WASHINGTON—State Foresters responded to the release of President Obama's fiscal year 2012 budget last week by urging the Administration and Congress to adopt a bipartisan approach to budget compromises that does not compromise America's forests and forest economies. The nation's forest infrastructure, just like roads and schools, provides public benefits including jobs, clean air, clean [read more]
NASF has signed a letter in support of a proposal to eliminate the current exemption in 7 CFR §319.40-3, which allows wood packaging material from Canada to enter the United States without having been treated in accordance with requirements of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15. Under the proposal, wood packaging originating in Canada would become [read more]
NASF and ten other forestry stakeholder sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack on the promotion of the use of wood products as a green building material, and offered three key recommendations to position the agency as a leader in this area. MORE: To read more recent correspondence from NASF on issues ranging from [read more]
WASHINGTON—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. The USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program is the official forest register used [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]
WASHINGTON—The Ad Council, in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) and Disney, announced today the launch of a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to raise awareness about wildfire prevention. The new PSAs feature characters and scenes from Disney's Bambi and communicate Smokey Bear's enduring message, [read more]
WASHINGTON—The National Association of State Foresters elected a new slate of officers to its governing Executive Committee and agreed on a number of national policy positions at the association's 88th Annual Meeting last week in Orlando, Florida. Jeff Jahnke, Colorado State Forester, will head NASF as president in 2010-2011. Mr. Jahnke is the director of [read more]
Identifying communities at risk and prioritizing projects to reduce wildfire risk is a national effort. The NASF Forest Fire Protection Committee has prepared a briefing paper, "Identifying Communities at Risk and Prioritizing Risk-Reduction Projects," intended to provide national guidance for identifying communities at risk, conducting planning efforts that are consistent with national initiatives, and to [read more]
Smokey Bear stars in new PSAs and an Educational DVD in time for July 4th. WASHINGTON—The Advertising Council joined today with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) to launch a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) and an educational DVD for elementary school students designed to provide critical information to [read more]
First-ever suite of Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies is completed by 59 forestry agencies. WASHINGTON—The fifty-nine members of the National Association of State Foresters have completed the first-ever comprehensive suite of Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies as part of a national effort towards protecting and sustaining healthy forests. The assessments provide an analysis of [read more]
