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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Albany Times Union Article: Forest conservation is an important line of climate defense
New York is experiencing, first-hand, the far-reaching impacts of climate change and the global nature crisis. Climate change during our lifetimes may affect New Yorkers more than people in other parts of the world. ...read more
NYS Log A Load for Kids announces their 'Dave Drive'
The LOG‐A‐LOAD FOR KIDS ‘DAVE DRIVE’ RAISES FUNDS FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS IN HONOR OF LATE VOLUNTEER ...read more
DEC Fall 2021 Purchase of Tree Seeds
The Department of Environmental Conservation will be purchasing tree seed this fall. If you are interested in selling seed to the Department, it will be necessary for you to contact them. ...read more

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Featured Member Profile
Frank Winkler
One of the great benefits of the member profile feature over the years has been the diversity of knowledge and experience shared with the entire membership, and thereafter archived for future reference. As we can’t currently all be out visiting with and learning from each other in person in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the generosity of members sharing their stories in the Forest Owner continues to provide one of the primary teaching tools in NYFOA’s toolkit—peers educating peers based on hands-on experience in their own woodlots. The member profile this time out is of Frank Winkler, who as a long-time natural resource educator, and with a life-long connection to his wooded property, provided a wealth of information and lessons learned far above and beyond my request, only the highlights of which we will have space to cover here.
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