The Kentucky Tree Farm Committee promotes actions that sustain forests, watersheds, and wildlife habitat through the power of private stewardship.

Family forests certified by for the American Tree Farm System are recognized by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and meet current standards qualifying tree farms as SFI certified wood.

The Tree Farm System operates as an informal partnership encouraging resource management professionals from all disciplines and segments (forest industries, public agencies, private forestry consultants, and forest landowner organizations) to work together and offer expertise to family forest owners.

The Kentucky Tree Farm Committee carriers out its mission by:

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• Certifying and re-inspecting Kentucky Tree Farms as part of the American Tree Farm System.

• Providing Tree Farm certificates and signs to recognize Kentucky Tree Farmers

• Recognize each year the Kentucky Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year.

• Recognize the Kentucky Outstanding Logger of the Year

• Recognize the Kentucky Outstanding Inspector of the Year

• Sponsor Tree Farm Field Days and educational programs throughout the state

• Undertaking special projects designed to educate Kentucky landowners on proper forest management
  
  
  

  Action Alert:Get Involved in Farm Bill Progress

The 2008 Farm Bill, passed by Congress in June 2008, gives the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency of U.S. Department of Agriculture, new and improved programs to help family forest owners conserve and manage their forests.  Through these new programs, qualifying landowners can receive both technical and financial assistance to deal with forest management concerns like wildfire, insects and disease, and wildlife management.  

To make sure these new programs actually work on the ground, FOREST OWNERS NEED TO PARTICIPATE AND SPEAK UP at local working group and state committee meetings.  These meetings will help decide how the Farm Bill programs are implemented.