Media Coverage

The Roanoke Times
By Jay Farrell

It's easy to think of trees as stoic: stately and serene as the world whips around them in a constant blur of change and progress. In reality, forests are dynamic forces in the lives of people.

WOUB News
By Fred Kight

As a photojournalist working on assignment for the National Network of Forest Practitioners, it's Josh Birnbaum's job to see the forest AND the trees -- to see the big picture and the personal story. And to share his vision with others.

Birnbaum is a graduate of Ohio University who now lives in Athens, which is where the Forest Practitioners organization is located.

In honor of International Year of Forests, The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Lands and Forests kicked off the Celebrating New York's Forests Photo Contest. This contest was an effort to increase awareness of and appreciation for all types of forests, urban and rural, large and small, public and privately owned, across the state.

Announced December 1, 2011, the winning photos in 6 categories are:

Ad Age
By Breeanna Beckham

How We Planted the Seeds of a Campaign That Could Grow to Involve Everyone

Like most marketing professionals, we feel that a great campaign starts with a great product -- or, in the case of our firm, Carousel30, a great cause. While we have created a successful niche for cause-marketing programs and philanthropic campaigns for more than 40 nonprofits across the country, the work we are doing for the International Year of Forests is different.

The Tennessean
By Jay Farrell

It’s easy to think of trees as stoic: Stately and serene, the world whips around them in a blur of change and progress. In reality, forests are dynamic forces in the lives of people.

WOUB News
By WOUB Staff Writer

It's currently the International Year of Forests and one area organization is working to maintain forests and the jobs which depend on them.

The National Network of Forest Practitioners is hosting a reception tonight which will show the forest through photographs.

The Executive Director of the Practitioners, Colin M. Donahue, was a guest on WOUB TV's Newswatch last night and he says the event is more of a celebration than a convention.

Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Celebrate Forests: Glimpses Into the Communities and Ecosystems that Sustain Us All

Photographs by Josh Birnbaum, Michael DiBari, Pradeep Edussuriya, Peter Hoffman, and Jim Korpi. You are invited to a free opening reception, featuring 45 large photographs, a few multimedia pieces, and books of the photographs. Complimentary snacks will be provided and a Cash Bar.

Time: 5-8PM

Location: The Dairy Barn Arts Center AEP Gallery on the second floor

Forests in New York State and all over the world are vitally important for food, shelter, health and economy. Because of this significance, 2011 has been declared the Year of Forests by Governor Cuomo and the United Nations.

Governor Cuomo's Proclamation: New York Year of Forests

The Huffington Post
By Josh Birnbaum

This summer I was fortunate enough to spend seven weeks on a photographic forest escapade. In June, I was chosen to be the International Year of Forests Photography Fellow. The fellowship was co-sponsored by the National Association of State Foresters and the National Network of Forest Practitioners with support from the NASF Foundation.

Forest Business Network
Source - International Year of Forests

IYOF Photojournalist Encounters, Captures Wildfires, Pine Beetles, Tornado Damage, and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Two of the foremost non-profits in the US that promote sustainable forestry practices co-sponsored a ten-week photography fellowship, which concluded this month.