Portland, OR – The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) announced today a long-sought achievement in collaborative wildlife conservation with the signing of four new Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) for the Oregon population of the Pacific fisher.  These agreements bring another 1.3 million acres of working forests into a formal collaborative conservation effortRead More

Washington, DC – As working forests in the United States meet increasing demand for renewable, sustainably sourced wood products, our forests remain healthy and abundant. An analysis released today by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) shows that private working forest owners grow 43% more wood than they harvest in the U.S. The newRead More

New Report:  Privately Owned Working Forests Support 2.5 Million Jobs Washington, DC – An analysis released today by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) shows that private working forests support a staggering 2.5 million jobs, $109 billion in payroll, and account for $288 billion dollars in sales and manufacturing. The new report by Forest2Market analyzesRead More

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) congratulates Congress on reaching agreement on a bipartisan Farm Bill that includes several important provisions for private forest owners. Together with our partners at the American Wood Council and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, we applaud the inclusion of the Timber Innovation Act (H.R. 1380 / S. 538)Read More

Washington, DC – Dave Tenny, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), released this statement following the passage of the 2018 Omnibus Bill: “Congress has once again recognized forest biomass in the U.S. as the carbon neutral, renewable resource that it is.  The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) thanks CongressRead More