Issues
Issues and Policy
Posted on Monday, March 3, 2008NASF addresses a number of significant issues impacting the direction of forest management, policy and ideology in this country, particularly in relation to the non-industrial private forest landowner. Click on any of the issues on this page to read more about an NASF position, statement or approach to policies related to a variety of forestry issues.
FY2011 Appropriations
Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2010
The Forest Service's State and Private Forestry programs leverage the capacity of state agencies to provide vital assistance to forest landowners and communities to manage, maintain, and improve their forests and green spaces. S&PF serves nearly 10 million private forestland owners and the 57% of the forestland that is not federally owned. Targeted federal funding in these priority programs is a cost-effective solution to meeting national needs for renewable products, energy, and environmental benefits that mitigate climate change impacts.
Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies
Posted on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The 2008 Farm Bill set into motion landmark changes in the way trees and forests will be managed, conserved, used and enjoyed today and for future generations. At the foundation is the requirement for each state to complete a Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy. The Assessments provide an analysis of forest conditions and trends in the state and delineate priority rural and urban forest landscape areas and issues. The Resource Strategies provide long-term plans for investing state, federal, and other resources to where it can most effectively stimulate or leverage desired action and engage multiple partners.Creating Jobs in the Forestry Sector
Posted on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
NASF urges Congress to help restore jobs and create new ones by reinvesting in our nation's public and private forests through "shovel-ready" activities on non-federal lands.
Climate
Posted on Monday, February 8, 2010
National climate change policies can improve the contribution of the forest sector in reducing greenhouse gas levels and make an impact in the near term by capitalizing on the potential of forests and wood to sequester carbon and increase the production of renewable energy. State forestry agencies have a significant stake in the outcomes of these decisions as they directly manage and protect millions of acres of state forests and assist private landowners in the management of nearly two-thirds of U.S. forestland.
Biomass Energy
Posted on Monday, February 8, 2010
NASF views forests as a strategic national resource of vital importance to meeting the nation's economic, environmental, and energy needs. The Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) and other federal energy initiatives must fully include a broad renewable biomass definition - such as the one included in the 2008 Farm Bill - if national renewable energy goals are to be met.