Author: Michelle Cain

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Forest Landowners Association Statement on U.S. Department of Commerce’s Action on Canadian Softwood Lumber
ByMichelle Cain August 8, 2025

The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced the final anti-subsidy rate in its sixth annual review of Canadian softwood lumber imports into the United States. The review covers lumber imported from Canada into the U.S. in 2023. The Forest Landowners Association supports strong enforcement of U.S. trade laws to ensure fair competition for American timber…

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Forest Landowners Association Expands Government Affairs Team with Addition of Palmer Schoening as Consultant in Washington, DC
ByMichelle Cain August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) is pleased to announce the addition of Palmer Schoening as a government affairs consultant based in Washington, D.C. Schoening will work in close partnership with Craig Anderson, FLA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, to advance tax policy priorities that benefit private forest landowners across the United States. Schoening brings more…

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Statement from the Forest Landowners Association on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Action on Canadian Softwood Lumber
ByMichelle Cain August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

The Forest Landowners Association commends the Department of Commerce and the Trump Administration for taking decisive action to enforce U.S. trade laws by raising antidumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Unfairly traded Canadian lumber has long undercut the domestic market, suppressing prices and stifling investment in American mills and working forests. This announcement is a…

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Forest Landowners Foundation Awarded Nearly $300,000 to Expand Woodchip Export Opportunities and Strengthen Forest Markets
ByMichelle Cain July 21, 2025July 21, 2025

Atlanta, GA — The Forest Landowners Foundation (FLF) has been awarded nearly $300,000 through the U.S. Forest Service’s 2025 Wood Innovations Grant Program to help open new export markets for southern yellow pine (SYP) woodchips using an innovative heat treatment process. The project, led by Peeples Industries with support from FLF, will develop a commercial-scale…

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FLA’s Statement on USTR’s Section 301 Investigation into Brazil’s Unfair Trading Practices
ByMichelle Cain July 17, 2025

The Forest Landowners Association thanks the Trump Administration and U.S. Trade Representative Greer for taking decisive action by initiating a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s unfair trading practices. This is a critical first step in addressing the surge of imported wood products produced under weaker environmental and labor standards, which undercut American-grown wood and threaten the…

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FLA Statement on Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
ByMichelle Cain July 3, 2025

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…

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If Georgia Wants to Protect the Okefenokee, It Must Start by Supporting Its Stewards
ByMichelle Cain July 1, 2025

By Scott Jones, CEO, Forest Landowners AssociationIn response to “Okefenokee Swamp isn’t out of the woods yet” by Josh Marks, June 29, 2025, in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is a national treasure—but its greatest defenders are not politicians, environmental activists, or Atlanta attorneys. They are the family forest landowners who’ve spent generations…

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President Trump Issues Executive Order to Modernize Wildfire Response and Prevention
ByMichelle Cain June 30, 2025

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…

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USDA Rescinds Roadless Rule, Boosting Active Forest Management
ByMichelle Cain June 30, 2025

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…

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Senator Cassidy Presses Treasury Secretary on Timber Tax Fix, Advancing Disaster Reforestation Act
ByMichelle Cain June 30, 2025

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…

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