Testimony

This week NASF teamed up with the Coalition Against Forest Pests to submit written testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies. The testimony encouraged the continued funding for programs at the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The Coalition Against [read more]

This week, Georgia State Forester Robert Farris delivered testimony before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters. Robert’s testimony identified FY14 funding recommendations for NASF priority programs.

Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser testified last week before the House Natural Resources Committee regarding “The Impact of Catastrophic Forest Fires and Litigation on People and Endangered Species." Mr. Crapser spoke on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) and the Council of Western State Foresters. During his testimony, he called for improved [read more]

This afternoon NASF President Randy Dye testified before the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry regarding the 2012 Farm Bill. Mr. Dye submitted priority recommendations to the Subcommittee and spoke about the importance of Forest Action Plans as a resource providing an analysis of forest conditions and trends for each state [read more]

USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell testified this week before the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies on the proposed FY 2013 Forest Service budget.  According to an agency press release, the $4.86 billion budget request, an increase of $15.5 million from last year, will be administered through programs [read more]

Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell testified at a public hearing before the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry this week on issues related to forest health, including timber harvests, wildlife management, invasive species, and the U.S. Forest Service's planning rule. "The Forest Service recognizes the need for a strong forest industry to [read more]

On behalf of NASF, California State Forester Ken Pimlott gave testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and related Agencies today on funding recommendations for USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry (S&PF) programs. The testimony follows a number of letters NASF has sent detailing our recommendations on programs including Forest Inventory & [read more]

Arkansas State Forester and NASF Vice President John Shannon provided comments to the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry this week focused on the USDA Forest Service proposed Planning Rule. "State Foresters have a strong interest in the planning rule," said Shannon, because "the threat of wildfire and insect and disease [read more]

NASF Vice President John Shannon (AR) was in Washington this week to testify before the House appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Shannon discussed the association's recommendations for FY2012, which center on appropriations for the USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry programs. As states face the most challenging fiscal environment since the [read more]

Wyoming's state forester Bill Crapser testified before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee during a field hearing in Cheyenne this week focused on the bark beetle epidemic, forest health and conservation of farm and ranchland.