What is NFH?
National Forest Homeowners is a member-directed organization representing cabin-owner recreation residence permittees on our national forests. NFH provides leadership, member information, assistance, and advocacy for continuation of all recreation residences. It is dedicated to educating its members and others in sound scientific stewardship of our forests. The role of NFH is:
To serve as stewards of National Forest Lands;
To improve and provide for safety and security on National Forest lands through fire protection programs, neighborhood awareness and education of cabin users and forest visitors;
To facilitate intensive recreation use at minimal impact on lands and ecosystems;
To provide significant economic impact to local economies and counties;
To partner with Forest Service on projects to benefit program and forest management;
To represent and communicate National Forest development, cabin history and sense of place to other forest visitors; and
To establish a sense of community among forest users through active support of and involvement in local organizations and programs.
NFH Membership Options
NFH offers two primary membership options to National Forest cabin owners and families — (1) Regular Individual Membership, and (2) Cabin Membership. Both membership types offer these identical benefits:
Access to the extended NFH website (https://www.nationalforesthomeowners.org)
Availability of cabin insurance
Voting privileges for NFH officers
Discounts on NFH events
NFH Newsletter
The differences between the two Membership types are described below. The annual membership fees shown are the discounted fee amounts available to us because the Southwest Shore Association is a NFH Member Tract.
Regular Individual Member - $50
Each cabin group should have at least one Regular Individual Member. The cabin group may have additional NFH members, either as Regular Members ($50), or as Associate Members ($35). Associate Members cannot vote.
Cabin Membership — $100
A Cabin Membership includes one Regular Membership, and up to 4 Associate Memberships. The Cabin Membership is designed for multi-family, multi-owner, or inter-generational cabin groups. Cabin Membership is the economical alternative if a cabin group would like to have multiple NFH memberships.
Reference Materials
NFH provides various printed material and other resources to help Recreational Residence permittee use and enjoy the National Forest: