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STATE AGENCIES

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Division of Forest Environment
Catherine Sparks, Acting Chief
Mail: 1037 Hartford Pike, North Scituate, RI 02857
Tel: 401.647.4389 or 647.3367
Fax: 401.647.3590
The Forest Environment Program manages 40,000 acres of state-owned rural forestland, and coordinates a statewide forest fire protection plan, provides forest fire protection on state lands, assists rural volunteer fire departments, and develops forest and wildlife management plans for private landowners who choose to manage their property in ways that will protect these resources on their land. The Program promotes public understanding of environmental conservation, enforces Department rules and regulations on DEM lands, and assists the federal government in providing landowner assistance programs. Moreover, additional DFE mandates are to monitor and recommend controls for insects and disease, to work with communities promoting urban tree health, to license arborists, and to certify forest land under the state's Farm, Forest and Open Space Act [see our FFOS page for more information].

Rhode Island Tree Farm State Committee
John Macera, Chair
Mail: PO Box 53, No. Scituate, RI 02857
Tel: 401.568.3421
Co-sponsors RI Division of Forest Environment, RIFCO, Providence Water

FEDERAL AGENCIES

United States Department of Agriculture Agencies

United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Cooperative Forestry - Landowners Assistance

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Seedling Nursery and Tree Improvement

United States Environmental Protection Agency

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

FORESTRY ORGANIZATIONS

American Forest Foundation
The AFF encourages long-term stewardship and sustainable use of our natural resources by (1) making certain that America's family-owned forests continue to provide clean water, fertile soil, quality recreation, homes for wildlife and wood for products - not just for this generation, but for all that follow and (2) helping young people learn the skills they will need to become responsible environmental decision-makers. Project Learning Tree and the American Tree Farm System are the two core programs AFF uses to realize its goals.
Mail: 1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 780, Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 1.888.889.4466
E-Mail: yolanda_jacobs@affoundation.org

American Tree Farm System
The Tree Farm System provides conservation education to non-industrial private forestland owners in the United States to assist them in managing their forests sustainably. A project of the American Forest Foundation.
Tel: 1.888.889.4466
E-Mail: yolanda_jacobs@affoundation.org

The Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.
ACF was founded in 1948 to advance the professionalism, ethics, and interests of professional foresters whose primary work was consulting to the public. The ACF is the only national association for consulting foresters.

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service

Lincoln Education Online (LEO)
LEO is designed by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to facilitate the teaching of critical issues in land and tax policy through a series of online courses that are based on the Institute's classroom curriculum. LEO is currently offering Introduction to New England Forests, which explores the fundamentals of forest processes and active, private stewardship. It is designed for owners of small woodlands such as land trusts, local governments, and private landowners. CLICK HERE , then click on the large blue button labeled "Introduction to New England Forests" for a preview of the course.

Massachusetts Association of Professional Foresters (MAPF)

The National Arbor Day Foundation -- Planting and Caring for Trees

National Association of Conservation Districts

National Association of State Foresters

National Forestry Association
Organized in 1981, the National Forestry Association (NFA) has built the nation's largest professional forester referral program for private forest and woodland owners.

New England Forestry Foundation
A non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and management of New England's working forests.

Project Learning Tree
A project of the American Forest Foundation.

Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization
PO Box 53
No. Scituate, RI 02857-0053
Tel: 401.568-3421
E-Mail: info@rifco.org

Society of American Foresters

Soil and Water Conservation Society

Southern New England Forest Consortium
Founded in 1985, the Southern New England Forest Consortium, Inc. (SNEFCI) is a non-profit group of natural resource professionals, private enterprise and citizens from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island which works to conserve and promote the productive use of the region's forests and natural resources.
Mail: PO Box 760, Chepachet, RI 02814
Tel: 401.568.1610 or 1.800.722.TREE
Fax: 401.568.7874
E-Mail: sneforest@efortress.com

FOREST LANDOWNER ASSOCIATIONS

Forest Landowners Tax Council
The Forest Landowners Tax Council (FLTC) is an independent, national non-profit organization dedicated to providing an effective and unified voice for non-industrial, private forest (NIPF) landowners on federal tax issues. The Council seeks to provide technical research to identify opportunities for timber tax improvements. FLTC is also a source of education for those who wish to learn more about timber taxation. Membership is open nationwide to all individuals, associations, or organizations interested in supporting the mission of the FLTC.

National Woodland Owners Association
The NWOA is a nationwide organization of private forest and woodland owners who work together to promote good forest stewardship on their own lands. NWOA is affiliated with state and county woodland owner associations throughout the United States, and has members in all 50 states. Founded by non-industrial private woodland owners in 1983, NWOA is independent of the forest products industry and forestry agencies, and works with all organizations to promote non-industrial forestry and the best interests of woodland owners.
Dr. Keith Argow
374 Maple St., East - Suite 210
Vienna, VA 22180
Tel: 703.255.2700