Society of American Foresters policy for selection, protection and management of natural areas, draft

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A natural area is a tract set aside to exemplify typical or unique forest vegetation, and its associated biotic, edaphic, geologic, and aquatic features in as near-natural conditions as possible, primarily for purposes of science and education. The Society of American Foresters (SAF) encourages creation of an adequate number of natural areas representing examples of all significant forest and forest-related vegetation in the U. S. The Society cooperates with other professional, scientific and private groups -- local, state, national, and international -- to assure the creation and maintenance of such a system. Normally, the SAF does not own land; instead it works through the affiliation of its members with public and private agencies who have jurisdiction over forest land. The SAF provides leadership in the following ways: -- prepare standards to guide selection, protection, and management of forested natural areas. -- periodically revises and publishes "Forest cover types of North America," which provides the overall classification system for forest and forest-related vegetation. -- maintains a national register of SAF-approved Natural Areas and periodically distributes to professional and scientific groups up-to-date regional and national listings. -- identifies gaps in the system of forested natural areas and encourage public and private land managing agencies to set aside suitable tracts.

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Reference Code: U69SAF01IDUS

Full Citation: Society of American Foresters. 1969. Society of American Foresters policy for selection, protection and management of natural areas. Draft. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD. 8 pp.

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