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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Allegheny Foothills Chapter Updates their Operational Guidelines
On July 20, 2019 AFC members Dick Brennan, Mike Jabot, and Vic Richardson updated their Chapter "Operational Guidelines". Links to it are also found on their chapter page and on the Resources for Chapter Leaders page. ...read more
Empire Forest Products Association Releases Their 2019 Legislative Watch
The 2019 Legislative Watch is produced by the Empire State Forest Products Association (ESFPA) and presented on the NYFOA website with ESFPA permission. ...read more
Oak Wilt Detected in Middlesex
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that oak wilt, a disease that affects oak trees, has been detected in Middlesex, Yates County. ...read more

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Scott and Donna Bonno
Early in life Scott Bonno fell in love with the woods down the hill. As a child, he cut wood and hauled water with his father and younger brother for a neighbor who had been injured and could no longer work. By the time he was a teen, he dreamed of buying the land in Pierrepont Township in the St. Lawrence County foothills of the Adirondacks. After the Civil War, the property was the first homestead of Marcus Crossman, who carved a farm out of the forest and used the timber for building the home and barns. His son, Ora, started a sugarbush that produced sap for decades. Ora’s son, Howard, worked the land until 1961 when injuries prevented him from running the farm.
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