Issues
Sustainable Forestry
Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008
The proper management of our forests is a critical national priority. Sustainable forest management ensures that the three primary needs of our society: environmental, social and economic, are balanced and working together, thus creating a forest resource that is sustainable. NASF Letter: Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007 - October 9, 2007
Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2007On behalf of the National Association of State Foresters, representing the nation’s state and territorial foresters, I would like to thank you for sponsoring S.1930, the Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007 (CILA). Illegal logging compromises the economic, environmental, and social objectives of sustainable forestry. For this reason, NASF agrees with the many supporters of this important legislation.
NASF Resolution No. 2006-4: National Policy to Ensure Sustainable Forests in the United States
Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006While the U.S. can be proud of past achievements in the stewardship of our forests, this is a critical time for a new and unifying national effort to ensure healthy and sustainable forests.
NASF Letter: National Ambient Air Quality Standards - April 17, 2006
Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2006The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is pleased to offer the following comments on the proposed rule for revising the particulate matter national ambient air quality standards (PM NAAQS), published on January 17, 2006, in the Federal Register (71FR2620).
NASF Resolution No. 2005-7: Appendix B, Forest Utilization & Marketing
Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2005Priorities and Outcomes Anticipated to be addressed in a New National Program and Strategy for Forest Utilization and Marketing
NASF Resolution No. 2005-7: Revised National Strategy for Forest Utilization and Marketing
Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2005Development of a Revised National Strategy for Forest Utilization and Marketing as it Pertains to Supporting Sustainable Forestry. The USDA Forest Service shall jointly develop a national utilization and marketing strategy with NASF, to be completed by October 2006.
NASF Resolution No. 2005-5: Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management
Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2005Three NASF committees (Emerging Issues, Forest Health and Resource Management) concluded in 1997 that that the internationally agreed upon criteria and indicators (C&I) to define and implement sustainable forest management (SFM) were a valuable vehicle to establish a clearer vision for the management of the nation’s public and private forest lands.
A Stewardship Handbook for Family Forest Ownerships
Posted on Friday, August 5, 2005
Stewardship is the pursuit of a forest owner’s personal goals within a set of stewardship principles. Taken together, your goals with these principles, serve the overall and long-term health and vigor of your forest or woodlot. And because forests are living and ever-changing, stewardship is “a work in progress,” the sooner begun, the more regularly tended, the better the results.A Stewardship Handbook for Family Forest Ownerships (August 2005)
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2005A Handbook for Planning, Managing and Protecting Your Woods, Your Investment and Your Environment
National Association of State Foresters Sustainable Forestry Implementation Committee
Principles and Guides for a Well-managed Forest
Posted on Saturday, February 1, 2003A report by the NASF Sustainable Forest Management and Resource Management Committees - February 2003
