Resolutions

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:45:38 -0400

Submitted 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. 2007-7: Endorsing the approach and recommendations of the S&PF Redesign Board

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:07 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
NASF Executive Committee

ISSUE OF CONCERN:
Endorsing the Approach and Recommendations of the S&PF Redesign Board

NASF Resolution No. 2007-6: Recognition of the Texas Forest Service

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:06 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
Members of the National Association of State Foresters

ISSUE OF CONCERN:
Recognition of the Texas Forest Service

BACKGROUND:
Whereas: The National Association of State Foresters did hold its 85th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas; and

Whereas: The participants weathered the balmy climate of Texas, where perspiration and dehydration became a bonding experience; and

Whereas: The leadership positions in the Texas Forest Service are inversely proportional to their height; and

NASF Resolution No. 2007-5: Recognition of Annual Meeting sponsors and exhibitors

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:05 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
The members of the National Association of State Foresters

ISSUE OF CONCERN:
Recognition of Annual Meeting Sponsors and Exhibitors

NASF Resolution No. 2007-4: Tree Line USA

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:04 -0400

A Resolution to Promote the Goals of the Tree Line USA Programs Managed and Delivered by the National Arbor Day Foundation

PURPOSE: To recognize the Tree Line USA program’s excellence in utility vegetation management practices. Under the administration of the National Arbor Day Foundation (“NADF”), Tree Line USA helps America’s utilities demonstrate practices that protect and enhance America’s urban forests. The program promotes the goals of dependable local utility services and promotes healthy trees along the streets and highways of America.

NASF Resolution No. 2007-3: Pest movement and firewood

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:03 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters

ISSUE OF CONCERN:
A national policy for providing standard certification that effectively addresses all pests at risk for movement on firewood

NASF Resolution No. 2007-2: Retiring out-of-date resolutions

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:02 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
NASF Forest Fire Protection Committee

ISSUE OF CONCERN:
Retiring out-of-date resolutions

BACKGROUND:
The NASF Forest Fire Protection Committee has reviewed all resolutions from the years 2000 and 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.

· 2000: Resolution 2000-7 (Relating to the Forest Service Cohesive Strategy”)

NASF Resolution No. 2007-1: Climate change and wildfires

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:01 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
Forest Fire Protection Committee

ISSUE OF CONCERN:
The role that climate change plays in the severity and size of wildland fires is not explicitly recognized in the “National Fire Plan” and the Implementation Plan for its 10-Year Strategy.

NASF Resolutions 2007: All

smccreary — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:00 -0400

View all resolutions from the 2007 NASF Annual Meeting

NASF Resolution No. 2006-5: Promoting Forestry and Woody Biomass in the 25x’25 Initiative for Bioenergy

smccreary — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:00:05 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:

Forest-Based Economic Action Committee