Advocacy
Advocating for Private Forest Landowners
FLA was founded to advocate for policy and regulatory initiatives that address the economic challenges of private forest landowners in the United States. We work diligently with policymakers at the national level to foster a strong business environment and balanced regulatory climate for the benefit of private forest landowners.
Learn More About FLA’s Advocacy in Action
FLA is Using Grassroots Advocacy to Affect Real Policy Change
Learn more about our SET to GO teams and how you can be involved here.
FLA’s Political Action Committee is Strategic and Focused
Learn about how our Political Action Committee (PAC) is your voice in Washington D.C. here.
The Disaster Reforestation Act is a Simple Fix to the Tax Code for Forest Landowners
Learn how you can help get this vital legislation passed here.
FLA’s Policy Focus Areas
01.
Fair and Certain Taxation
FLA believes federal tax policies based on equality and certainty are required to encourage the nation’s private forest landowners to make sustained, long-term capital investments in forest management.
02.
Open & Robust Markets
FLA believes that working to achieve policies addressing the concern of forest landowners’ ability to sell timber in the U.S. and the global wood supply chain is important.
03.
Regulatory Stability
FLA believes that human society cannot reap the numerous benefits of forests without secure private property rights.
04.
Protecting Private Property Rights
FLA believes that the private property rights of forest landowners are vital to ensure that forests can be managed sustainably and economically viable.
FLA’s Latest Advocacy News
Service Lists Pearl River Map Turtle as Threatened
On July 12th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a final rule designating the Pearl River map turtle as threatened under the Endangered Species Act with a tailored 4(d) rule for take prohibitions. This rule goes into effect on August 12, 2024. Read the final rule here. This rule lists four other map turtle…
Policy Alert: Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine
Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn the Chevron Doctrine, established in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (1984). The landmark ruling in Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Commerce (2024), authored by Chief Justice Roberts, marks a significant shift in the regulatory landscape. For forty years, the…
Forest Landowners Association Applauds House Agriculture Committee’s 2024 Farm Bill Unveiling
The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) welcomes the release of the 2024 Farm Bill by the House Agriculture Committee. This pivotal legislation promises significant benefits for private forest landowners nationwide. Crafted to bolster the sustainability and productivity of privately owned forests as well as many other important farm and nutrition-related policies, the bill stands to fortify…
FLA’s Grassroots Tour: Advocacy in Action in Louisiana
This year, FLA launched an on-the ground initiative to meet with our State Engagement Team members and other interested parties in their home states to grow our grassroots engagement. Government Affairs on the Ground: FLA’s Grassroots Tour Amidst shifting markets, regulations and legislative landscapes, private forest landowners across the country are face mounting pressure and…
Bipartisan Tax Package Moves Through Congress
Additional Option for Passage of Disaster Reforestation Act Tax Package Clears Initial Hurdle in the House Last week, Congressman Jason Smith (R-MO), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced an agreement on a framework for tax reform legislation. Read more on this…
Advocacy in Action: FLA’s Government Affairs Team Encourages Members to Share Their Stories
Advocating for policies that protect private forest landowners’ private property rights, economic viability, and forest legacy is the core of our work at the Forest Landowners Association (FLA). While FLA’s Government Affairs team is working to advance your interests with Congress and the Administration, our team needs landowners like you to tell their stories. When…