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Wood: The Most Natural Resource

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Private forestry is the original “green” industry. Find out why.

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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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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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Conserving Forests Through Viable Markets

Friday, March 12th, 2010

NAFO joined forces with conservationists and landowners to promote federal public policy that recognizes the benefits of private, working forests and works to conserve them.

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First-Ever Study Quantifies the Economic Impact Of Private, Working Forests In The U.S.

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Private, working forests contribute significantly to the U.S. economy. A new study quantifies the per-acre economic impact on jobs, taxes, GDP, etc.

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Private Forests’ Economic Contribution

Monday, October 5th, 2009

How much do private forests contribute to your economy?

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Forest Owners Congratulate Senator Lincoln

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

NAFO congratulates Chairman Blanche Lincoln; is confident she will continue to lead the effort to keep our forests working and productive.

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Forest Expert: “Viable Markets Yield Sustainable Forests”

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Dr. Tom Monaghan tells Congress that working forests benefit our environment, infrastructure, climate, and more.

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LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER

Take action to conserve private forests.

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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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