GOALS
o Use educational tools and other outreach techniques to raise
public understanding of sustainable forestry.
o Ensure private landowners have current information about
sustainable forest management
o Promote the training and education of Tree Farm inspectors.
o Provide funding sources to meet the needs of the Tree Farm
program.
o Coordinate Montana Tree Farm Program with other forestland
owner organizations.
o Monitor measure and report the performance of our
members in achieving a commitment to sustainable forestry.
o Coordinate Montana Tree Farm System program activities
with American Tree Farm System and American Forest
Foundation programs.
o Promote cooperation with other natural resource based
organizations.
o Work with landowners and cooperators to better position
Montana Tree Farmers for future forest certification issues.
o Support a competitive forest products industry in the State
of Montana to ensure long term viability of forest
management in the state.
o Work to keep landowners informed of legislative and tax
issues and help landowners become involved in the forest
land policy and regulation decision making process
OBJECTIVES
o Inspect all Montana Tree Farms on a five year cycle and
promote updating forest management plans.
o Re-inspect all national random sample Tree Farm inspections.
o Recruit and engage professional foresters to Tree Farm inspectors.
o Develop a budget to meet the needs of the Tree Farm program.
o Award at least one college scholarship to high school
graduating seniors or current college student interested in
studying forest or natural resource issues.
o Update and maintain all records on current Montana Tree Farms.
o Inform current tree farm members by publishing a periodic
newsletter on key forest management issues.
o Identify funding sources to cover operating expenses not
covered by program capital investment funds.
o Support continued Stewardship/Tree Farm program
coordination, including development of an efficient combined
Tree Farm / Stewardship re-inspection process that meets
Federal Stewardship verification guidelines.
o Hold an annual meeting, recognizing outstanding tree
farmers and inspectors and updating members on
current forest management issues.
o Support Montana forest products infrastructure and public
awareness.
o Support market development for certified wood
products that recognize Tree Farm Certification.
o Support Montana Master Forest Steward program.
o Support landowner involvement in forest policy
decision making processes.
o Promote participation on Tree Farm Committee.
o Participate in Third Party Audit.
o Recruit Tree Farmers to Steering Committee
o Promote tree farms as sustaining forestry,
o Maintain an active role in Biomass and Carbon Sequestration.
o Create a poster to introduce and educate the public to
American Tree Farm System.
Montana Tree Farm System
P.O. Box 17276
Missoula, MT 59808