Issues
2007 Redesign Report Card
Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008
The members of NASF and the U.S. Forest Service have been collaborating on the development of a new, "Redesigned" State and Private Forestry. This inaugural edition of the Redesign Report Card will guide you through the development of the Redesign approach, introduce you to primary components of Redesign, and provide you with examples of landscape-scale work currently underway.
Great Plains Tree and Forest Invasives Initiative survey work underway
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008Through the Great Plains Tree and Forest Invasives Initiative, state forestry agencies in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota are working together to prepare for the arrival of invasive species in the Great Plains. The agencies are assessing the region's tree resources, determining and addressing the potential impacts of invasives to those resources, creating public awareness of invasive species and promoting species diversity.
Federal Partners
Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008State Foresters have the primary authority to manage and protect state and private forests across the country, which encompass two-thirds of the nation's forests. State Foresters and their agencies also support the efforts of many federal partners -- including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior -- through the delivery of a number of programs aimed at assisting private landowners in managing their forested lands and protecting those lands from insects, fire and disease.
NASF Resolution No. 2007-7: Endorsing the approach and recommendations of the S&PF Redesign Board
Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007Forests and the public benefits they provide are threatened at a scale and pace that are much larger and faster-moving that our current State and Private Forestry (S&PF) programs and delivery model are able to address. At the same time, the U.S. Forest Service has been repeatedly asked by Congress and other key leaders to increase the competitiveness of its S&PF programs, to focus and prioritize resources on issues and landscapes of national importance and, ultimately, to validate the relevance of continued federal investment.
NASF Resolution No. 2004-5: Conservation Reserve Program reimbursements
Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2004Respectful of the limits posed by the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Section 11 cap on funds available, the National Association of State Foresters strongly encourages the Forest Service to expedite discussions with the USDA Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation and execute a new cooperative financial agreement reimbursing State Forestry Agencies for CRP forestry technical assistance at a level more consistent with the average actual cost.
NASF Resolution No. 2000-11: Need for NIPF Landowner Cost-share Assistance Program
Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2000Support and funding for the two primary NIPF landowner cost-share assistance programs (the Stewardship Incentives Program, SIP, and Forestry Incentives Program, FIP) has dwindled over recent years to a point where the two programs are no longer functional across the nation. Taken as a whole, the authorities for SIP and FIP meet the needs of all States. The need for an incentive program still exists and continues to grow as wood consumption and changing demographics shifts demand for forest products and environmental benefits to private forests.
NASF Resolution No. 2000-3: Landowner Recognition in the Forest Stewardship Program
Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2000The Forest Stewardship program seeks to increase landowner involvement in the management of their lands, and to improve that management where needed. Recognizing the landowners who enroll in the program is an important component of this effort. Landowners are recognized with a Stewardship certificate and a sign for their property.
NASF Resolution No. 1999-9: Restore Stewardship Incentives Program (SIP)
Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 1999The Forest Stewardship Program (FSP) and the Stewardship Incentives Program (SIP) are the essential core of our rural outreach efforts and need revitalization. There is clearly a shift in ownership patterns towards smaller forest land holdings and the majority of the productive forest land is still perfectly fitted to FSP and SIP. In fact, there is more demand now than ever for traditional forest products from private forest lands.
NASF Resolution No. 1998-3: Forestry Leadership in the West
Posted on Thursday, October 8, 1998In response to a request from the 1997 - 1998 NASF President Marvin Brown, the Council of Western State Foresters (CWSF) joined their USDA Forest Service counterparts in exploring the possibilities of an "Area Office" for State and Private Forestry in the West.
NASF Resolution No. 1996-11: Funding for Pacific Island Members of NASF
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 1996there are six Pacific Island entities in addition to the State of Hawaii, that are members of NASF and eligible to receive S&PF funding under the laws of the United States; and the Pacific Islands are in great need of S&PF assistance to protect the forests which are the source of their fresh water, near shore fisheries, and many other fundamental ecological values
