Who Is Eligible?
Volunteers must be willing and able to contribute at least 40 hours toward the Forest Stewardship Program’s educational outreach efforts and must be able to attend both weekends of the training workshop. Forest landowners who are actively involved in managing their own woodlands and are enrolled in the Forest Stewardship Program will be given first consideration, but we encourage others to apply as well.
PAFSs should have a keen interest in the future of Pennsylvania’s forest resources and should be willing to demonstrate a stewardship ethic. To be a PAFS you must be willing to:
- Think of forests as more than just trees and timber. Forests serve important environmental functions as thriving biological communities comprised of many kinds of plants and animals.
- Learn to take into account all the potential uses and benefits of forests including environmental balance, recreation, timber, and natural beauty as you manage forest resources.
- Share what you learn with friends, neighbors, and others in your community.
- Join a network of other informed woodland owners and professional natural resource managers.
- Promote responsible forestland management for future generations.
- 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?
