Washington, DC – We applaud Congressman Westerman for his leadership in recognizing the role of forests and forest products as a natural climate solution. As the only forester in the House of Representatives, Congressman Westerman’s expertise and leadership is vital to ensuring that policy supports healthy markets, working forests and forests products – all threeRead More
2020 News Archives
February
2019 News Archives
October
Pacific Fisher Conservation Success: Statement from NAFO
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
July
Private Forest Owners Grow 43% More Wood Than They Harvest
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
April
Private Working Forests Provide Significant Support for Rural Economies
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
2018 News Archives
December
Forest Owners Applaud Bipartisan Farm Bill’s Support for Working Forests
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
June
Senate Farm Bill: Joint Statement from NAFO, AWC and SLMA
Washington, DC – The American Wood Council, the National Alliance of Forest Owners and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association responded in a joint statement to the introduction of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, otherwise known as the farm bill. “We applaud the Committee for introducing the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, aRead More
March
National Alliance of Forest Owners Statement on Passage of 2018 Omnibus Bill
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
2017 News Archives
November
NAFO Endorsement of Brady Tax Bill
November 10, 2017 Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Ryan and Chairman Brady: On behalf of the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), whose member companies own and manage more than 43 million acres of private working forests across the country, I am writingRead More
April
National Alliance of Forest Owners Congratulates Agriculture Secretary Perdue
The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) congratulates Governor Sonny Perdue on his confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary Perdue will be an important advocate for rural communities across America, in particular those that depend on private forests to support their local economies and way of life. Today more than 2.4 million jobs depend onRead More
2016 News Archives
November
A common-sense pathway to build jobs in rural timber communities
If the outcome of the 2016 presidential race has taught us anything it is that our country needs to pay greater attention to building reliable, good paying jobs for families in rural communities who have for too long been left out of our nation’s economic recovery. Many of these communities are located in heavily forestedRead More