Welcome to the Catskill Forest Association, Inc.
We are a membership-based, nonprofit organization that provides forestry education and services to private Catskill landowners. We are currently caring for over 86,000 acres worth of private properties across Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. Join your fellow landowners and get started with your $65 consultation.
The 2025 Chainsaw Raffle is Here
How it Works:
Programs & Services
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$65 Consultations:
One-hour property visits by staff to help you learn about what your property holds. -
Apple Tree Pruning:
Pruning helps keep apple trees healthy and improves quality and quantity of yields. -
Apple Tree Grafting:
A horticultural technique to help bring old, neglected trees back to fruition. -
Alaskan Sawmill:
Custom sawing services to mill logs into live-edge slabs on your property. -
Forest Bird Program:
High-Nesting Bird Boxes for ducks, owls, kestrels, and more
Canopy Bird Feeders that protect against squirrels & bears. -
Invasive Species Management:
Care for trees against invasive insects, and care for forests against invasive plants.
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Legacy Tree Planting:
Matching a tree to the right site will ensure a living legacy for future generations. -
Tree Care Program:
Cabling Services to preserve large-sized trees with structural defects.
Structural Tree Pruning to improve tree structure by establishing a dominant leader. -
Property Mapping:
Carefully crafted maps of your property and its features. -
Portable Sawmill Program:
A state-of-the-art portable sawmill brought directly to your property to mill your logs directly into lumber on the spot. -
Wildlife Habitat Management:
Forestry practices to help improve your woodlot for wildlife and enhance the health of the forest.

Upcoming Events
Title | Description | Date |
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Forest Health Woods Walk | Every year it seems like there is some new pest or disease is threatening the ... see more | 1748080800 24th May 2025 |
Game of Logging Level I | Game of Logging (GOL) is widely acknowledged as the premier chainsaw safety and productivity training ... see more | 1748676600 31st May 2025 |
CFA Garden Bed Spring Clean-up | Calling all gardeners, landscapers, and amateur horticulturalists! Help our CFA Team clean & spruce up ... see more | 1748682000 31st May 2025 |
Game of Logging Level I | Game of Logging (GOL) is widely acknowledged as the premier chainsaw safety and productivity training ... see more | 1748849400 2nd June 2025 |
Chainsaw Sharpening & Maintenance | The modern chainsaw is a must-have tool for most Catskill Mountain landowners, yet it can ... see more | 1749290400 7th June 2025 |
Seeing Like An Arborist | The life of a tree is known from its wounds. The stress history of an ... see more | 1749895200 14th June 2025 |
Alaskan Sawmill Demonstration | Some logs are too big for CFA to drag out of the woods and mill ... see more | 1750500000 21st June 2025 |
Greene Lumber Sawmill Tour | The Greene Lumber sawmill is a quality production facility located amidst some of the finest ... see more | 1750932000 26th June 2025 |
Tree Identification Walk | Tree identification is an essential and rewarding skill, especially for those of us who hike, ... see more | 1752314400 12th July 2025 |
Pulling Trees for Homeowners | Sometimes wedges just aren’t enough to lift a tree over its natural lean and towards ... see more | 1752919200 19th July 2025 |
Game of Logging Level I | Game of Logging (GOL) is widely acknowledged as the premier chainsaw safety and productivity training ... see more | 1754119800 2nd August 2025 |
Orienteering and Bushwhack Hike | With GPS technology now available at our fingertips, it seems that the skillset of following ... see more | 1754730000 9th August 2025 |
Fruit Tree Planting Demonstration | Would you like your own backyard fruit tree orchard but don’t know where to start?Join ... see more | 1757757600 13th September 2025 |
Game of Logging Level II | Game of Logging (GOL) is widely acknowledged as the premier chainsaw safety and productivity training ... see more | 1758958200 27th September 2025 |
2025 Annual Membership Meeting | Please join us for this year's Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, October 5th! This is ... see more | 1759570200 4th October 2025 |
Wild Mushroom Woods Walk | The saying goes, “There are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters, but ... see more | 1760781600 18th October 2025 |
Mushroom Log Inoculation Workshop | This outdoor workshop with John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi will cover the life cycle, ecological ... see more | 1760797800 18th October 2025 |
Wreath-Making Workshop | Welcome in the winter season with us by learning the art of wreath-making. Mike Porter, ... see more | 1765015200 6th December 2025 |
Deer Processing Demonstration 2025 | So you've harvested a deer during hunting season–great job! Now what? Learning to butcher your ... see more | 1765620000 13th December 2025 |
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WIOX RADIO
From the Forest: Weekly Broadcast
We host “From the Forest,” a weekly radio show airing every Wednesday from 6-7pm on WIOX 91.3FM, our local radio station in Roxbury, NY. Listen in with Ryan Trapani, John MacNaught, and other guest speakers, while they discuss trees, logging, wood, maple syrup, nuts and berries and the pressing issues central to our forests.
Available on Podbean, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.