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Forest Action Plans
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gosullivan
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 1:15pm
A summary of Association activities for the 2012 fiscal year.
Anonymous (not verified)
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 10:04am
Background: The Nation's Forests
The United States has the fourth largest forest estate of any nation, with eight percent of the world's forests. This represents approximately 750 million acres of forestland - about one-third of the nation's total land area. Unlike other countries, 57 percent of U.S. forestland is owned by private interests; 43 percent is "public" land under the control of federal, state and local agencies. Almost two-thirds of private forestlands are located in the East,...
Anonymous (not verified)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 10:35am
Prepared for the National Association of State Foresters, Forest Markets Committee by Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC, September 2008
The purpose of this report is to review the status of woody biomass as an energy resource, the tatus of the technologies for using it (particularly the new ones under development which could broaden the use of biomass), and to suggest a strategy to NASF for actions it and its members could take to increase the use of woody biomass for energy.
NASF's...
Anonymous (not verified)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 10:28am
Based on research and analysis by Carla Harper, West 65, Inc.
Excerpt from the summary: The 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. Some percentage of the landscape will, and should, be set aside for passive management to protect sensitive areas, ecological reserves, and wilderness areas. On the other...