Committee on Forest Policy
The SAF Committee on Forest Policy is the mechanism for advising what steps the national office takes on various issues. Responsibilities of the committee include, serving as the policy advisor to the Council and its officers, providing the SAF Director of Policy with feedback on issues that are being addressed by the national office, and composing SAF position statements which are approved by Council. The Committee also assists with support for state and local policy actitivies, hosting a policy workshop at the SAF Convention and supporting the SAF Forest Policy Network, comprised of SAF state society and division representatives.
The committee is composed of SAF members from around the country representing a variety of organizations including, private forestry, academic institutions, and government agencies in order to reflect a "cross-section" of the SAF membership.
Committee members serve a three year term with one-third of the committee being rotated off each year. The SAF Director of Policy serves as the staff liaison to the committee.
CFP Charter
The CFP is currently composed of:
Nadine Block- Committee Chair
American Forests & Paper Association
Washington, DC |
Patrick Heffernan
PAFTI, Inc.
Hungry Horse, MT |
Anthony Scardina
USDA Forest Service
Warren, PA |
Jessica McGlyn
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC |
Narender Nehra
ArborGen
Summerville, SC |
Doug Williams
The Williams Group
Charles Town, WV |
Shorna Broussard
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
Mike Zupko
Zup Co., Inc.
Winder, GA |
Doug MacCleery
USDA Forest Service
Alexandria, VA |
Michael Mortimer- Staff Liaison
Society of American Foresters
Bethesda, MD |
The Committee is working on the following immediate actions:
Updating Position Statements:
- Timber Harvesting on Public Lands (expiring position)
- Herbicide Use in Forest Management (expiring position)
- Wildfire Management (expiring position)
- Urban Forestry (expiring position)
Other Interim Activities:
- Strategies for the 2007 Farm Bill and private forests, including tax policy
- Cooperative Conservation legislation
- Agenda 25x25
- Invasive Species
- Old Growth Forests
- Forest Biotechnology
For additional information, contact Michael Mortimer, SAF's Director of Forest Policy at mortimer@safnet.org or (301) 897- 8720 ext. 115.
Updated November 5, 2007
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