Issues
NASF Letter: Oberstar/Mica - NASF response to the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 (Feb. 23, 2010)
Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2010NASF supports the intention to authorize a state perogative to increase gross vehicle weight standards on respective Interstate Systems and provides comments and observations on the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 (HR 1799).
NASF Letter: Bingaman/Murkowski - "Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act" (June 2, 2009)
Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009State Foresters believe funding programs that maintain and diversify markets are essential investments even in challenging budget times. We support the provisions found in S. 661 that finance the development and implementation of new and commercially available technologies designed to improve the competitive position of the existing forest products industry and other manufacturers.
Four Actions to Support Sustainable Forests: Presidential Transition White Paper (November 2008)
Posted on Monday, December 1, 2008
The National Association of State Foresters is committed to helping this administration provide the forestry leadership needed for our country. Our recommended actions reflect the most pressing challenges facing our nation's forests and should be incorporated into an integrated approach to ensure healthy and sustainable forests for us and for future generations.Executive Summary: Maintaining and Diversifying Markets that Allow Sustainable Forest Management
Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008The renewed interest in wood as an energy source, and the new interest in valuing ecosystem services, presents an opportunity to re-awaken the American public's understanding that the nation's forests are a strategic national resource.
Forest Markets
Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008
Participation in efforts that maintain and diversify markets for forest products is a commitment of the National Association of State Foresters. With this in mind, NASF charged its Forest Markets Committee to develop recommendations on what the association should do to pursue this direction.