The latest news related to the economic interests of private forest landowners and their unique natural resource assets.
Forest Landowners Association Awards – 2020
Recognizing Outstanding Achievement Please join us in congratulating the Forest Landowners 2020 Award Winners! Nominated by their peers as being exemplars, the Forest Landowners Association’s Awards Program recognizes outstanding landowners and forestry...
Foundation Scholarship Awards 2020
Congratulations to the 2020 Forest Landowner Foundation Scholarship Recipients! Ensuring the Bright Minds of Forestry's Future The education and mentorship of new foresters is an important concern for all forest landowners. As such the Forest Landowner Foundation...
Species Work from the Midwest, to the Southeast, and onto the Pacific Northwest
Listing Decision for Pacific Fisher In November 2019, the US. Fish Service proposed to list the West Coast population of the pacific fisher as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. FLA and several of its members and partners submitted comments...
FLA Advocates to Open Large-Scale Conservation Opportunities to All Types of Forest Landowners
FLA submitted comments in the Federal Register advocating for greater access for all types of forest landowners to the Natural Resource Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The RCPP program has traditionally supported...
FLA Message to Congress: Don’t Leave Timber Communities with A One-Two Economic Punch
Timber Communities Need Relief from Both Covid-19 And A Forecast of An Increased Natural Disasters FLA is calling for Congress to finally provide much-needed financial certainty during the COVID-19 crisis for forest farmers, ensuring rural communities that depend on a...
Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. Forestry and Forestry Products
FLA joined the group of 12 forestry stakeholders working with Congress to urge a message of solidarity and promote priority polices to ensure a rebound in wood markets. The message of the coalition to Congress is that “No one element of the forest...
Earth Day and Arbor Day 2020: More Than a Day
The Earth Needs More Trees? We Grow Trees! Fifty years after the first Earth Day, and 148 years after the start of Arbor Day – we all have come to see the importance of trees and forests for ensuring the health and well-being of the earth and ourselves. As...
FLA Engages USDA on Cogongrass Program
FLA submitted comments to USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regarding Environmental Assessment for the Cogongrass Control Program in the Southeastern United States. Our comments were in support of the Southern Groups of State Foresters’ (SGSF)...
Progress Toward Regulatory Certainty
Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) announced decisions for two species that have been the subject of intense advocacy on the part of FLA for many years: the black pinesnake and the Louisiana pinesnake. Louisiana Pinesnake Final...
Your Government Affairs Update
In March, FLA held a Government Affairs Update webinar. Listen to learn more about: Casualty Loss Rules Forest Recovery Act Block Grants Carbon & Climate Legislation Species Update Waters of the United States (WOTUS)
Resources for Forest Landowners for COVID-19
During this challenging time, rest assured that the Forest Landowners Association‘s priority is the health and safety of our members and your economic stability. We also know it is important first and foremost to keep people safe and get resources to those most in...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act, what you need to know
Last week President Trump signed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” into law. The provisions of the bill will go into effect on April 2nd. This legislation is designed to protect families and workers hit by the spreading coronavirus. Included in the package...
Congressman Westerman Introduces Trillion Trees Act
On February 12, 2020, Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Trillion Trees Act as part of the Republicans’ approach to boost America’s sequestration of carbon and other greenhouse gases.
Success at the FLA Winter Board Meeting
Staying true to a guiding principle to advocate policy initiatives that address our members' economic challenges, ensure their property rights and promote the vitality of forest landownership, FLA’s volunteer board rolled up their sleeves and went to work from...
Northern Long-Eared Bat Status to be Revisited
The U.S District Court for the District of Columbia issued a significant decision in ongoing litigation challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (the Service) 2015 listing of the northern long-eared bat (“NLEB”) as “threatened” under the Endangered...
FLA Promoting Sustainability of U.S. Wood
To tell your story and ensure U.S. wood in the marketplace as mass timber and building construction are expected to soar in the next decade, FLA is traveling the country meeting with the design and build community. Wood Works Seminar Series Each month in 2020, FLA’s...
Welcome to the Family
FLA Membership of Family Forest Landowners Continues to Grow in All Sizes and Geographic Regions The fact that FLA’s mantra is focus on the economic viability and prosperity of family forest landowners resonates across the country as families and forest landowners of...
FLA Applauds Skipwith Confirmation for USFWS Director
Forest Landowners Association (FLA) applauds the confirmation of Aurelia Skipwith as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This is a crucial position for understanding how complex wildlife issues impact the public sector, and her placement comes with support...
No Claw Backs on Estate Gifting
IRS Confirms No “Claw Backs” on Estate Gifting After Current Policy Expires in 2025 The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations confirming that individuals taking advantage of the increased gift and estate...
Timber Block Grants a Move in the Right Direction but Hurdles Remain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that for the first time ever they will provide payments for loss of timber as a result of hurricanes in 2018. The recently announced Timber Block Grants have given rise to hope that in addition to...