Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Issues, Market Access
National Forest Products Week: A reminder of the resource that makes it possible As we celebrate National Forest Products Week, private family forest landowners, in the midst a thriving economy, it’s important to recognize the family forest landowners and their...
Oct 11, 2018 | Blog, ESA, Issues, Property Rights
House Natural Resources Committee Moves Four Bills to the House Floor for Consideration On September 27, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on nine bills that would amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Four...
Oct 11, 2018 | Blog, ESA, Issues, Property Rights
The Trump Administration has proposed new regulations that would limit the circumstances under which unoccupied habitat can be designated as “critical habitat” under the Endangered Species Act. However, FLA is concerned that these new regulations would...
Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Issues
Story by Melinda Gable and Lauren Ward For more than 40 years, the National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS), produced by the US Forest Service, has served as the official census of family forest owners in the United States, driving policy and conservation initiatives at...
May 17, 2018 | Issues, Market Access
The leadership displayed by the Trump Administration regarding the rebuilding of our nation’s infrastructure has provided a generational opportunity to rebuild and modernize the backbone of the American economy. As Congress and the Administration examine the...
Mar 5, 2018 | ESA, Issues, News
In response to concerns expressed by the Forest Landowners Association (FLA) and other stakeholders, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced last week a six-month extension on the final determination to list the Louisiana Pinesnake under the Endangered...
