Issues lobbied + lobbyists (9)
CAW — Clean Air and Water (quality)
General issues related to prescribed burns, wildfire mitigation and air quality standards (NAAQS); general issues related to the woody biomass definition in the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to increased funding for the Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Program in the FY2027 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; issues related to funding of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service projects conducted collaboratively with private landowners.
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE
AGR — Agriculture
Issues related to forestry and forest management, issues related to the development and use of mass timber, issues related to funding for forestry programs at USDA; issues related to expanding the scope of the Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Program; General issues related to an online platform that would make forest health and carbon data available to stakeholders; issues related to educational grant programs to help colleges and universities train the next generation of engineers and architects on how to build with wood and mass timber; general issues to expand and strengthen the Wood Innovation Grant (WIG) program; general issues related to a new pilot program to integrate American-grown, innovative wood products into rural infrastructure and building projects; issues related to The Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act (H.R.5044 & S.2662) and building projects; issues related to timber innovation; issues related to the creation of a Forest Conservation Easement Program; general issues related to the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471 / S. 1462); general issues related to the SAWMILL Act (S.2221).
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
Issues generally related to forest biomass and carbon; issues related to the definition of woody biomass in the renewable fuel standard
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office
ENV — Environment/Superfund
Issues related to the environmental impacts of forest management; issues related to wildlife conservation, including conservation projects conducted collaboratively with private landowners and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Endangered Species Act; issues related to wildfire mitigation and funding.
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
IMM — Immigration
Issues related to the forestry workforce and H-2B visas; issues related to the release of additional H-2B visas; general issues related to a returning worker exemption for H-2B workers.
Government entities lobbied: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to the forestry workforce and H-2B visas; issues related to the release of additional H-2B visas; general issues related to a returning worker exemption for H-2B workers.
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE
FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues related to foreign ownership of agriculture land.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
Issues related to the EUDR; issues related to forestry product tariffs and trade
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office