NAUFRP Letters of Support
Each year, the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs membership writes letters of support to members of congress and others with funding authority to request the availability of forest-related research intiatives. NAUFRP members often join other conservation organizations in support. Below are letters sent by date.
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2011
October 27, 2011
Letter to Environmental Protection Agency regarding ruling on forest roads as point sources
September 19, 2011
House Committee on Agriculture request for the 2012 Farm Bill
March 29, 2011
Senate Appropriations Leadership request to support USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis
March 28, 2011
House Appropriations Leadership request to support USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis
March 3, 2011
Senate Appropriations Leadership request to support USDA Forest Service Programs
January 20, 2011
New Agriculture Committee Leadership and Farm Bill request (House)
2010
October 8, 2010
Selection of the Forest Climate Working Group as a recipient of a 2010 Stan Adams Current Achievement Award for Partnerships
June 7, 2010
Forest and conservation organization’s comments on Kerry-Lieberman Climate Bill
May 18, 2010
U.S. forest sector opportunities in climate and energy legislation
April 20, 2010
Support the use of biomass for energy
April 6, 2010
Investments in research and forest conservation initiatives within the U.S.D.A.
March 19, 2010
Investments in U.S. forest programs for FY2011
2009
December 9, 2009
Bi-partisan climate legislation to Senators Kerry, Lieberman, Graham
November 4, 2009
Creating carbon sequestration as part of new federal climate legislation
October 13, 2009
Renewable forest biomass in energy and climate policy
July 20, 2009
Support the bid of the U.S. Forest Service to host the IUFRO XXIV World Congress in 2014
May 6, 2009
Renewable forest biomass as an energy source to meet a renewable electricity standard (Senate request)
Renewable forest biomass as an energy source to meet a renewable electricity standard (House request)
April 6, 2009
Fully fund the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program
March 30, 2009
Fully fund the forest biomass energy research program (Senate request)
March 30, 2009
Fully fund the forest biomass energy research program (House request)
February 13, 2009
Statement of the Forest Climate Working Group