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Biological Diversity in Forest Ecosystems; expires November 14, 2013
Biomass Energy
Congressional Action/Testimony
Joint Letter to Sec. Vilsack supporting USDA position on biomass, October 13, 2009
Joint Biomass letter to Senate: Biomass Fuel Qualification; August 5, 2009
SAF letter to House Energy Committee on Problematic Biomass Definition 5-19-09, May 26, 2009
Joint Letter to Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Barton: Renewable Electricity Standard; May 6, 2009
Joint Letter to Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Murkowski: Renewable Electricity Standard; May 6, 2009
Testimony: Indirect Land Use and Renewable Biomass Provisions in the Renewable Fuel Standard; May 8, 2009
Testimony regarding Renewable Energy Standard to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
Feb 17, 2009
Joint Letter to Congressmen Dingell and Barton on Renewable Biomass Definition; February 12, 2008
Joint Letter to Senators Bingaman and Domenici on Renewable Biomass Definition; February 12, 2008
Letter to Representative Etheridge regarding the definitions of renewable biomass in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; April 2, 2008.
Position Statements
Utilization of Forest Biomass to Restore Forest Health and Improve US Energy Security; expires October 19, 2010
Congressional Action/Testimony
Testimony regarding Fiscal Year 2009 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Budget before the House Committee on Appropriations; April 23, 2008
Testimony regarding Fiscal Year 2009 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Budget before the House Committee on Appropriations; March 13, 2008
Joint Letter regarding Fiscal Year 2009 Senate Committee on Appropriations for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Emerging Pests; March 12, 2008
Joint Letter regarding Fiscal Year 2009 House Committee on Appropriations for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Emerging Pests; March 12, 2008
Clearcutting
Position Statements
Clearcutting expires March 8, 2013
Climate Change
Congressional Action/Testimony
Dr. Elaine Oneil Testimony on Climate Change and Adaptation on Public Lands, November 18, 2009
Joint Letter to Senator Stabenow in support of Forest Offsets legislation, November 4, 2009
Testimony: SAF Member Tom Troxel on Global Warming’s Impacts on Agriculture and Forestry before the House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, June 18, 2009
Testimony: Matthew Smith on the future of federal forest policy before the House Agriculture Committee, June 3, 2009
Joint Letter to Senators Lieberman and Warner Regarding Climate Legislation; February 4, 2008
Position Statements
Forest Carbon Education Group The FCEG’s Guidance Document on Managed Forests in Climate Change Policy
Forest Management and Climate Change expiring December 8, 2013
Forest Offset Projections in a Carbon Trading System expiring December 8, 2013
Congressional Action/Testimony
Forests and Farm Bill Coalition Thank You Letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry: June 8, 2008
Letter to the Senate Committee on the Budget regarding 2007 Farm Bill budget recommendations: February 23, 2008
Federal Forest Management
Congressional Action/Testimony
Stephen Fitzgerald testimony for SAF on the Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection and Jobs Act of 2009, March 10, 2010
SAF Planning Rule Notice of Intent Comments, February 16, 2010
SAF letter of support for the National Forest Insect & Disease Emergency Act, January 11, 2010
SAF letter of support for HFRA II, December 7, 2009
SAF and CWSF letter to Senate Energy Committee supporting Good Neighbor Authority, October 27, 2009
Joint Letter to Senators Feinstein and Alexander in support of Funding for Forest Landscape Restoration Act, June 3, 2009
Joint Letter to Representatives Dicks and Simpson in support of Funding for Forest Landscape Restoration Act; June 2, 2009
Letter to Senator Wyden: Proposed Oregon Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act; May 12, 2009
Comments on “Forest Certification and its Implications for America’s National Forests” 73 Fed. Reg 53820 (September 17, 2008)
Joint Letter from SAF and OR SAF to Senator Wyden regarding proposed Oregon federal land management legislation; July 31, 2008
Tom Thompson’s testimony before the House National Parks, Forest and Public Lands Subcommittee on the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; July 10, 2008
Comment letter regarding the U.S. Department of Interior’s Proposed NEPA rule-making; March 3, 2008
Comments on the Forest Landscape Restoration Act; January 23, 2008
Comments on the BLM’s Western Oregon Plan Revision; January 10, 2008
Position Statements
Timber Harvesting on Public Lands; expires June 10, 2012
Utilization of Forest Biomass to Restore Forest Health and Improve US Energy Security; expires October 19, 2010
Use of Silviculture to Achieve and Maintain Forest Health on Public Lands; expires March 13, 2010.
Fire
Congressional Action/Testimony
Joint Letter to Senators Appropriation Committee Members Byrd and Cochran Urging Supplemental USFS and DOI Wildland Fire Funding, September 15, 2008
Impacts of US Forest Service Transfer Fire Process, From NASF Study; September 1, 2008
Position Statements
Wildland Fire Management; expires June 7, 2013
Forest Inventory
Congressional Action/Testimony
Joint letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell in support of the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, July 15, 2008
Position Statements
Forest Inventory and Analysis Program; expires May 26, 2011
Herbicide Use
Position Statements
Herbicide Use on Forest Lands: expires June 7, 2013
Congressional Action/Testimony
Position Statements
Private Forest Management
Congressional Action/Testimony
SAF President Tom Thompson’s letter to USDA Secretary Schafer supporting proposed rule changes for Q-37 regulations (7 CFR Part 319.37): July 7, 2008
Position Statements
Protecting Endangered Species Habitat on Private Land; expires March 8, 2013
Conservation Easements; expires June 10, 2012
Federal Tax Treatment of Forest Land; expires October 6, 2011
Utilization of Forest Biomass to Restore Forest Health and Improve US Energy Security; expires October 19, 2010
Loss of Forest Land; expires December 5, 2009
Public Regulation of Private Forest Practices; expires March 8, 2013
Professionals in Natural Resource Management
Position Statements
Professionals in Public Natural Resource Management Agencies expires May 16, 2014
Position Statements
Roads in Managed Forests ; expires October 1, 2009
Science
Position Statements
Forest Tree Biotechnology, expires December 1, 2012
Urban Forestry
Position Statements
Urban Forestry; expires November 14, 2013
