The National Association of State Foresters has sent letters to House and Senate leadership in support of robust Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding for USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry programs. "We believe that investments in key federal programs to conserve and improve America’s forests—rural and urban, private and public—are critically important. These investments [read more]
NASF, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Congressional Fire Services Institute, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have sent a letter to U.S. House of Representatives leadership in support of two critically important wildfire protection programs: State Fire Assistance (SFA) and Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA). SFA and VFA, programs [read more]
In a letter to Senators Pat Roberts and Debbie Stabenow—chairman and ranking member respectively of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry charged with confirming Agriculture Department appointments—NASF expressed its full support for President Donald Trump’s nomination of James Hubbard as undersecretary of the Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources and Environment mission area. "Throughout his long and distinguished career [read more]
President Trump appoints James Hubbard to critically important USDA undersecretary role responsible for overseeing the Forest Service. WASHINGTON—The National Association of State Foresters fully supports President Donald Trump's appointment of James Hubbard, a former state forester and deputy chief of USDA Forest Service's State and Private Forestry, to lead the Agriculture Department's Natural Resources and Environment mission area as undersecretary. "The nation's [read more]
The House Agriculture Committee has introduced a 2018 Farm Bill that would improve the health of all of the nation's forests, in turn bolstering the many benefits they provide: sustainable rural economies, bountiful clean air and water, ample wildlife habitat, and a host of diverse recreational opportunities. WASHINGTON—The National Association of State Foresters applauds the [read more]
Congress has agreed to increase or maintain current funding levels for all of USDA Forest Service's crucial State and Private Forestry programs in its FY18 omnibus appropriations bill. WASHINGTON—Congress has passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 omnibus appropriations bill that the National Association of State Foresters wholeheartedly supports. Not only would the bill fix wildfire funding and reform [read more]
After over a decade of hard work on and off Capitol Hill, Congress is moving forward with a permanent wildfire funding fix and a set of crucial federal forest management reforms. WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018—The nation’s 59 state and territorial foresters are thrilled lawmakers on Capitol Hill have come to a bipartisan agreement on a [read more]
The Forest Service's State and Private Forestry programs help conserve open space, protect private forests from a variety of threats, and enhance public safety by reducing wildfire risk. WASHINGTON—The nation's 59 state and territorial foresters offer their congratulations to Patti Hirami on her new role as acting deputy chief of the USDA Forest Service's State [read more]
The National Association of State Foresters congratulates Vicki Christiansen and offers her its full support as she takes on new assignment. The nation's 59 state and territorial foresters offer their hearty congratulations to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue's pick for interim Forest Service chief: Vicki Christiansen. Prior to yesterday's appointment, Christiansen had served seven years with the Forest [read more]
A new online resource will help to demonstrate the sustainable and legal nature of timber harvesting in the United States. WASHINGTON—With encouragement from federal trade agencies and support from the USDA Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters has created an open-access clearinghouse for national and state regulations that affect the management of U.S. forests [read more]
