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NASF Committees
(updated 10/10/2007)

Standing Committees
Executive Committee
Forest Fire Protection
Urban and Community Forestry
Communications
Forest Science & Health
Forest Markets
Forest Resource Management

Legislative


Liaison Committees
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention
Cooperative Extension
FCCA
National Tree Farm Operation
Project Learning Tree
National RC&D Council
Association of Consulting Foresters
National Association of Forest Resources Programs
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
National Association of Conservation Districts
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
National Watershed Coalition
Wildland Fire Leadership Council
National Fire Science Board
Native American Relations


Standing Committees

Forest Fire Protection
Oversees implementation of the Cooperative Fire Programs and develops new policies and tools to allow more effective and safe fire suppression and management.

Name

State

 

Jeff Jahnke CO Chair
Michael Long FL Vice Chair

Dave Epperly

MN

 

James Barresi

NJ

 

Catherine Sparks RI  
Robert Farris (acting)

GA

 

Wib Owen NC  

John Burwell

OK

Ruben Grijalva CA
Pete Anderson NV
Vicki Christiansen WA
Bob Harrington MT

TOP

Urban and Community Forestry
Works with organizations that represent community based tree planting and care, and seeks opportunities to leverage national programs to maximize local results.

Name

State

 

Steve Sinclair

VT

Chair

Scott Josiah

NE

Vice Chair

Mike Mason

IL

Paul Tauke

IA

 

Leah MacSwords

KY

 

Edgardo Gonzalez PR  

Steve Scott

TN

 
Larry Kotchman

ND

 
David Limtiaco

GU

Ishmael Lebehn

FSM

John Thomas DC

TOP

Communications

Name

State

Jim Hull TX

Chair

Don Smith CT
Larry Kotchman ND
Scott Josiah NE

TOP

Forest Science & Health
Addresses issues concerning forest health and forest sustainability, including invasive species, forest inventory and monitoring, and forest research.

Name

State

John Shannon AR

Chair

Randy Dye WV Vice Chair
Rob Davies NY  
Dan Devlin PA
Louis Peterson    
Charles W. Morgan GA  
Bob Schowalter SC  
George Bacon

ID

 
Bill Crapser WY
Marvin Brown OR

TOP

Forest Markets
Seeks to maintain and expand markets for the broad array of forest products, including traditional wood products, bioenergy, and ecosystem services..

Name

State

Alec Giffen ME Chair
Paul Conry HI Vice Chair
James DiMaio MA

Donna LaCourt MI
Steve Scott TN  
Jim Hull TX  
Chris Maisch AK  
Arthur "Butch" Blazer NM  

TOP

Forest Resource Management
Addresses issues related to private and public forest lands management, including landowner assistance programs, taxes, water resources, and related federal programs and legislation..

Name

State

 

Carl Garrison

VA

Chair

Lisa Allen

MO

 

John Seifert

IN

 

Phil Bryce

NH

 

David Lytle

OH  

Dick Buehler

UT

 

Bob Schowalter

SC

 
Linda Casey

AL

 
Ray Sowers

SD

Mike Misa

AS

Ray Aslin

KS

TOP

Legislative

Name

State

Paul DeLong WI Chair

TOP

Liaison Committees

Association of Consulting Foresters

Name

State

Randy Dye WV

TOP

Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

Name

State

Paul Conry HI

TOP

Cooperative Extension

Name

State

John Seifert IN

TOP

Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention

Name

State

Michael Long FL

Chair

Catherine Sparks RI  
Pete Anderson NV

TOP

FCCA

Name

State

Dave Epperly MN

TOP

National Tree Farm Operation

Name

State

John Seifert IN

TOP

National Association of Conservation Districts

Name

State

Phil Bryce NH

TOP

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Name

State

Randy Dye WV

TOP

National Association of University Forest Resources Programs

Name

State

John Seifert IN

TOP

National Fire Science Board

Name

State

Jeff Jahnke CO

TOP

National Plant Board

Name

State

Randy Dye WV

TOP

National RC&D Council

Name

State

Alec Giffen ME

TOP

National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

Name

State

Steve Sinclair VT

TOP

National Watershed Coalition

Name

State

Ray Aslin KS

TOP

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Name

State

Mike Long FL
Kirk Rowdabaugh AZ

TOP

Native American Relations

Name

State

Butch Blazer NM

Chair

Chris Maisch AK  
John Burwell OK
Dave Epperly MN  

TOP

Project Learning Tree

Name

State

Jim Barresi NJ

TOP

Wildland Fire Leadership Council

Name

State

Jeff Jahnke CO

TOP