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USDA Study: Strong forest product markets conserve forests

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Historical data from around the world demonstrates that vibrant forest product markets conserve forests as forests.

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Ninth Circuit Overturns EPA’s Forestry Regs

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Forest owners discuss the real-life impact of the decision to require point source permits for forest roads.

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Private Forests on Earth Day: A Billion Acts of Green

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Facts about the environmental and economic benefits of U.S. forests

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Save a Forest: Print Your Emails

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Markets for forest products are necessary to conserve the 57% of U.S. forests that are privately owned. As they say, “Use a tree, save a forest.”

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Greenpeace Founder: Wood is Good

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Patrick Moore explains how markets for forest products conserve forests as forests.

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Forest Owners Praise Vilsack Conservation Leadership Through Wood Use

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

NAFO supports Secretary Vilsack’s decision to prefer wood in USDA’s green building programs.

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EPA: Don’t Change Course on Forest Regulations

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

NAFO outlines to Congress why existing forestry regulations for water quality and carbon conserve the environment and working forests.

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Ecological Value of Georgia’s Forests

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Quantifying the value of Georgia’s forests’ ecosystem services.

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USDA: Support American wood products

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Members of Congress ask Secretary Vilsack to support renewable American wood products.

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Forest Conservation Requires a Workable Boiler MACT Rule

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

EPA’s Boiler MACT rule has the potential to significantly reduce forest product manufacturing the U.S., putting private, working forests at risk of conversion.

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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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