Get Involved in the NCFC Today!

The NCFC is committed to providing resources to communities seeking to address forestry related issues. To do this we need the help of many individuals and organizations with a wide range of expertise.

There are a number of ways in which you can get involved with the NCFC.

Speakers Bureau Our advisory Council members are available to represent us at meetings, conferences, and workshops, offered by your community or organization. If you'd like to contact the advisory council member closest to you click here.

Partners We are seeking partners throughout the Northern Forest Region who share the vision of the National Community Forestry Center. Partners are individuals, organizations or institutions working in the Northern Forest to promote and support community forestry. Partners will have the opportunity to engage in the work of the Center by:

• nominating rural residents to the regional advisory council
• suggesting communities for in-depth engagement
• participating in and cosponsoring workshops and conferences, and other networking opportunities for partners
• responding to queries about potential topics for targeted research
• receiving Center reports, including updates on national activities and activities at the other three regional centers
• being recognized on our website and in our literature
• having our help in spreading the word about your activities, workshops, etc.
• directing clients and customers to the Center for assistance and receiving Center referrals

If you are a decision-making authority for a potential partner organization or institution, and you want to get involved, please click here.

Researchers The core purpose of the National Community Forestry Center is to help rural people conduct and use research to inform decision-making about forest resources. One of our goals is to honor the knowledge rural people have about their own resource conditions. Another goal is to facilitate transfer of research results from institutions such as land grant universities to rural people in a useful manner. A third goal is to bring researchers and rural people together to conduct participatory research in communities.

If you or your organization identifies as a researcher, and if you would like to be considered to either translate academic research into information that can be useful to rural people or engage in participatory research with rural people in their communities, please click here.

Technical Assistance Providers The Northern Forest Regional Community Forestry Center will provide a referral service in response to specific requests by communities, organizations, or individuals. If you have technical assistance services and/or materials or curricula to offer, and would like to be included in our database please click here.