Forest Management
Amplifying Advocacy for Sustainable Forest Management Policies
Forests provide a wide range of ecosystem services, contribute significantly to local economies, and support recreational access for sportsmen and women. Sustainable forest management goes hand in glove with managing habitat for wildlife, and CSF advocates for policies that support active forest management on private working lands and state and federal public lands to improve forest health, improve wildlife habitat for game and nongame species, and improve access for hunters and anglers.
FOREST POLICY PRIORITIES
“Active forest management is critical for creating quality wildlife habitat, improving forest health and resiliency, mitigating risk to catastrophic wildlife, increasing forest carbon sequestration and carbon storage capabilities, and increasing access for sportsmen and women.”
John Culclasure, CSF's Senior Director of Forest Policy
CONSERVING WILDLIFE ON FORESTLANDS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE & NON-REGULATORY MEASURES
PROMOTING WORKING FORESTS AS A KEY SOLUTION TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND MAINTAINING RECREATIONAL ACCESS ON PUBLIC & PRIVATE FOREST LANDS
INCREASE COORDINATION, COMMUNICATION, AND INTERACTION BETWEEN FOREST INDUSTRY & CSF TO ADVANCE SHARED POLICY PRIORITIES
CSF FORESTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL
CSF established the Forestry Advisory Council to foster collaboration and dialogue between the forest industry and the hunting conservation community. The Council's primary mission is to work in close partnership to provide expert guidance and recommendations to CSF on policies and initiatives that facilitate active forest management, support a robust forest industry, improve wildlife habitat, and expand access opportunities for sportsmen and women. By bringing together representatives from forestry companies, trade associations, conservation organizations and the hunting community, the Council facilitates the sharing of knowledge, insights and best practices to help inform CSF's policy positions and advocacy efforts.
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An article by John Culclasure published in Covey Rise.
ISSUE BRIEFS
Many sportsmen and women depend on federal lands managed by agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for access to activities like hunting, fishing and...
One of the tools that the White House and Congress use to conserve our country’s rich history, cultural, and natural resources is the designation of national monuments, as sanctioned by the 1906 Antiquities Act. The...
Concerned about the uncertainty that 30x30 policies may pose for hunting and fishing access, the sportsmen’s community issued the Hunting and Fishing Community Statement on the 30 by 30 Initiative. This statement recognizes and embraces...
Active management, as opposed to passive management, employs the use of silvicultural methods and forest management practices, including timber harvesting, timber stand improvement, thinning, tree planting, prescribed fire, fire suppressions, weed control, and other practices...
Cited as one of the most pressing environmental challenges facing this generation, climate change represents an opportunity for sportsmen and women, the original conservationists, to reassert their role as leaders in supporting healthy ecosystems. By...
Properly managed wildlife habitat is essential for supporting sustainable and healthy wildlife populations. Well-managed lands containvarious successional stages that provide a diversity of habitats capable of supporting a diversity of wildlife. On federal lands, however,...
