Issues
Creating Jobs in the Forestry Sector
Posted on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
NASF urges Congress to help restore jobs and create new ones by reinvesting in our nation's public and private forests through "shovel-ready" activities on non-federal lands.
NASF Letter: Lincoln/Chambliss - support for Harris Sherman's nomination for USDA Under Secretary for NRE (October 5, 2009)
Posted on Monday, October 5, 2009We write today providing our unqualified endorsement of Mr. Harris Sherman's nomination for Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
NASF Letter: EPA - Proposed Changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Program (Sept. 25, 2009)
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments in response to EPA's Proposed Rule on the Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program.
NASF Resolution No. 2009-6: Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) Program Funding and Priorities
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009A current and accurate forest inventory is a threshold requirement if we are to conserve and restore all of America's forests. The inventory must address the rapidly emerging issues of climate change, carbon, biomass, and land use change. But portions of the nation's forests are not being inventoried, funding is inadequate to implement FIA as currently designed, and FIA needs to be enhanced to provide data relevant to current and emerging issues.
State Foresters Applaud USDA Secretary Vilsack's ‘All-lands' Approach to Nation's Forests
Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009In a recent letter to U.S Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, NASF applauded the new vision he shared for America's forests during an August 14 address in Seattle. State Foresters have a long history of working cooperatively with the Forest Service and were pleased to see the secretary recognize that the agency's responsibilities extend well beyond national forests and urge more visible support for the agency's state and private role.
NASF Letter: Vilsack's new vision for America's forests (August 20, 2009)
Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2009The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) strongly applauds the vision you have outlined for America's forests. The speech you delivered on August 14th in Seattle, Washington, reinforces important priorities for State Foresters and makes it easy for NASF to support a shared vision with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). We are particularly pleased to see you recognize that Forest Service responsibilities extend well beyond national forests and urge more visible support for the agency's state and private role.
State Foresters Congratulate New Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) praised the appointment of Tom Tidwell as Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, announced today by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "State Foresters look forward to working with Chief Tidwell on the pressing challenges facing all the nation's forests," said NASF President and Kentucky State Forester Leah W. MacSwords. "We are enthusiastic about new leadership in the Forest Service to further our joint efforts in tackling issues such as renewable biomass, insect and disease outbreaks, and the impacts of climate change."
Coalition Letter: continuation of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (May 1, 2009)
Posted on Friday, May 1, 2009The National Association of Counties, the Western Governors' Association and the National Association of State Foresters, urge the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture and Homeland Security to support continuation of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council.
State and Private Forestry Efforts Conserve, Protect and Enhance Forests Across the U.S.
Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009
A new publication jointly published by NASF and the Forest Service - the Redesign Report Card - provides a summary of the first wave of projects in a new multi-stage process that effectively and proactively invests federal, state, local and private resources in a way that makes a meaningful impact on the ground. Guided by the principle "Focus + Priority = Outcome," Redesign leveraged nearly $23 million in matching funding from state agencies and partner organizations in 2008 to augment $19.5 million in federal funding.
KY State Forester MacSwords before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior (February 24, 2009)
Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2009House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior hearing regarding Government Accountability Office observations on a possible move of the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior.
