sponsored by the National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA) and the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP). The Comprehensive Program and Individual Project awards will be presented to educational institutions deemed to have delivered programming most benefiting family forest owners over the last five years. Any educational institution is eligible. The awards will be presented to the administrative unit originating …
The next NAUFRP Executive Meeting is planned for March 8-9, 2021 and will be held virtually. All NAUFRP representatives are invited to participate. Find the Agenda here. Draft minutes from the October 27, 2020 Executive Committee meeting can be reviewed here.. ZOOM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88682239723?pwd=dHdQWTlkNFp1RGt4RE5uK2FyWUhBQT09
NAUFRP has been a long time member of the Forest-Carbon Working Group (FCWG) and has endorsed the current policy platform for the 117th Congress. For more information on the FCWG go to Forest Climate Working Group | The nation’s only sector-wide coalition working to advance forests as a climate change solution. Forest-Climate Working Group Policy Platform for 117th Congress Statement on Climate Change Executive Order
Dr. Bob Wagner, Head, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University and Chair of the NAUFRP Research Committee heads up work on “Trends in Forest Research Expertise Over Four Decades” which was presented to the NAUFRP Executive Committee and General Assembly on October 27-28, 2020. For more information on this contact Dr. Wagner at rgwagner@purdue.edu
Overview of status of “U.S. Forest and Forest Products R&D Capacity Summit” presented to the NAUFRP Executive Committee and General Assembly on October 27-28, 2020. For more information contact Dr. Bob Wagner, Head, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Chair, NAUFRP Research Committee at rgwagner@purdue.edu.
