Tax valuations for woodlands enrolled in Chapter 61 or 61A in Massachusetts will drop an average of 19% for the tax year that begins on July 1st.
Woodland Tax Values Will Drop in FY 2025
Funding Available for Forest Landowners to Improve Native Wildlife Habitat
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), MassWildlife, and the Forest Alliance are partnering to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners in Massachusetts through the Massachusetts Collaborative for Private Forestland – Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
March is Maple Month!
It is Maple Season in Massachusetts – the sweetest time of the year!
March is the month when sap flows into buckets and tubing on maple trees, steam billows into the sky in late afternoon and evening, and the first
NRCS and DCR Funding Opportunities for Forest Landowners Webinar February 5th
Do you have forest land? Have you been managing it? Would you like to get paid to continue that good work and implement one new activity? Or, are you new to forest management? Wherever you are in your forestland journey,
Massachusetts Tree Farms will be Reviewed in 2024
MIKE DOWNEY IS MASSACHUSETTS FORESTER OF THE YEAR
Forester Michael Downey of Natick has been named the 2023 recipient of the Howard F. Mason Forester of the Year Award by the Massachusetts Forest Alliance.
PANTERMEHL LAND CLEARING IS MASSACHUSETTS WOOD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Pantermehl Land Clearing of Ashfield has been named the Massachusetts Wood Producer of the Year for 2023 by the Massachusetts Forest Alliance of Marlborough.
JAY HEALY IS 2023 FOREST STEWARDSHIP AWARD WINNER
Tree Farmer, former Agricultural Commissioner and State Representative, and entrepreneur Jonathan Healy of Charlemont has been named as the 2023 winner of the John H. Lambert Forest Stewardship Award by the Massachusetts Forest Alliance.
Forest Alliance Annual Meeting in Greenfield November 4th
The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Forest Alliance will be held Saturday, November 4th at Greenfield Community College from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.
The meeting will feature a presentation from DCR Forest Health with updates on the major
Tree Farm Field Day Postponed
The 2023 Massachusetts Tree Farm Field Day will not be held as originally planned on September 30th due to health issues.