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.
Coalition Letter: Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Members, FLAME Act Funding Support (July 21, 2010)
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010In October of 2009, President Obama signed into law the FLAME Act with overwhelming support from the House and Senate. The FLAME Act represents an important change in the funding mechanism for wildland fire suppression. The attention given to wildland fire suppression costs in the President's FY2011 budget proposal highlights the importance of the critical examination of wildland fire suppression funding that Congress undertook in crafting the FLAME Act. We request that you reaffirm the commitment to address this important problem.
Coalition letter: Lincoln/Kyl -- forestry community weighs in on estate tax (July 19, 2010)
Posted on Monday, July 19, 2010On behalf of the millions who are the American forestry community, the undersigned strongly encourage you to persevere in your efforts to reform the estate tax with criteria at a tax rate not to exceed 35 percent and at an exemption indexed to inflation not below $5 million on individuals. The estate tax provides a disincentive for heirs to retain their family forest businesses or to continue to sustainably manage their forests even if not sold.
Coalition letter: Lisa Jackson - EPA tailoring rule on biogenic carbon (Jun. 18. 2010)
Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010NASF joined a coalition of 163 organizations signing on to a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging the agency to correct the final Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule (Tailoring Rule), which would treat greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of biomass the same as such emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels.
NASF Letter: Comments on BCAP Proposed Rule (April 9, 2010)
Posted on Friday, April 9, 2010NASF is pleased to provide the following comments to the Farm Service Agency regarding the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) as contained in the Federal Register on February 8, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 25, Page 6264).
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: Comments on Forest Service Planning Rule Notice of Intent (Feb. 16, 2010)
Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010NASF appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Notice of Intent (NOI) for a new National Forest System (NFS) land management planning rule. The new planning rule must contribute to a national forest conservation vision for all lands by facilitating on-the-ground forest management, protection, and restoration activities on National Forests and grasslands.
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.
