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Michigan Tree Farm System

With the many benefits of good forest management, certification by Tree Farm provides you with information, recognition, education and representation.

The Michigan Tree Farm Committee is the state representative of the American Tree Farm System® (ATFS) which is a national program sponsored by the American Forest Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization promoting the sustainable management of forests through education and outreach to private forest landowners. Founded in 1941, ATFS is the oldest and largest forest conservation, certification a

nd advocacy program in the United States. America’s Tree Farmers are committed to excellence in forest stewardship. For more information, visit ATFS at www.treefarmsystem.org or the Michigan Tree Farm at www.treefarmsystem.org/michigan. Participation in the American Tree Farm System indicates that you are actively managing your forest according to Tree Farm’s eight “Standards of Sustainability.” The first standard requires having a forest management plan and a Forest Stewardship Plan and others meet this standard. To become certified, your forest must be inspected by a Tree Farm Inspecting Forester and this initial inspection is free. Be aware that Christmas tree plantations do not qualify. Rather, Tree Farms are natural forests or planted forests that are sustainably managed for wood, water, recreation, and wildlife. Tree Farm Requirements:
1. Own a minimum of 10 contiguous acres and not more than 10,000 acres.
2. Non-industrial private forest land with manageable forest species growing and capable of producing timber crops.
3. Property must be inspected and certified by a Tree Farm Inspector (professional foresters including industry foresters, Conservation District foresters, and consulting foresters). Your Forest Stewardship Plan Writer may also be a Tree Farm Inspector, but please contact me for a list of Inspecting Foresters in your area. A Tree Farm Inspector will then visit with you on your property to see if you, your plan, your activities, and your forest meet the eight Standards of Sustainability (www.treefarmsystem.org/standards-for-tree-farm-certification). They will fill out an inspection report form that indicates whether or not your land qualifies as a certified Tree Farm.
4. Must have a current written forest management plan that meets the ATFS standards. Please bring your Forest Stewardship Plan with you to show the Inspecting Forester during your Tree Farm Inspection.
5. Once approved, you will receive a certificate, a Tree Farm sign that you can display (note that the sign always remains the property of the American Tree Farm System), and one free issue of the Tree Farm magazine. You are always welcome and invited to attend Tree Farm meetings and workshops held throughout Michigan.
6. The property will be re-inspected periodically to ensure conformance to the ATFS standards. This usually occurs every five years, but may occur more frequently if your forest is randomly selected for inspection. Tree Farm Advantages:
• The biggest advantage of participation in the Tree Farm program is the sustainable management of your forest. Your investment in a Forest Stewardship Plan will pay for itself with the reward and self-satisfaction of being a knowledgeable and responsible manager of your property.
• There is increasing societal concern that logs, pulpwood, fuelwood and other forest products should be obtained from sustainably managed forests. Tree Farms are recognized by the forest products industry as certified forest land and therefore meet their requirements for certified wood.
• Participation in Tree Farm demonstrates that you are actively managing your property and may be eligible for certain income tax deductions – please consult with your income tax professional. Participation in Tree Farm does not provide a discount on your property taxes, but the State of Michigan does offer the Qualified Forest program (www.michigan.gov/qfp) and the Commercial Forest program (www.michigan.gov/commercialforest) to reduce your property taxes when you manage your forest according to an approved forest management plan.

05/16/2026

Desmond Jones, a former chair of the Michigan Tree Farm Committee, died on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at home. He owned Centennial Acres Tree Farm and was a long-time member of the Walnut Council, Tree Farm System and Michigan Forest Association.
A Celebration of Life (program & lunch) will be held on Friday, June 5, 2026, starting at noon in the Kellogg Hall at the Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Education Center, 6225 N. 39th Street, Augusta, Michigan. This will be a non-traditional event with storytelling, humor and great food. Casual attire preferred. Additional information, including the full obituary, can be found at: http://www.farleyestesdowdle.com

05/11/2026

Want to expand Rx fire in Michigan? Come to the burn plan workshop on June 8.

You, too, can light wetlands on fire safely. With training and experience.

Burn plans are the foundation of safe and effective prescribed fire operations. Join the Michigan DNR and Huron Pines for a Burn Plan Writing Workshop on June 8, 2026, and build skills in developing prescribed fire plans that support operational success, safety, and ecological objectives.

Learn more and register: https://www.firecouncil.org/trainings-1/2026/6/8/michigan-dnr-and-huron-pines-burn-plan-writing-workshop

04/15/2026

Any Tree Farmers in the Lansing area want to join a Tree Farm field day on Saturday April 18 to plant trees at the Bengel Wildlife Center in Bath?

Meet the folks operating Michigan's oldest family-owned tree farm

04/14/2026

Here is a nice story about the family that has been in Tree Farm since 1954.

Meet the folks operating Michigan's oldest family-owned tree farm Meet the folks operating Michigan's oldest family-owned tree farm Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 08/09/2017 10:35 AM EDT The Dilleys have been devoted land managers since 1931. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Aug. 9, 2017 This is a short upda...

01/09/2026

Hey Tree Farmers, Ellie Johnson of Michigan Forest Association is a Tree Farm inspector and she is hosting a webinar for landowners on Monday January 12 to explain a bunch of forestry programs.

Happy ! This coming Monday begins our much-anticipated Winter Webinar series. Kicking it off with our own Outreach Forest Ellie Johnson, who brings this event series over from her previous role with conservation districts. If you've heard of this series before or even think you mightve attended - That's why! Winter Webinars have been offered (for free!) each year since 2022.

"Navigating the Alphabet Soup" is going to explore the wealth of resources available to private landowners across the state. We'll be answering questions like, "Who is the NRCS, and how do they differ from conservation districts?"; "What does MSU offer Michigan residents besides being a university?"; "When do I contact the DNR versus EGLE versus MDARD?"; and even "What the heck is a CISMA???" Tune in this Monday, January 12, where we'll be meeting over Zoom from 5:30 to 6:30p, and we'll answer all these questions and more.

Can't make it? Don't worry! MFA now has a YouTube! That information will be shared following the webinar. If you'd like to be on the forefront of those updates, still register and you'll be included in all follow-up correspondence.

Please let us know if you have questions, and as always you can sign up here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vO4_3ZbQSVGe3qeIaFdMJQ #/registration. ☀️🌳🌲🪾❄️

Photos from Michigan Tree Farm System's post

11/19/2025

Christmas trees are considered an agricultural product in Michigan so Christmas tree farms are not certified forests in the American Tree Farm System. However, a Christmas tree grower in Michigan has one of their best trees in the White House this year, and that is a very big deal. Congratulations to Korson's Tree Farm!

11/18/2025

Todd Miller of Green Timber Consulting Foresters is our 2025 Outstanding Inspector of the Year. The Michigan Tree Farm Committee gave him a Tree Farm Buck knife with his award and Todd is putting it to great use protecting little trees from big deer. Nice work Todd! Any other Tree Farmers have deer photos to share below??

11/11/2025

Nicole Frost with Michigan Forest Association did a Tree Farm inspection with St Louis school forest today.

10/21/2025

Maddy "Mad Dog" Kleitch won a battery chainsaw and a PPE kit at the Michigan Forest Association annual celebration a few weeks ago. Since then Maddy enrolled her 120 acre forest into the American Tree Farm System with a site visit from Tree Farm inspector Hunter Fodor. It's great to see Mad Dog is getting her new gear dirty with some forestry projects at her Tree Farm!

10/15/2025

Des and Marilyn Jones were the 1999 Michigan Tree Farmers of the Year. Des recently celebrated his 97th birthday with four generations at their Tree Farm near Augusta.

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Lansing, MI
48933

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