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 <title>Coalition letter:Reed/Simpson/Murkowski/Moran -  Hazardous Fuels Funding support letter (November 8, 2011)</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2850</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Dear Chairman Reed, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Ranking Member&lt;br /&gt;Moran:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2850&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:29:39 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>State Foresters Pass Resolutions on U.S. Wood Production Goals, Collaborative Forest Management, and Forest Action Plans</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/news_media/press_releases/state_foresters_pass_resolutions_u_s_wood_production_goals_collaborative_f</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;State Foresters Pass Resolutions on U.S. Wood Production Goals, Collaborative Forest Management, and Forest Action Plans
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Washington, DC, September 30, 2011 - &lt;/b&gt;The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) elected a new slate of officers to its governing Executive Committee and agreed on several national policy positions at the association&#039;s 89th Annual Meeting last week in Baltimore, Maryland. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/news_media/press_releases/state_foresters_pass_resolutions_u_s_wood_production_goals_collaborative_f&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/forest_markets">Forest Markets</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/sustainable-forestry">Sustainable Forestry</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:02:53 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Coalition Letter: Reed/Murkowski - Support for Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization (September 28, 2011)</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2784</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Murkowski:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2784&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/publication-type/letters">Letters</category>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:59:59 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>tross</dc:creator>
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 <title>NASF Resolution No. 2011-3: Forest Action Plans and Federal Budget Formulations</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/resolution-2011-3</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION: &lt;/b&gt;NASF Executive Committee
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;ISSUE OF CONCERN: &lt;/b&gt; Use of the State-wide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies (Forest Action Plans) in budget formulation and funding allocation decisions for Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (CFAA) programs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;BACKGROUND: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WHEREAS, through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, Congress recognizes that State Foresters are essential for effective delivery of federal programs that benefit forests; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/resolution-2011-3&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/federal_agencies">Federal Agencies</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/publication-type/resolutions">Resolutions</category>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:32:18 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>smccreary</dc:creator>
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 <title>FY2012 Appropriations</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/issues_and_policy/fy2012_appropriations</link>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/issues_and_policy/fy2012_appropriations&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:02:52 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Coalition Letter: Biden, et al - Natural Resource Budget (June 22, 2011)</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2621</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Dear Vice President Biden, Senators Inouye, Kyl, Baucus and Representatives Cantor, Clyburn, and Van Hollen:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2621&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/publication-type/letters">Letters</category>
 <enclosure url="http://www.stateforesters.org/files/Function 300 Conservation Funding_FINAL.pdf" length="146640" type="application/pdf" />
 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:53:17 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>tross</dc:creator>
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 <title>NASF  FY12 Appropriations Recommendations for USDA Forest Service (May 17, 2011)</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2526</link>
 <description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written Public Testimony of the National Association of State Foresters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Submitted to the Senate Committee on Appropriations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;FY12 Appropriations Recommendations for the USDA Forest Service&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2526&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/publication-type/testimony">Testimony</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:15:56 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>tross</dc:creator>
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 <title>Coalition Letter:  Kingston/Farr - FY12 Appropriation for USDA Animal &amp; Plant Health Inspection Service (April 19, 2011)</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2482</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Dear Chairperson Kingston and Ranking Member Farr:
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2482&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/publication-type/letters">Letters</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:30:33 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>tross</dc:creator>
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 <title>AR State Forester Shannon on NASF&#039;s FY12 appropriations recommendations (April 1, 2011)</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2461</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Written Public Testimony of John Shannon, Vice President&lt;br /&gt;National Association of State Foresters&lt;br /&gt;Submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations&lt;br /&gt;Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2461&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/publication-type/testimony">Testimony</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:37:52 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>smccreary</dc:creator>
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 <title>Coalition Letter: Support Appropriations for State Fire Assistance Program and FLAME (March 29, 2011)</title>
 <link>http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2426</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;As the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee considers the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 budget for the USDA Forest Service (USFS) and the Department of the Interior (DOI), the undersigned organizations request your support to fund the State Fire Assistance (SFA) program and the Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund established under the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, at FY 2010 enacted levels.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stateforesters.org/node/2426&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/issues/appropriations">Appropriations</category>
 <category domain="http://www.stateforesters.org/publication-type/letters">Letters</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:18:02 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>tross</dc:creator>
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