NYFOA was founded in 1963 to encourage well informed management of privately owned woodlands in New York State and to promote, protect, represent, and serve the interests of woodland owners.

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NYFOA Announces Michael Zagata as new Director of Organization Development
NYFOA President Charles Stackhouse announces new Director of Organization Development, Michael Zagata. ...read more
NYFOA Announces Date of Annual Meeting and Silent Auction
SAVE THE DATE! The NYFOA Board of Directors announces that the 2018 Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the ESF campus in Syracuse, NY. Times and program details to follow. ...read more
NYFOA Silent Auction 2018 - April 21, 2018
NYFOA has rekindled the tradition of having a silent auction coincident with its annual meeting. The auction's beneficiaries for 2018 have been selected from several worthy organizations that are passionate about woodlands and NY's young people. And the winners are.....NY's 4-H Forestry Invitational Team and NYFOA's Woodlands Mini Grants! Please click here to learn more about this exciting development! ...read more

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Rich Taber
Member Profile: Rich Taber Rich Taber is a retired high school Agriculture/FFA and biology teacher, a retired career Army National Guardsman, and also a forester who owns Great Northern Farm with his wife, Wendy, in Lebanon, NY, in Madison County near the Hamilton/Morrisville NY area. He currently works with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chenango County while running the farm and woodlot. Wendy owned her own farm in Vernon, NY and was a nurse before she began farming with Rich full time, which includes running a small commercial meat business selling products from off the farm. Together, they manage their woodlot and multiple species of livestock using sustainable forestry and agricultural practices.
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