By Greg Pilchak This Tuesday, May 24th, the House Appropriations Committee released the fiscal year 2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill (see page 84). This draft legislation includes funding for the USDA Forest Service and various other independent and related agencies. The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee marked up the bill on Wednesday, May 25th. [read more]
Scientists are still trying to understand what drives the relentless spread of invasive species in the United States. Invasions are often assessed by measuring species richness, or the number of non-native species known to grow in a certain area. However, other measurements of plant invasions could offer more insights. “We can make stronger inferences about invasions [read more]
The USDA Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program is the nation’s forest census. As one of its priority programs, NASF has always supported robust funding for USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) in recognition of the value of the program in answering difficult and varied resource and economic questions across the full membership of states and [read more]
State Foresters met with Butch Blazer, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, this week to discuss priorities established by NASF for the next term of the Obama Administration. The priorities include: I. Commit to Protecting the Nation’s Forests, Rangelands and Communities from Wildland Fire II. Support Efforts to Improve Markets for Forest [read more]
