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NASF recently sent comments to the USDA Forest Service in support of the aerial delivery of fire retardants under "Guidelines for Aerial Application of Retardant or Foam Near Waterways," which are designed to minimize the impact of aerially delivered fire retardants on aquatic life and habitat. State Foresters believe continuing the use of fire retardants/foam [read more]

This week marked the end of the 90-day comment period for the public to respond to the Obama administration's forest-planning rule, which guides how the U.S. Forest Service manages 193 million acres of forest and grasslands under the National Forest Management Act.  Following our Congressional testimony on the rule, NASF submitted formal comments, joining hundreds [read more]

NASF recently submitted comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Proposed Rule on the Deferral for CO2 Emissions from Bioenergy and Other Biogenic Sources. NASF's comments include the approach, rationale and other considerations the Agency should take into account as it moves toward a final determination whether (and how) biogenic CO2 emissions will [read more]

State Foresters responded to federal estimates of the total carbon storage of U.S. forests today by calling for a current and accurate forest inventory to better address issues of climate change, biomass, and land use in the nation's forests. According to data released by the Forest Service, U.S. forests currently store 41.4 billion metric tons [read more]

NASF has submitted comments on proposed regulations to implement the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. BCAP is intended to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the establishment and production of eligible crops including woody biomass in selected project areas for conversion to bioenergy, and the [read more]