Foundation | Overview
Forest Landowners Foundation
A non-profit organization
The Forest Landowners Foundation (FLF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focusing on research, data, and communications that enable those who own and manage their working forests with a holistic approach – financially, environmentally and socially – to fulfill their forest legacy and pass on the tradition to future generations.
Who We Are
The Forest Landowners Foundation (FLF) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization focusing on research, data, and communications that enable those who own and manage their working forests with a holistic approach – financially, environmentally, and socially – to fulfill their forest legacy and pass on the tradition to future generations.
What We Do
The Foundation strategically addresses the challenges and opportunities to sustain America’s privately-owned forests by supporting the work of the Forest Landowners Association (FLA).
Our Focus
Our focus is on researching and providing data, messaging, and awareness about core private forests and their owners to ensure strong markets, healthy forests, and generational transfer.
Foundation focus areas
Assurance of Sustainability
Promoting U.S. wood and fiber as the choice of sustainable sourcing while generating environmental, economic and societal benefits.
Marketplace Confidence
Providing marketplace confidence in the ownership and management of working forests.
The Right Narrative
Telling the story of the caretakers of forests managed for wood and fiber.
Educating Stakeholders
Providing resources for forest landowners in areas of emerging markets, timber taxes, regulatory certainty, conservation cost-share and legacy planning.
Career-Ready Workforce
Developing career-ready forestry graduates with communications and problem-solving skills capable of tackling today’s economic, ecological, and social issues of modern forestry.
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Support Foundation Programs
When you support the Foundation, your contribution is going directly to its programs – programs that make a difference to the economic viability of family forests as well as to the future legacy of forest landowners across the country. We are run by a small staff and a dedicated group of volunteers, so administrative costs are minimal. Go to our support page to donate today.