Issues
Kirk Rowdabaugh, State Forester of Arizona (March 13, 2008)
Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) appreciates the opportunity to submit written public testimony to the Committee regarding our appropriations recommendations for fiscal year 2009. Our priorities center entirely on the US Forest Service agency appropriation for State and Private Forestry (S&PF) Programs, with a particular emphasis on State Fire Assistance (SFA), Cooperative Forest Health, Forest Stewardship, and Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF).
FY09 Appropriations
Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
President Bush has released his budget for FY09, which includes historic cutbacks of State and Private Forestry (S&PF) programs of the U.S. Forest Service. The impact on America’s forests and the vast array of public benefits they provide could be disastrous. Restore Forestry Funds
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008From The Hartford Courant: Drastic budget cuts proposed by the Bush administration threaten to weaken a successful, nearly century-long partnership between federal and state governments in forest conservation. Forest lands have always been important.
Save our trees – op-ed in the Baltimore Sun
Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008Read NASF Treasurer and MD State Forester Steven Koehn’s piece, “Stop the Bush administration from slashing funds that protect Maryland's forests.”
State Foresters Denounce President’s Proposed Budget
Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2008The National Association of State Foresters reacted angrily to elements of the Bush Administration's proposed FY09 budget, which includes historic cutbacks of State and Private Forestry programs within the U.S. Forest Service.
NASF Resolution No. 2000-1: Potential Increases to the State Fire Assistance Budget
Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2000NASF recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2001 budget include substantial increases in State Fire Assistance (SFA). Recent US Forest Service reviews/reports have established that building overall capacity in the national wildland fire suppression infrastructure is a significant issue. The rising costs of wildland fire management continues to be a major issue. Potential SFA budget increases should factor in building an overall response capacity.
NASF Resolution No. 1996-7: Congressional Earmarks
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 1996The United States Forest Service (USFS) and State Foresters have minimal influence over the Congressional earmarking process. Allocation of Congressional earmarks has historically been treated as national commitments and assigned to the appropriate region prior to allocation of regional program funds,
NASF Resolution No. 1989-11: Funding Federal Wildland Firefighting
Posted on Sunday, October 15, 1989National Association of State Foresters supports the need for adequate, but not unlimited, funding for federal emergency wildland fire suppression and believes that each federal agency should be fiscally responsible for fires that occur on lands for which they are responsible.
NASF Resolution No. 1989-8: Forestry Incentives Program
Posted on Sunday, October 15, 1989The Forestry Incentives Program (FIP) was authorized by Congress in 1973 to share the cost of tree planting and timber stand improvement with private landowners. Scientists have identified that planting trees and enhancing the productivity of existing forestlands could help greatly in mitigating global climate change since trees serve as effective carbon sinks removing thousands of pounds of CO2 per acre per year
