Awards

Outstanding Forestry Journalism Award

This award recognizes high quality journalistic coverage of topics that increase the American public’s understanding of forestry and natural resources. The award includes a honorarium of $500, complimentary SAF convention registration, and up to $500 to cover travel expenses.

Categories

This award may be presented to an individual involved in print (magazine, newspaper, book…etc.), television, or radio journalism. Eligible categories are:
     1. A single story or series on a key forestry or natural resources topic.
     2. A documentary, special in-depth story, or book.
     3. The best coverage of a single subject on a continuing basis.

Eligibility

The nominee need not be a member of SAF.

Criteria

Nominations must demonstrate all the following:
     • Story-telling ability that builds public understanding, and, if present, visual elements that convey the same story as the narrative.
     • The ability to break down a subject while maintaining the integrity of a topic.
     • Coverage that is useful to key leaders and leads to improved public understanding.
     • The potential to advance forestry science, management, and/or education.
     • The level of impact the media event/ story had on the public including the targeted audiences.

Nominations

Your nomination packet must be submitted through the online submission portal site and include:
     •  Nominator and Nominee information will be completed online.
     • A letter from the nominator demonstrating that the nominee meets all the award criteria, with each criterion addressing separately in a brief paragraph.
     • A sample of the journalism entry.
     • Recent, digital headshot photograph of a minimum 300 dpi.

Nominations are accepted only from SAF state, multistate, or intrastate societies and each unit may submit only one nomination each year.