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. 2008-7: Forest Certification Policy Statement
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008The members of the National Association of State Foresters adopt the policy statement "Forest Certification as it Contributes to Sustainable Forestry" (See Appendix C). It will be published separately.
NASF Resolution No. 2008-6: Green Building and the Role of Wood Products
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008From both environmental and economic perspectives it is important that wood products, and particularly products derived from U.S. forests, play a substantial role in the U.S. green building movement.
NASF Resolution No. 2008-5: Retiring Out-of-Date Fire Resolutions
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008The NASF Forest Fire Protection Committee has reviewed all resolutions from the year 2003 that fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee has reviewed the following resolution and found it to be out-of-date or no longer relevant and recommends retirement.
NASF Resolution No. 2008-4: Retiring Out-of-Date Forest Resource Management Resolutions
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008The NASF Forest Resource Management Committee has reviewed all resolutions older than the year 2002 that fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee has reviewed each of the following resolutions and found them to be out-of-date or no longer relevant and recommends they be retired.
NASF Resolution 2008-3: Tree Campus USA
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008Under the administration of the Arbor Day Foundation ("ADF"), Tree Campus USA will help America's colleges and universities demonstrate practices that protect and enhance America's urban forests. The program promotes the goals of excellence in urban forestry management through the recognition requirements of cores standards in tree management, connectivity with the broader campus community and the creation of service learning opportunities for the student body population.
NASF Resolution 2008-2: Climate Change Policy Statement
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008State forestry agencies are in a unique position, not only to help guide the development of these programs, but also to assist in program delivery at the local level. Funds to support state climate mitigation and adaptation efforts should recognize the many important roles state forest agencies play in encouraging carbon friendly forest management. The members of the National Association of State Foresters adopt the policy statement "Climate Change Issues, Policy and the Role of Forests". It will be published separately.
NASF Resolution No. 2008-1: Endorsing priority concepts to advance as action requests with a new Administration
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008The members of the National Association of State Foresters endorse the following four (4) priority concepts to advance action requests with a new Administration:
• Framework for Sustainable Forests
• Targeted Federal Funding
• Fire Suppression Funding Fix
• Forest Energy & Climate Initiatives
NASF Resolution No. 2007-7: Endorsing the approach and recommendations of the S&PF Redesign Board
Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007Forests and the public benefits they provide are threatened at a scale and pace that are much larger and faster-moving that our current State and Private Forestry (S&PF) programs and delivery model are able to address. At the same time, the U.S. Forest Service has been repeatedly asked by Congress and other key leaders to increase the competitiveness of its S&PF programs, to focus and prioritize resources on issues and landscapes of national importance and, ultimately, to validate the relevance of continued federal investment.
NASF Resolution No. 2007-6: Recognition of the Texas Forest Service
Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2007Recognition of the Texas Forest Service at the 2007 NASF Annual Meeting
