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Monday, October 5, 2009
The Wyoming State Forestry Division is seeking a project forester in Casper, WY. To ensure consideration, applications should be submitted before October 30, 2009.
Friday, October 2, 2009
The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation celebrated its first 100 years supportingVermonters in their stewardship of one of the state’s forestland on September 26. In 1909, Austin F. Hawes was appointed as Vermont’s first State Forester and the first state forest, L.R. Jones, was purchased...
Friday, October 2, 2009
The climate proposal unveiled by Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) this week provides significant opportunities for domestic offsets from carbon-storing conservation projects, but the extent to which forests and forest products would participate is not entirely clear.
Friday, October 2, 2009
NASF elected a new slate of officers to its governing Executive Committee and agreed on a number of national policy positions at the association's 87th Annual Meeting last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Steven W. Koehn, State Forester of Maryland, will lead NASF as president in 2009-2010.
During the Business Meeting...
Thursday, October 1, 2009
The largest private forest owner in California, Sierra Pacific Industries, is entering carbon markets with a deal to preserve redwoods and other trees and sell credits for soaking up greenhouse gases to power companies and investors.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
National NeighborWoods Month is an annual October celebration to remind us of the value of trees in our communities. Led by the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT), the National NeighborWoods Program supports local partners with training, technical assistance, marketing tools, and project grants to encourage the involvement...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) has released three announcements requesting grant proposals on Wildland Fire Research, Synthesis of Existing Knowledge, and New Science Initiative focused on Social Science. Full details and instructions on preparing proposals are available at http://www.firescience.gov. The JFSP...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
NASF joined a broad coalition of forest land owners, environmental groups, carbon market experts and land trusts to urge lawmakers to dedicate funding in federal climate legislation for permanent conservation easements on private U.S. forest, farm and ranch land. Nearly 50 groups joined to write a letter to Senate...
Monday, September 28, 2009
Senate leaders unanimously approved the creation of a separate source of funding for federal agencies to suppress large-scale wildfires via an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill last week. The Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Fund ("FLAME" fund) is designed to alleviate funding problems caused...
Friday, September 18, 2009
The nonprofit Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has faced a stiff challenge in the marketplace from rival certification system the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). This week lawyers for ForestEthics filed administrative complaints with the Federal Trade Commission and the Internal Revenue Service challenging the...
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