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Monday, April 22, 2013
The role of tree DNA tracking is increasing in the fight against illegal logging as evidenced by prosecution cases in USA and Germany. Modern DNA technology offers a unique opportunity: you could pinpoint the origin of your table at home and track down if the trees it was made from were illegally obtained. Each wooden...
Friday, April 19, 2013
A unique, web-based Federal resource for finding species in the U. S. and territories, the Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (or BISON) is the only system of its kind.
The resource offers more than 100 million mapped records of nearly every living species nationwide and growing. And the vast majority of the...
Friday, April 19, 2013
This week, Georgia State Forester Robert Farris delivered testimony before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters. Robert’s testimony identified FY14 funding recommendations for NASF priority programs.
Friday, April 19, 2013
This week NASF joined a coalition of forestry organizations to present comments to the Committee on Ways and Means regarding the Tax Working Group process. The letter expressed coalition views on the existing tax treatment of working forests across America.
The comments highlighted three provisions in the tax code that...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Last week NASF carried forward concerns from state foresters regarding APHIS response to Emerald Ash Borer Beetle. The concerns were given during an APHIS Stakeholder Meeting on April 11.
You can view the video of the entire meeting on the USDA - APHIS website. Once the video is loaded, you can see NASF's comments at about...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Everyone has a favorite tree – a source of fun, shade or solace when we just need a quiet place. Thanks to a recent report, “Vibrant Cities & Urban Forests: A National Call to Action,” we now know our trees also provide so much more. Trees can create jobs and help reduce chronic illnesses like asthma and obesity. Trees...
Friday, April 19, 2013
This year, the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) has identified three national grant categories:
1. Making Urban Trees and Forests More Resilient to the Impacts of Natural Disasters and the Long-term Impacts of Climate Change
2. Green Infrastructure Jobs Analysis
3. Utilizing...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Despite a great deal of work in recent years, there is still a lack of understanding of the link between forests and society, the economy and the wider world, the Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat said, as countries meet in Istanbul to chart a way forward on a number of forestry-related issues....
Friday, April 19, 2013
NASF joined numerous other organizations in the forestry community in support of FY2014 appropriations for priority programs at the USDA Forest Service including: Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, Forest Health Program, Urban and Community Forestry Program, Forest Stewardship Program, and the State Fire Assistance...
Friday, April 19, 2013
When drought hits, trees can suffer—a process that makes sounds. Now, scientists may have found the key to understanding these cries for help.
A team of scientists has captured the ultrasonic noise made by bubbles forming inside water-stressed trees. Because trees also make noises that aren't related to drought impacts,...
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