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tbeckman
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 9:48am
Dear Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Peterson:
We are writing to express our strong support for the “Good Neighbor Authority” (Section 8304) of H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. Good Neighbor Authority allows the Forest Service to delegate to State Foresters implementation of certain forestry projects on federal lands after NEPA is completed. It is modeled upon similar authority that Congress granted to Colorado and Utah, where it has been successfully...
tbeckman
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 12:00am
Dear Senator Wyden and Senator Murkowski,
We are writing to express our support for S.327, the Good Neighbor Forestry Act. The diverse organizations signing this letter believe the successful model of cooperation that has been used in Colorado and Utah should be expanded to allow states and state foresters to provide forestry services on National Forest System and BLM lands. Tighter budgets and fewer forest management projects are exacerbating problems of forest health, and hurting businesses...
tbeckman
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 8:46am
Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Murkowski:
The Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC) represents community nonprofits, national associations, nursery and landscape professionals, landscape architects, urban planners, city managers, public works professionals, arborists, utility professionals, conservationists, foresters, scientists, and others nationwide. Working together since 2004, these diverse professionals monitor, care and advocate for urban trees and green infrastructure....
tbeckman
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 9:59am
Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Murkowski,
The undersigned organizations represent those families and individuals who own forest land as well a the forestry professionals who deliver on-the-ground technical assistance to forest landowners . There are more than 10 million family forest owners in the U.S. that collectively own 35 percent of the nation’s forests (i.e. over 250 million acres). Family forest owners steward more land than the federal government or big corporations. These...
tbeckman
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 9:55am
Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Murkowski:
The undersigned organizations believe in the importance and utility of up-to-date inventory and analysis on forests in the United States. The USDA Forest Service–Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program provides critical information that enables sound policy and forest management decisions. We fully recognize the difficult decisions that come with addressing reductions to the Federal budget and we appreciate the Subcommittee’s $72 million...
tbeckman
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 9:52am
Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Murkowski:
The undersigned organizations are writing to express our strong support for maintaining effective funding levels in the FY 2014 appropriations process for essential wildfire risk reduction and protection programs at the USDA Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. While we recognize Congress’ responsibility to address the nation’s fiscal crisis through prudent reductions in federal spending, funding the Hazardous Fuels programs and the...
tbeckman
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 7:31am
Dear Representatives Marchant, McDermott, Gerlach, and Sanchez:
In response to the invitation from the Committee on Ways and Means regarding the Tax Working Group process, we wish to express our views about the existing tax treatment of working forests across America. We appreciate this opportunity to provide input to the Committee and wish to highlight three provisions in the tax code that Congress has adopted to reflect the unique nature of the forest products industry which are critical...
tbeckman
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 9:24am
Dear Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran:
The undersigned organizations are writing to express our strong support for maintaining effective funding levels in the FY 2014 appropriations process for essential wildfire risk reduction and protection programs at the USDA Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. While we recognize Congress’ responsibility to address the nation’s fiscal crisis through prudent reductions in federal spending, funding the Hazardous Fuels programs and the...
tbeckman
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 9:18am
Dear Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran:
The Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC) represents community nonprofits, national associations, nursery and landscape professionals, urban planners, city managers, public works professionals, arborists, utility professionals, conservationists, foresters, scientists, and others nationwide. Working together since 2004, these diverse professionals monitor, care and advocate for urban trees and green infrastructure. Collectively, we are asking...
tbeckman
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 9:15am
Dear Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran:
The undersigned organizations believe in the importance and utility of up-to-date inventory and analysis on forests in the United States. The USDA Forest Service–Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program provides critical information that enables sound policy and forest management decisions. We fully recognize the difficult decisions that come with addressing reductions to the Federal budget and we appreciate the Subcommittee’s $72 million...