Mid-Atlantic Projects

Forester Training and Endorsement in the Mid-Atlantic

Our Goals
Create a national network of professional foresters working in partnership with 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú to promote healthy forest ecosystems that provide high-quality habitat for priority bird species, at scale.
What We’re Doing
We provide an official 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú endorsement to foresters who have completed our bird-friendly forestry training curriculum. Endorsed foresters have access to our wide landowner base and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú will promote and support their ongoing habitat work.
Wood Thrush on a flowering branch in Pennsylvania

Through 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Forester Training and Endorsement Program, foresters learn healthy forest management practices designed to create quality habitats for birds and other mammals. They are trained in forest bird habitat creation and use the best available science to help steward the land for the wildlife that call it home. 

We welcome consulting, agency, industry, and procurement foresters to participate in the program, which is also active in Connecticut, New York, and Vermont. An 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú endorsement means that participating foresters have completed our bird-friendly forestry training curriculum and demonstrated that they can apply the concepts we have taught them.   

31,252
acres under management planning
8,964
acres with habitat improvement implemented
22
number of endorsed foresters

Training Materials for Foresters

A step-by-step guide to receive training credits and endorsement in the Mid-Atlantic.
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