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2026 NAFSR Board of Directors

  • 2026 NAFSR BOD Denver - February 10-11, 2026
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  • 2026 NAFSR BOD Denver - February 10-11, 2026
    Standing (L to R) - Jerry Perez, Chuck Mark, Marisue Hilliard, Bill Disbrow, Cheryl Probert, Michael Dudley, Nora Rasure, Johnny Hodges, Teresa Benson, Paul Ries, Ed Shepard, Ralph Crawford, Frank Beum, Don Howlett, Susan Skalski, Jeanne Wade Evans, Doug Crandall, Tim DeCoster.
    Seated (L to R) - Debbie Hollen, Rich Guldin, Steve Ellis, Bill Avey, Becki Heath.

NEW NAFSR Chair
BILL AVEY

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CLICK HERE for Bill's Bio

NEW Research BOD Rep
Alex Friend

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2026 NAFSR
Board of Directors Meeting

Denver, Colorado
February 10 - 11, 2026

CLICK HERE for the Meeting Notes

Watch a video slideshow of the highlights.

 

2026 Membership Drive

The 2026 NAFSR Membership Drive ended
BUT it's Never Too Late To Join!

 



The Importance of Forest Research to the Forest Service: An Essay

by Rich Guldin


NAFSR 2025

Accomplishment Report

CLICK HERE


BOD Meeting Notes

February 10-11, 2026

CLICK HERE


NAFSR 2025-2026
Program of Work

CLICK HERE for the Program of Work Document

 

2026 BUDGET ISSUES

FY 2026 Forest Service Appropriations Summary

Forest Service_2023-2026_DetailTable

FY 2026 Forest Service Budget Justification

FY 2026 Pres Budget - Forest Service Details

FY 2026 Pres Budget - DOI Wildfire Service Details

 

Read Chiefs' 9-15-25
Comments to Roadless NOI
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  • 2026 NAFSR Membership Drive

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Democrat or Republican, CLICK HERE--Democrat or Republican, Americans want their National Forests kept intact

Democrat or Republican, Americans want their National Forests kept intact

by Mike Dombeck, Dale Bosworth Tom Tidwell and Vicki Christiansen, opinion contributors

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We've Got Your Back

Caring for the people who serve the land


NAFSR Employee Care Update Shutdown Furlough RIF September 26, 2025

Probationary Firings Were Illegal September 15, 2025

Secretary Rollins - FS Reorganization August 18, 2025

Forest Service Reorganization July 29, 2025

Secretary Reorganization Memorandum July 24, 2025

DRP and Guidance for Wildfire Support June 6, 2025

NAFSR Employee Care Update May 31, 2025

NAFSR Retiree Benefits Update May 31. 2025

Our public lands are in danger (Opinion) April 13, 2025

NAFSR Workforce Care Update April 7, 2025

Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) Facts March 19, 2025

RIF Fact Sheet March 11, 2025

Voluntary Early Retirement Authority March 7, 2025

"A Moment of Reflection" by Chief Randy Moore, February 26, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers developed in response to the mass termination of probationary employees. February 25, 2025

Federal cuts to Missouri and Illinois national forests have unclear impact

Links and Information from Oregon Federation of NARFE, February 23, 2025

"The Last Word: Power vs. Pride" by Tom L. Thompson, former Deputy Chief of the Forest Service, February 20, 2025

NAFSR Statement of Support and Resource Guide for current employees, February 16, 2025

 

 

Mountain meadow sunset

 

GET INVOLVED

Click, below, to see video message from NAFSR Board

What can I do?

NAFSR has been tracking and taking positions on key natural resource and public land issues moving through Congress.

Now it is your turn to take action: use your personal knowledge and experience to reach out to elected representatives through email, letters and your social media networks.

Available in the Advocacy Toolkit below are templates, scripts and images you can use to write letters, make phone calls, or post across social media platforms. This includes pre-written posts and scripts, and a link to an image library with photos available for immediate use.

Take action as a member of NAFSR or as an individual. Write a letter, send an email or post information on your social media accounts. If you have questions or thoughts about additional topics we should engage on please contact us by CLICKING HERE.

Click the topic of your choice, below, to get involved!


TO SPEAK TO YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121. Tell the operator where you’re from and the operator will connect you to your representatives and senators.

 

 

Our Common Legacy

U.S. Forest Service Chiefs

Seven of the former U.S. Forest Service Chiefs tell the 40-year story of how conservation has been continuously evolving, with each Chief’s shift building on the one that came before. This careful layering of progress is how public lands endure. So take a walk through time with us as we use lessons from the past to ready ourselves to stand up for public lands like never before.

Summary Report of the
Mature and Old Growth Science Summit

CLICK HERE - Mature and Old Growth Science Summit ReportThe Mature and Old Growth Science Summit was held from March 4-6, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Organized and hosted by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) with support from the USDA Forest Service, the event brought together leading thinkers to present, discuss, and exchange ideas on the future of our forests in a changing climate with emphasis on mature and old-growth forests.

CLICK HERE to read the report. It is a 40 page PDF.



 

NAFSR Op Eds

Our public lands are in danger (Opinion) April 13, 2025

Losing Your Forests March 5, 2025

Oregon Firefighter Arrest, February 14, 2024

Firefighter Pay, February 14, 2024

The Science is Clear, Catastrophic Wildfire Requires Forest Management

 

 


 

 

 

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Keep Public Lands Public Firefighting Job Corps NAFSR Body

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