Forest Society Blog - News & Features
Search filters
Results
Forest Advocate: NH Department of Environmental Services Announces Next Steps for the Update of the State’s Climate Action Plan
NH DES announced it will begin the planning and drafting of the CCAP at two kickoff events in September.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Climate,
- Clean Water
Forest Advocate: Forest Society joins national coalition in support of the Farm Bill reauthorization
The Farm Bill is one of the largest and most complex pieces of legislation the Congress considers.
- Tags:
- Working Forests,
- Advocacy
Forest Advocate: U.S. Forest Service’s Experimental Forests Update
Overall funding for Forest and Rangeland Research would be increased to $319 million in the Senate bill, which is a $19 million increase compared with FY24.
- Tags:
- Advocacy
Forest Advocate: Mass Timber Construction Update
The ability of wood to store carbon in the long-term and the fact that manufacturing wood products requires less fossil fuels makes mass timber one way the country can meet the goals and guidance laid out in the DOE’s announcement.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Working Forests,
- Climate
Forest Advocate: New Climate Change Tools Released
Are you interested, and concerned, about how your hometown or favorite place to visit will feel like in the future as the World’s climate changes?
Forest Advocate: Proposed Farm Bill Reauthorization Contains New Forest Conservation Program
The Forest Society strongly supports the inclusion of FCEP in the next Farm Bill.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Climate,
- Land Conservation
Forest Advocate: Legislative Update on Forest Carbon Market bills
Here's the latest on three bills considered by the NH legislature this session that are intended to address concerns about the forest carbon markets.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Climate,
- Working Forests
Forest Advocate: Beyond the "Illusion of Preservation"
A new report discusses how New England can strengthen forest protections while sustainably meeting the region’s wood product needs.
- Tags:
- Working Forests,
- Advocacy