FOREST STEWARDS

Serving Landowners of the Southern Appalachian Mountains

OUR MISSION

Forest Stewards is a non-profit corporation affiliated with Western Carolina University created to promote and implement forest stewardship in the Appalachians. We provide a wide range of stewardship services to forest landowners who desire to maintain and enhance the health and ecological integrity of their forests.

The mission of Forest Stewards is to enhance the future ecological, economic, and social benefits of our forests through providing forest stewardship services to landowners and educating the next generation of forest management professionals.

FORESTRY

Forest Stewards provides cutting-edge forestry expertise to landowners. Through careful planning and project implementation, we help landowners maintain and enhance ecological integrity of their forests.

CONSERVATION

Our stewardship services to landowners pair well with regional conservation organizations. We regularly partner with land trusts with the aim of achieving long-term conservation and stewardship outcomes.

EDUCATION

Through collaboration with university Natural Resource Management programs, our organization offers landowners state of the art expertise and service while educating the next generation of forest stewards.

OUR STEWARDSHIP PHILOSOPHY

 

 

What is forest stewardship in the Southern Appalachians?

Sustainable forest stewardship is the management and use of forest lands in a way that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, and vitality.

Sustainable practices do not cause damage to other ecosystems, and have the potential to fulfill relevant ecological, economic, and social functions at varying scales, now and in the future.

 

 

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