White House Proclamation Signals Support for U.S. Forest Landowners Amid Timber Crisis
FLA Continues to Lead the Charge on Federal Action to Stabilize the Forestry Sector
Washington, D.C. – The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) commends the Trump Administration for issuing a proclamation to adjust imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products. The proclamation recognizes the urgency of the national crisis facing private forest landowners across America. FLA is grateful for this important step, which signals alignment with the concerns raised by America’s forest products sector.
Two weeks ago, FLA spearheaded a coalition of over 400 organizations—including associations, forest product businesses, landowners, and rural stakeholders—that sent a letter to President Trump calling for bold federal action to stabilize the forestry sector. That letter highlighted mill closures, forest losses, supply chain disruptions, and threats to rural economies, while urging adoption of key policy measures such as the Disaster Reforestation Act, expanded biomass markets, and support for logging workforce stability.
The new proclamation aligns with that appeal, particularly by imposing additional duties on imported timber and derivative wood products and by mandating that Commerce and USTR periodically review and update the scope of goods subject to those tariffs. This action helps level the playing field for domestic producers and forest owners who manage America’s working forests.
“We deeply appreciate this Administration’s recognition of the mounting pressures on private forest landowners,” said Scott Jones, CEO of the Forest Landowners Association. “By stepping in to correct distortions in the timber import market, the Trump Administration is beginning to restore certainty and balance for those who invest in and care for our nation’s forests. We look forward to working more closely with the Administration and with Congress to advance policies that strengthen the domestic wood products sector and support the private landowners who steward our working forests.”
FLA looks forward to constructive dialogue with the President’s team and with Congress to turn this proclamation into lasting policy certainty for America’s forest landowners and wood products manufacturers.
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Click Here to read FLA’s coalition letter to President Trump