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This first official tree farm, the 120,000-acre Clemons Tree Farm, was dedicated in Montesano, Washington, on June 12, 1941. The title of "tree farm" was chosen in large part because Weyerhaeuser felt that the 1940s public understood farming as crop production, and similarly tree farming was focused on producing more timber, with frequent ...
The American Tree Farm system is an organized collection of private landowners interested in effectively managing their woodland properties. Founded in 1941, the ATFS consists of more than 27,500,000 acres (111,000 km 2 ) of privately owned forest in 46 states.
Tree City USA sign in Wakefield, Massachusetts. There are more than 3,400 Tree Cities USA. The following is a partial listing of Tree Cities USA. [1] To be a Tree City, the community must meet four standards set by the National Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters:
Jul. 29—The city of Hoquiam's watershed forests have received American Tree Farm System certification, the result of a thorough update of and adherence to the city's updated watershed plan. "The ...
ISA also works to educate the general public about the benefits of trees and the need for proper tree care. [3] [4] Worldwide, ISA has 22,000 members and 31,000 ISA-certified tree care professionals with 59 chapters, associate organizations, and professional affiliates throughout North America, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and South America. [5]
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Forestry and Fire Task Force found that 1.5 million acres of California forest were scorched by 70% high-severity fire during the 2019-2021 fire seasons, according to an ...
California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board has certified three United Farm ... UFW was certified for organizing 640 California workers at Wonderful Nurseries — North America’s largest ...
California has more certified organic farms than any other state. In 2016, more than a million acres in the state were certified organic. [ 188 ] CA grows 90% or more of the U.S. production of Organic almonds, artichokes, avocados, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, dates, figs, grapes, strawberries, lemons, lettuce, plums, and walnuts.