What
kind of commitment is involved?
Apart from an investment
in time and a commitment in spirit, there is no charge for the training.
Upon completion of the program, you will be encouraged to take these
four actions:
- With the help of a natural
resource professional, develop and implement a Forest Stewardship
Plan for your woodlot.
- Maintain, for at least
three years, an up-to-date set of reference materials (provided
by the project) and be available to answer landowner questions
or make referrals to natural resource professionals.
- In conjunction with other
stewardship volunteers, make an active effort to reach out to landowners
in your community. This may include using your woodlot as a stewardship
demonstration area or visiting forest landowners to foster an interest
in stewardship plans for their properties.
- Work closely with an assigned mentor, a local Bureau of Forestry service forester, to help design and implement an outreach program reflecting your skills and interests. Submit an annual summary of stewardship outreach activities to the PAFS coordinator.
Volunteers will be able to attend periodic training sessions for appropriate technical and program updates. Hundreds and, ultimately, thousands of others can learn about good forest management through this network of informed woodland owners.
- How the Pennsylvania Forest Stewards (PAFS) Volunteer Project Works
- Need for PAFS
- How the PAFS Originated
- Who Is Eligible?
- Next Training Session
- Sample Training Agenda
- Becoming a PAFS Volunteer
- What does it take to be a PAFS?
- What kind of commitment is involved?
