FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2021 Bipartisan Tax Legislation Introduced to Help Forest Landowners Recover After Natural Disasters WASHINGTON, DC –The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) applauds the introduction of bi-partisan H.R. 4210: The Disaster Reforestation Act, sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) and Buddy Carter (R-GA-01), which allows family and private timber growers to recover…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2021 Bipartisan Tax Legislation Introduced to Help Alabama Forest Landowners Recover After Natural Disasters WASHINGTON, DC – Private forest landowners in Alabama and around the nation are applauding the introduction of bi-partisan HR 4210: The Disaster Reforestation Act, sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Buddy Carter (R-GA), which allows…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2021 Bipartisan Tax Legislation Introduced to Help Georgia Forest Landowners Recover After Natural Disasters WASHINGTON, DC – Private forest landowners in Georgia and around the nation are applauding the introduction of bi-partisan HR 4210: The Disaster Reforestation Act, sponsored by Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Buddy Carter (R-GA), which allows…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2021 FLA Recognizes Enviva As Its Corporate Partner of the Year WASHINGTON, DC – The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) recognized Enviva as its 2021 Corporate Partner of the Year for the work it does with private forest landowners. Enviva, a leading global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, is a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2021 FLA Honors Those Who Support Forest Landowners WASHINGTON, DC – The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) recognized those who went “above and beyond” in 2021 to ensure the continued success of private forest landowners, at its annual conference in Williamsburg, VA. The award winners are as follows: Landowner of the…
With today being the deadline for most Americans to file their tax returns, the Forest Landowners Association (FLA) is calling on Congress to fix a provision in the Internal Revenue Code related to timber losses from natural disaster. Forest landowners often face large financial obstacles to reforest their lands following a natural disaster. This is…
In a meeting last month with USDA’s Robert Bonnie, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Senior Adviser for Climate, FLA laid out its position that working lands and working forests can play a critical role in reaching the Biden administration’s goal – detailed in an Executive Order signed in late January – of conserving…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] As America celebrates Earth Day and Congress looks to trees as a solution to climate change, we are urging lawmakers to revise a provision in the IRS tax code on timber losses caused by natural disasters. The…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] On March 26, 2021 U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV ) reintroduced the Forest Incentives Program Act. The Forest Landowners Association endorsed this bill and released the following statement. “The Forest Landowners Association…
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) have proposed to change the definition of industrial and non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners based on private forest landowners managing forests for timber income or with forest acreage above 45,000 acres. Changes to the guidance for identifying NIPF or to the definition of NIPF…