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Forest Landowners Association Applauds House Agriculture Committee’s 2024 Farm Bill Unveiling
ByMichelle Cain May 20, 2024June 5, 2024

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…

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Disaster Reforestation | Legislative | Natural Disasters | Taxes

Bipartisan Tax Package Moves Through Congress
ByMichelle Cain January 24, 2024

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…

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Disaster Reforestation | Environment | Issues | Natural Disasters | News | Taxes

Senators Cassidy and Warnock Prioritize Forest Landowners Bill
ByMichelle Cain February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC –The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) commends the introduction of S. 217: The Disaster Reforestation Act, bipartisan legislation designed to allow private forest landowners to recover from the loss of timber destroyed by natural disasters. The bill, sponsored by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), would provide the economic certainty that…

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Disaster Reforestation | Issues | News | Taxes

House Tax Bill Introduced to Help Forest Landowners Recover
ByMichelle Cain February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC –The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) commends the introduction of H.R. 655: The Disaster Reforestation Act, bipartisan legislation designed to allow private forest landowners to recover from the loss of timber destroyed by natural disasters. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), would provide economic certainty that is…

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Environment | Issues | News

President Biden Recognizes Benefits of Working Forests During National Forest Products Week
ByMichelle Cain October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, October 14, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued a Proclamation on National Forest Products Week, 2022, stating: “During National Forest Products Week, we give thanks for the beauty of our forest and the bounty they provide: from the lumber in our homes and the paper we print to the medicines…

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Logging’s Ongoing Public Relations Battle
ByMichelle Cain August 30, 2022August 30, 2022

By Bob Williams Most forest landowners understand the critical role logging plays in the long-term ownership and conservation of their forest resources, both from an ecologicaland economic perspective. The Britannica definition of logging is “the process of harvesting trees, sawing them into appropriate lengths and transporting them to a sawmill.” Of course, there is some…

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ESA | News | Property Rights | Uncategorized

FLA Protecting Your Property Rights With Comments on USFWS Experimental Populations Proposed Rule
ByMichelle Cain August 23, 2022August 22, 2023

UPDATE: On July 3, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the finalized rule on experimental populations. The final rule revises the regulations concerning experimental populations of endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act by allowing for the introduction of populations into habitats outside of their historical range. The Service did little…

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Agencies Propose New Tool to Measure Conservation in America
ByMichelle Cain March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

In 2021, the Biden administration proposed a hefty goal of conserving 30% of America’s land and water by 2030 (called the “30 by 30” initiative, and later the America the Beautiful Initiative). With over half of forestland in the U.S. being privately owned, landowners worried what this goal might mean for their working forests. Earlier…

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Issue Overview | Issues | Property Rights | Taxes

FLA Keeps Landowners Informed with “First 100 Days” Webinar Series
ByKatie Moss May 21, 2021

In conjunction with President Biden’s first 100 days in office, FLA hosted a “First 100 Days” webinar series to keep our members informed on the executive, congressional, and regulatory actions that impact private forest ownership and management. Each monthly installment in the series served to update our members on the topics they care about most:…

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FLA Statement on America the Beautiful Initiative
ByKatie Moss May 11, 2021

The Forest Landowners Association applauds the collaborative approach of the Biden administration’s recently released America the Beautiful Initiative, which outlines the president’s goal to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030. “Through stewardship and sound management, private working forests significantly contribute to conservation of natural resources at scale throughout the United…

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