January 15, 2025

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 Director of Forest Policy

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CONSERVING WILDLIFE ON FORESTLANDS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE & NON-REGULATORY MEASURES

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PROMOTING WORKING FORESTS AS A KEY SOLUTION TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND MAINTAINING RECREATIONAL ACCESS ON PUBLIC & PRIVATE FOREST LANDS

Forest Breakfast Briefing

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. 

RELATED MEDIA

Jan 13 2025 U.S. Forest Service Withdraws National Old-Growth Amendment

Why It Matters: The U.S. Forest Service faces several issues going into 2025, including,...

Sep 30 2024 CSF Supported Fix Our Forests Act Passes House on Strong Bipartisan Vote

Why It Matters:  Sportsmen and women depend on healthy forests to provide access and...

Sep 30 2024 CSF Expresses Concerns with the U.S. Forest Service’s National Old-Growth Amendment

Why It Matters: Attempting to amend 121 National Forest land management plans to provide...

Jun 20 2023 CSF Supported Forest Data Modernization Act Introduced

Why It Matters:  Sportsmen and women depend on healthy forests to provide quality wildlife...

Nov 14 2022 Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Supports U.S. Forest Service Habitat Project in Virginia

Why It Matters: Despite the importance of young forests to a variety of wildlife...

Aug 08 2022 CSF Hosts Webinar Focused on Misguided Opposition to Timber Management on Public Lands

Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorWhy It Matters: Managing habitat is key to supporting robust...

Jun 29 2020 Forest Policy Reforms are Critical to Upland Bird Conservation

An article by John Culclasure published in Covey Rise.

PRESS RELEASES

House Sends Three CSF-Priority Bills to Senate
Jan 23 2025
January 23, 2025 (Washington, DC) – This week, three top priorities for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), the Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters (MAPWaters) Act, the Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue (SHARKED) Act, and the Fix Our Forests Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives.  Thanks to...
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Launches Forestry Advisory Council
Jan 17 2025
January 17, 2025 (Washington, DC) – This month, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) launched the CSF Forestry Advisory Council to bring together the forest industry and the hunting conservation community to work collaboratively to provide guidance to CSF to inform and advance policies that facilitate active forest management, support a robust forest industry, and improve wildlife habitat and...
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Hosts Breakfast Briefing on Sustainable Forest Management, Launches New Programmatic Emphasis on Forest Policy
Aug 05 2024
August 5, 2024 (Washington, DC) – Last week, more than 50 congressional staff, leaders of forest policy, state foresters, and key partners attended the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Sustainable Forest Management Policy Briefing that highlighted forest policies and programs impacting wildlife and hunter access on private working forests and federal forests. At the briefing CSF...

ISSUE BRIEFS

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...

The 2018 Farm Bill became law in December 2018 after being signed by President Donald Trump. This bill contains a strong Conservation Title that benefits fish and wildlife conservation as well as sportsmen’s access. Introduction...

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,...

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