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

FLA Statement on Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The Forest Landowners Association appreciates the inclusion of several important provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that will provide much-needed certainty for multi-generational forest landowners and family-owned forestry businesses across the country. Key tax-related measures in the legislation that support the long-term viability of private working forests include: These provisions provide the long-term…

President Trump Issues Executive Order to Modernize Wildfire Response and Prevention
On June 12, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a pivotal Executive Order titled Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response, aimed at overhauling the federal government’s approach to wildfire management. The directive seeks to strengthen coordination across agencies, promote innovative technologies, and enhance the effectiveness of wildfire prevention and response nationwide. Under the Executive Order, the…

USDA Rescinds Roadless Rule, Boosting Active Forest Management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially rescinded the Roadless Rule, a decades-old regulation that restricted road construction and timber harvesting on National Forest System lands. This move marks a significant step toward restoring balance to forest management policies and supporting the communities and private landowners who neighbor federally managed forests. Originally implemented in…

Senator Cassidy Presses Treasury Secretary on Timber Tax Fix, Advancing Disaster Reforestation Act
At a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) once again championed the needs of private forest landowners by highlighting a longstanding issue: landowners impacted by natural disasters are often unable to deduct the true value of their destroyed timber. This tax inequity places a heavy burden on family forestry businesses working…

FLA’s Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
FLA applauds the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which contains key provisions that support family forest landowners and the economic backbone of Rural America. However, with wildfire and hurricane seasons already upon us, forest landowners remain dangerously exposed when disaster strikes. We urge the Senate to act…

Forest Landowners Association Leads Coalition Urging Congress to Include Disaster Reforestation Act in Budget Reconciliation Package
WASHINGTON, DC – The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) has led a coalition of more than 75 state and national organizations in sending a letter to Congressional leadership urging the inclusion of the Disaster Reforestation Act in the upcoming budget reconciliation package. The broad coalition represents key sectors of agriculture, business, conservation, forestry, and other stakeholders…