Publications
Resolutions
Posted on Friday, June 6, 2008Submitted by regional organizations, NASF committees and individual State Foresters, the following resolutions focus on forestry issues and policy and were approved by the membership at past NASF Annual Meetings.
NASF Resolution No. 2011 - 1: Vision for Improving U.S. Wood Production and Markets
Posted on Friday, September 30, 2011A resolution supporting the recovery of the US share of world industrial wood production from all lands and increasing its share of global wood value production to grow forest-based job numbers and the country's economy through the utilization of sustainable forest practices.
NASF Resolution No. 2011-2: Landscape-Scale Forest Management in the Vicinity of Federal Lands
Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011A resolution on the value of collaborative landscape-scale management for the long-term health and sustainability of all forests.
NASF Resolution No. 2011-3: Forest Action Plans and Federal Budget Formulations
Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011A resolution on the use of the Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies (Forest Action Plans) in budget formulation and funding allocation decisions for Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA) programs.
NASF Resolution No. 2010-3: Support of the National Firewood Task Force Recommendations
Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010The members of NASF: 1) pledge their cooperation and participation in implementing the recommendations of the National Firewood Task Force; and 2) urge federal agencies to implement the recommendations of the National Firewood Task Force relevant to them in an expeditious and timely manner.
NASF Resolution No. 2010-2: Planted Forests and the Production of Renewable Woody Biomass: The Role of Forest Stewardship Plans
Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010NASF has maintained a position that for purposes of national policy, the 2008 Farm Bill definition for "renewable biomass" should apply, and that Forest Stewardship Plans or comparable can achieve objectives of sustainability including the establishment of planted forests within native forest landscapes. The members of the National Association of State Foresters adopt the policy statement, "Planted Forests and the Production of Renewable Woody Biomass: The Role of Forest Stewardship Plans," published separately.
NASF Resolution No. 2010:1 Forest Biomass Supply, Sustainability and Carbon Policy
Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2010Lawmakers continue to seek counsel from NASF on issues related to the sustainability of biomass harvests, availability of biomass supplies and greenhouse gas implications of wood-based bioenergy development. Specification of state foresters' shared position on these issues is necessary to inform, demonstrate and justify the important and strategic role the nation's forests can play in meeting national goals for renewable energy and fuels development. The members of the National Association of State Foresters adopt the policy statement, "Forest Biomass Supply, Sustainability and Carbon Policy," published separately.
NASF Resolution No. 2009-6: Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) Program Funding and Priorities
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009A current and accurate forest inventory is a threshold requirement if we are to conserve and restore all of America's forests. The inventory must address the rapidly emerging issues of climate change, carbon, biomass, and land use change. But portions of the nation's forests are not being inventoried, funding is inadequate to implement FIA as currently designed, and FIA needs to be enhanced to provide data relevant to current and emerging issues.
NASF Resolution No. 2009-5: Firewood Movement Policy Statement
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009The members of the National Association of State Foresters adopt the policy statement "A Comprehensive Strategy to Address the Role of Firewood in the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species."
NASF Resolution No. 2009-4: Retiring Out-of-Date Urban and Community Forestry Resolutions
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009The NASF Urban and Community Forestry Committee has reviewed the following resolutions and found them to be out-of-date or no longer relevant.
