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Forest Owners to EPA: Seek Practical Approaches to Biomass Carbon Accounting

NAFO’s recommendations respond to the Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel’s draft recommendations on EPA’s accounting framework for carbon emissions. More

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Bioenergy

Tracking Guide

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Track the latest projections (announced vs. likely) for wood-based bioenergy demand in the U.S. up through 2021.Read More

POLICY ISSUES

  • Climate change: America's well-managed private forests are vital to any climate change solution. More
  • Sustainability: NAFO members commit to the sustainable management of private working forests as a condition of membership. More
  • Water Quality: Working forests protect water quality through state-level best management practices. Learn more about their effectiveness at protecting water and the economy. More
  • Working Forests: Facts and figures on the benefits of private, working forests. More
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ECONOMIC IMPACT

Private, working forests contribute more than clean air and water, wildlife habitat, recreation, and open space. They create jobs, tax revenue, and economic activity. Find out more by clicking on the map below.

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LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER

The single most effective voice in Washington is the one from home. Take a moment and contact your Member of Congress today. More

FORESTRY JOURNAL

  • NAFO’s recommendations respond to the Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel’s draft recommendations on EPA’s accounting framework for carbon emissions. More

  • A new report provides a concise primer to policy makers on the forest carbon cycle, carbon accounting, biomass energy emissions and other critical topics. More

  • New federal legislation will help timberland owners avoid costly permit fees for logging roads, U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Kurt Schrader announced Monday. Under the new provision, a 35-year-old U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy would be extended for another year. It would shield timber companies from the cost of designing stormwater control systems for logging roads under the federal Clean Water Act. Landowners will not be required to get federal permits to build logging roads. More

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