Washington, DC – The National Alliance of Forest Owners released the following statement on Secretary Vilsack’s announcement of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. We applaud USDA’s support for the climate benefits that private working forests provide. Through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, the administration can empower forest owners to use voluntary measures to achieveRead More

Washington, DC – The American Wood Council, the National Alliance of Forest Owners and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association issued a joint statement on President Biden’s Executive Order, Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Economy Through Federal Sustainability. “We applaud the President for harnessing the federal government to lead the way in transforming the built environment to net-zero.Read More

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) applauds the new global commitment to end deforestation by 2030, an agreement signed by leaders from around the world at the COP26 climate summit last week.  Healthy and resilient forests are critical to meeting climate goals.  As global leaders in sustainable forest management, NAFO members encourage U.S. leadersRead More

Washington, DC – The National Alliance of Forest Owners released the following statement on the introduction of the Senate America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act. We applaud Senators Manchin and Barrasso for introducing the America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, a bipartisan bill to support forest health and resilience and promote natural, forest-based solutions inRead More

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) is pleased to see robust funding for the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program and Wood Innovation Grants (WIGs) in the House Agriculture Committee’s reconciliation package. We eagerly await full text from the House Agriculture Committee and inclusion of this funding in the Senate package, but we areRead More

Washington, DC – The National Alliance of Forest Owners released the following statement on the introduction of the House Disaster Reforestation Act. “We applaud Representatives Sewell and Carter for introducing the Disaster Reforestation Act, a bipartisan bill that will support forest health and resilience in the face of a changing climate. This bill provides supportRead More

Washington, DC – Dave Tenny, President & CEO of the National Alliance of Forest Owners released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Growing Climate Solutions Act. “We applaud the Senate on the passage of The Growing Climate Solutions Act, which will help private forest owners of all sizes deliver carbon mitigation benefitsRead More

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) applauds the inclusive, voluntary and collaborative approaches embraced by the Biden-Harris administration in its America the Beautiful Initiative, released today, which outlines the administration’s goal to conserve 30% of the nation’s land and water by 2030. “Private working forests are delivering conservation and environmental benefits at scale acrossRead More