Appropriations

Kirk Rowdabaugh, State Forester of Arizona (March 13, 2008)

admin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Written Public Testimony of the

National Association of State Foresters

Submitted to the

House Committee on Appropriations

NASF letter: Obey/Byrd/Lewis/Cochran - supplemental appropriations for wildland fire operations, September 11, 2008

smccreary — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:37:48 -0400

September 11, 2008

Senator Robert C. Byrd, Chairman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington DC 20510

Representative David R. Obey, Chairman
House Appropriations Committee
Washington DC 20515

Representative Jerry Lewis, Ranking Member
House Appropriations Committee
Washington DC 20515

Senator Thad Cochran, Ranking Member
Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington DC 20510

Dear Chairmen Obey and Byrd, Representative Lewis and Senator Cochran,

FY09 Appropriations

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:42:23 -0400

When President Bush released his budget for FY09, it included historic cutbacks of State and Private Forestry (S&PF) programs of the U.S. Forest Service. The impact on America’s forests and the vast array of public benefits they provide could be disastrous.

Restore Forestry Funds

smccreary — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:38:35 -0400

From The Hartford Courant: Drastic budget cuts proposed by the Bush administration threaten to weaken a successful, nearly century-long partnership between federal and state governments in forest conservation. Forest lands have always been important.

Save our trees – op-ed in the Baltimore Sun

smccreary — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Stop the Bush administration from slashing funds that protect Maryland's forests

By Steven W. Koehn

March 27, 2008

State Foresters Denounce President’s Proposed Budget

smccreary — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:34:04 -0500

Severe cutbacks threaten America's forests

NASF Resolution No. 2000-1: Potential Increases to the State Fire Assistance Budget

smccreary — Thu, 05 Oct 2000 00:00:01 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
Council of Western State Foresters

ISSUE OF CONCERN:
Use and Allocation of Potential Increases to the State Fire Assistance Budget

NASF Resolution No. 1996-7: Congressional Earmarks

smccreary — Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:00:07 -0400

Relating to Congressional Earmarks

WHEREAS, The United States Forest Service (USFS) and State Foresters have minimal influence over the Congressional earmarking process,

WHEREAS, Allocation of Congressional earmarks has historically been treated as national commitments and assigned to the appropriate region prior to allocation of regional program funds,

NASF Resolution No. 1989-11: Funding Federal Wildland Firefighting

smccreary — Mon, 16 Oct 1989 00:00:11 -0400

FUNDING FEDERAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING
(retired by Resolution No. 2005-2)

WHEREAS: Protection of the nation's natural resources from wildfire must be a national priority; and

WHEREAS: The past several fire seasons have been especially severe and have demonstrated that present funding mechanisms are inadequate; and

NASF Resolution No. 1989-8: Forestry Incentives Program

smccreary — Mon, 16 Oct 1989 00:00:08 -0400

THE FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (FIP)
(retired by Resolution No. 2004-6)

WHEREAS: The Forestry Incentives Program (FIP) was authorized by Congress in 1973 to share the cost of tree planting and timber stand improvement with private landowners; and