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gosullivan
Friday, December 7, 2012 - 10:17am
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is a non-profit organization that represents the directors of all 50 state forestry agencies, the eight U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. State Foresters deliver technical and financial assistance, and forest health, water and wildfire protection on over half of the nation’s forestland, which is held in private or non-federal public ownership. They are also key stakeholders and often cooperators in the management of federal lands...
gosullivan
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 1:15pm
A summary of Association activities for the 2012 fiscal year.
gosullivan
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 4:01pm
The U.S. forest products manufacturing and forestry subsectors industry has declined drastically over the last two decades. Yet, despite the dramatic decreases in mills, jobs and public land management; shifting land ownerships; soaring imports; and persistent recession since 2008, the U.S. remains the world’s largest producer of industrial timber and second largest exporter, after Canada.
This paper examines the various issues surrounding forest markets.
Anonymous (not verified)
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 9:08am
Dear Under Secretary Sherman and Chief Tidwell,
We're writing to thank you for your efforts to promote the use of wood in green building construction and request your continued support on this important issue. Specifically, we ask that as you allocate research funding to Forest Service research units, you provide an additional $6 million above the fiscal year 2011 level to the US Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory to support wood products life cycle assessment and other green building...
Anonymous (not verified)
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 11:41am
ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION: NASF Forest Markets Committee (FMC)
ISSUE OF CONCERN: The FMC has identified the loss of US wood products markets as a major concern for the United States' forest industry and economy. Until year 2000, the U.S. share of world industrial roundwood remained stable for 40 years at 25 percent, according to the Southern Forest Resource Assessment. But over the last decade, production has declined to 20% (not including fuelwood), and values of imports have exceeded exports....
Anonymous (not verified)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 1:33pm
Director of CEPDUSDA FSA CEPDStop 05131400 Independence Ave., SWWashington, D.C. 20250-0513
Dear Director:
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is a non-profit organization comprised of the directors of all of the nation's state and territorial forestry agencies. Our members have a public trust responsibility for managing and protecting two-thirds of the nation's forestland, which is held in private or non-federal public ownership. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to...
Anonymous (not verified)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 6:50pm
Dear Chairman Oberstar and Ranking Member Mica:
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is a non-profit organization that represents the directors of forestry agencies from the fifty states, eight U.S. territories and associated states, and the District of Columbia. NASF members are responsible for programs and services that address a wide range of public interests in the management of forest resources. Such policies typically promote establishment and maintenance of markets for...
Anonymous (not verified)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 11:34am
The Honorable Jeff BingamanUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510
The Honorable Lisa MurkowskiUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510
Dear Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Murkowski:
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is a non-profit organization comprised of the directors of all state and territorial forest management agencies in our country. Our members have a public trust responsibility for managing and protecting two-thirds of the nation's forestland, which is held...
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 - 10:28am
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...