Issues and Policy

NASF addresses a number of significant issues impacting the direction of forest management, policy and ideology in this country, particularly in relation to the non-industrial private forest landowner.  The documents on this page reflect an NASF position, statement or approach to policies related to a variety of forestry issues.

2008

SPOTLIGHT: FY09 Appropriations

NASF PRIORITIES: FY09 FOREST SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS
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State Foresters Denounce President's Proposed Budget
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America's Forests Deserve Better
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2007

NASF Issue Paper on Budget Reform: Wildland Fire Suppression Costs
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NASF Summary of Recommendations on 2007 Farm Bill
"Keeping Forests Forested"
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2005

Reforms of Tax Code Issues and Land Conservation Practices Proposed
by the Joint Committee on Taxation of the United States Congress
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Forest Utilization & Marketing to Support Sustainable Forestry:
Creating a National Strategy
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2004

The Connection Between Healthy Forests and Clean and Abundant Water
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2002

Southern Pine Beetle: A Time for Action to Protect the South's Forests
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The Role of Forestry in the Management and Protection of Drinking Water Supply Watersheds
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1999

Taxation and Forestland Sustainability: Recommendations for Positive Change
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The Management of Federal Lands
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1998

Asian Longhorned Beetle: A Wood Pest of Grave Importance in the United States
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Implementing the NRC Study: Forested Landscapes in Perspective; Prospects and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of America’s Nonfederal Forests
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Economic Action Program (EAP)
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1997

The Use of Criteria & Indicators in Sustainable Forest Management
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Forest Health Policy: Providing Leadership to the Nation
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  1994

Ecosystem Management on Non-Federal Forestlands
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An Ecological Approach to Urban & Community Forestry
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1993

Reauthorization and Amendment of the Endangered Species Act
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Reauthorization of the Clean Water Act
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1991

The Conservation of Biological Diversity on State & Private Lands
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1988

Efficient Achievement of Clean Water in the Forestry Sector
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Forested Wetlands Utilization
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