2022 ATFS Regional and National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Nomination Guidelines and Form Every year the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) recognizes exceptional Tree Farmers with the Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year award program. Tree Farmers are at the core of this network of land stewards and very often go above and beyond what is required of them as a landowner. This award recognizes those that take this high bar even further and is presented at the annual ATFS National Leadership Conference. Due Dates Submit your nomination form, photo, and additional materials via email by March 31, 2022. Email form to operations@forestfoundation.org with the subject line “Tree Farmer of the Year Nomination for ATFS.” Evaluation The Regional and National Tree Farmer of the Year evaluation process is completed by a committee of state level Tree Farm leadership, with administration help by the national ATFS Staff. A first round of judging selects two finalists from each region that will be visited on their property by members of the selection committee. From there, the four selected Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year are again voted upon to select the National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. More information on the voting process and each round of selection can be found here. Judging for the Regional and National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year award will be based on this completed form and accompanying documents. Up to two pages of additional information may accompany the nomination form. All nominations should accompany a high-resolution photo of the nominee. All nominations must be submitted using this form and all word limits must be followed. Additional formatting is not allowed. Nomination form should be submitted as a Word document. ATFS reserves the right to share information from this nomination form, as well as the nominee’s photo, on www.treefarmsystem.org and other American Forest Foundation publications. Nomination Guidelines Any current, active Tree Farmer may be nominated. Former National Tree Farmer of the Year winners are not eligible. The nominee does not necessarily have to be the state’s current Tree Farmer of the Year. There is no restriction on how many nominations a state can submit; however, a state committee may choose to submit at their discretion. States can also re-submit a past nominee if that Tree Farmer is not a former national award winner. In addition to the nomination form, states may submit additional materials and information to help support their nomination; these materials can include newspaper articles, photos, testimonial, etc. Additional information may not exceed two pages. FI LL OUT REVERSE SIDE
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