Issues
National Voter Attitudes Toward America’s Forests (April 29, 2011)
Posted on Friday, April 29, 2011
Commissioned by NASF, the bi-partisan polling team of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R) partnered to complete a nationwide survey of voters to assess key public perceptions and values related to forests. The poll found seven out of ten voters support maintaining or increasing efforts to protect forests and trees in their state. Coalition Letter: Bech - Support Proposal to Eliminate Wood Packaging Exemption (Feb. 2, 2011)
Posted on Wednesday, February 2, 2011The groups listed below recommend that APHIS continue to pursue a method to control movement of pests domestically that would replace the patchwork of federal quarantines and state and local regulations to thus simplify compliance by the shipping industry.
NASF Letter: Statement on EPA Area Source Rule (August 23, 2010)
Posted on Tuesday, October 5, 2010NASF respectfully submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790). NASF seeks to discuss, develop, sponsor and promote programs and activities which will advance the practice of sustainable forestry, the conservation and protection of forest lands and associated resources and the establishment and management of the Nation's forests. We offer the following suggestions to the proposed rule in order to better utilize forest derived biomass as a source of renewable energy.
NASF Letter: NASF Statement on EPA Major Source Rule (August 23, 2010)
Posted on Monday, August 23, 2010NASF respectfully submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources. NASF offers suggestions to the proposed rule in order to better utilize forest derived biomass as a source of renewable energy. NASF has an interest in promoting markets for forest products including forest derived biomass. New markets for biomass have significant potential to improve the management of both private and public forest lands.
A Stewardship Handbook for Family Forest Owners (October 2009)
Posted on Monday, October 5, 2009
Stewardship is the pursuit of a forest owner’s personal goals within a set of stewardship principles. Taken together, your goals with these principles, serve the overall and long-term health and vigor of your forest or woodlot.
This document is an update of the 2005 publication. A limited supply of hard copies is available -- contact NASF to request hard copies.
NASF Resolution No. 2009-6: Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) Program Funding and Priorities
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009A current and accurate forest inventory is a threshold requirement if we are to conserve and restore all of America's forests. The inventory must address the rapidly emerging issues of climate change, carbon, biomass, and land use change. But portions of the nation's forests are not being inventoried, funding is inadequate to implement FIA as currently designed, and FIA needs to be enhanced to provide data relevant to current and emerging issues.
A Strategy for Increasing the Use of Woody Biomass for Energy (September 2008)
Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The purpose of this report is to review the status of woody biomass as an energy resource, the tatus of the technologies for using it (particularly the new ones under development which could broaden the use of biomass), and to suggest a strategy to NASF for actions it and its members could take to increase the use of woody biomass for energy.
NASF Letter: Healthy Forests Reserve Program interim final rule - August 15, 2006
Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006NASF supported the passage of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act and actively participated in developing regulations to implement several titles of the Act. We have a long-standing working relationship with NRCS in providing technical assistance services for implementing conservation programs with private forest
landowners. The following comments on the rule reflect NASF's suggestions for strengthening the program to better meet the intent of the law...
A Stewardship Handbook for Family Forest Ownerships (August 2005)
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2005A Handbook for Planning, Managing and Protecting Your Woods, Your Investment and Your Environment
National Association of State Foresters Sustainable Forestry Implementation Committee
Principles and Guides for a Well-managed Forest
Posted on Saturday, February 1, 2003A report by the NASF Sustainable Forest Management and Resource Management Committees - February 2003
