Keep Working Forests Working Coalition

Private working forests are a vital part of America’s natural resources infrastructure, contributing significantly to the quality of life enjoyed by all Americans. Sustaining and enhancing the value of these forests – both to society and to forest owners – is of vital national importance and essential to meet some of our nation’s most pressing needs, including consumer products, renewable energy, addressing greenhouse gas emissions, a healthy environment, and jobs in rural communities.

To achieve this, the forestry community – consisting of forest owners, conservation and wildlife groups, resource professionals, environmental organizations and other interests – calls for the development of an actionable national policy platform focusing on three areas:

• Strengthen existing and emerging markets for goods and services working forests can provide.
• Support and align public and private investments, partnerships and policies to maintain working forest landscapes.
• Align government policies to support the long-term viability of working forests.

The following organizations are members of the coalition:

American Forest Foundation
Environmental Defense Fund
Forest Landowners Association
National Alliance of Forest Owners
National Association of State Foresters
National Wildlife Federation
Pacific Forest Trust
Society of American Foresters
The Conservation Fund
The Nature Conservancy
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc.