American Forest Foundation Blog
Conservation, Industry Groups Applaud USDA for Green Building Leadership
Wood products are good for jobs, particularly in rural economies, and strong markets for wood products help keep working forests as forests. Secretary Tom Vilsack and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently developed a new green building strategy to promote wood products as an environmentally preferable building material. AFF, along with 40 conservation, landowner and industry partners, want to thank USDA for its continuing leadership on this issue by becoming a cheerleader for wood products.
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The Next Generation Steals the Show at Hill Briefing
It's always inspiring when family forest owners come to DC and give all of us a dose of the real deal. At Hill briefings for House and Senate staffers, we had Janet and Craig Olver, from Pennsylvania, and Nancy Livingston from Wisconsin, who are featured in AFF's Stem the Loss report.
Read More >Categories: ProfileSouthern Forest Futures Project Portrays Growing Threats to Family Forests
The results of the new Southern Forest Futures Project, released this week, focus on potential future scenarios that can be influenced by both proactive policy and cooperative, on-the-ground action.
Read More >Categories: News for Forest LandownersEcosystem Services: Trees are the Answer
By investing in ecosystem services, municipalities can cut their budgets for pollution remediation technologies and clean-up tremendously.
Read More >Categories: News Policy[Video] Don't Leave Family Forest Owners Out on a Limb
There’s no question that Congress is going to make cuts to programs in the 2012 federal budget, but will they maintain the programs that give Tree Farmers tools needed to keep their land healthy for future generations? Check out this new video.
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