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Forestry Journal

2009 Annual Report

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

NAFO’s 2009 Annual Report is now available. It highlights NAFO’s efforts and accomplishments in 2009.

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Forest Capital Partners testifies before the House Ag Committee

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Forest Capital Partners tells the House Agriculture Committee that Congress must support private, working forests, recognize the conservation value of markets, and trust the existing framework of laws, regulations, and agreements to sustain forestry operations.

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NAFO tells BLS that forestry is one of the original green industries

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

NAFO comments to the BLS that forestry and forest product manufacturing should be counted as “green jobs.”

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Letter: To save our private forests, we must keep them working

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

NAFO and The Conservation Fund wrote a letter to the editor of the Washington Post outlining how to save U.S. forests.

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NAFO Participates in a NRC Study on the RFS

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

NAFO comments on the benefits, sustainability, and barriers to entry of renewable forest biomass energy.

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White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

As the Obama Administration addresses “modern-day land conservation,” they must include the role of private, working forests.

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Briefing on the Carbon Benefits of Biomass Energy

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

On April 7th, NAFO, AF&PA, AFF, and SAF hosted an educational briefing on the carbon benefits of biomass energy. The presentations have been posted for your benefit.

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Letter: Biomass Markets Conserve Forests

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

NAFO outlines how viable markets for biomass help conserve forests by replacing lost markets in paper.

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Coalition Supports Forest Research and Conservation Funding

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

NAFO joins an expansive group of partners in supporting 2010 funding for key federal forestry programs.

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Coalition: Include Forests and Farms in Energy/Climate Legislation

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

A broad coalition of interest groups urge the Senate to include the benefits of forests and farms in energy and climate legislation.

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LATEST NEWS

  • Comments on an USDA Forest Service report: Private Forests, Public Benefits. More

  • Senators Lincoln and Chambliss introduced legislation to affirm that if pesticides are applied according to EPA guidelines no additional permit is needed. More

  • NAFO submits comments to EPA underscoring the traditional use of biomass for energy. More

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LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER

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FORESTRY JOURNAL

  • A video presentation exploring how using North American wood products helps mitigate climate change. More

  • Rep. Emerson makes the case that the EPA's action to over-regulate biomass energy will cost jobs and stifle a domestic, renewable, and sustainable energy supply. More

  • Over 100 members of Congress tell EPA Administrator Jackson that the proposed Boiler MACT rule will cost thousands of jobs and not impact human health or the environment. More

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