Publications
Letters
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2008Representatives of NASF often send letters to Congress, the USDA Forest Service and other groups urging their support of important forestry issues. The association will also occasionally sign on to a coalition of other like-minded groups working to effect change in forest policy. Below are the most recent of those letters.
NASF Letter: USDBC - green building and forest certification standards (Mar. 12, 2010)
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010NASF members support both forest certification and green building. LEED can and should grow the practice of green building by more fully recognizing the environmental benefits of wood as a material, and by expanding options for wood sourced from certified forests.
NASF Letter: Oberstar/Mica - NASF response to the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 (Feb. 23, 2010)
Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2010NASF supports the intention to authorize a state perogative to increase gross vehicle weight standards on respective Interstate Systems and provides comments and observations on the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 (HR 1799).
NASF Letter: Blair - NASF comments regarding the Hazard Support System in wildland fire detection and suppression (Feb. 3, 2010)
Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2010The National Association of State Foresters writes in support of investigating the feasibility of the 1999-2000 Hazard Support System (HSS) in wildland fire detection and suppression monitoring.
NASF Letter: Velazquez/Serrano/Landrieu/Durbin - Reauthorization of Small Business Tree Planting Program (Jan. 21, 2010)
Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) actively works to promote community tree planting, public-private partnerships, and volunteer tree planting efforts that help stimulate local economies, create jobs, and mobilize community spirit. NASF strongly recommends that Congress reauthorize the SBA National Small Business Tree Planting Program.
NASF Letter: Suh/Jensen - NASF comments regarding development of a Cohesive Wildfire Management Strategy (Jan. 20, 2010)
Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2010NASF writes to provide comments on an intergovernmental approach to developing a Cohesive Wildfire Management Strategy.
Coalition Letter: Kerry/Graham/Lieberman - recommendations for climate policy issues important to U.S. forests (Dec. 9, 2009)
Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2009The Forest Climate Working group writes to offer perspectives on three climate policy issues of particular importance to U.S. forests: carbon offset markets, supplmental incentives for domestic reductions outside of offset markets, and forest adaptation.
NASF Letter: Oberstar - NASF recommendations for clean water legislation (Dec. 7, 2009)
Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2009As the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee prepares to consider legislation regarding reformulation of federal authorities under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the National Association of State Foresters would like to offer guidance and assistance on this matter.
Coalition Letter: EPA - NASDA/NASF comments regarding EPA's soil fumigant labeling requirements (Oct. 30, 2009)
Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the National Association of State Foresters write to express our ongoing concerns with the Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for soil fumigants, especially methyl bromide.
NASF Letter: USDA/FSA - NASF Comments regarding FSA's Notice of Intent to prepare a SEIS for CRP (Oct. 19, 2009)
Posted on Monday, October 19, 2009The National Association of State Foresters greatly appreciates the opportunity to provide comments regarding the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)/USDA Farm Service Agency's Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
