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Position Statements

As one of the leading professional forestry organizations in California, the California Society of American Foresters has a responsibility to ensure that policy creators and decision makers are educated when making forestry-related decisions.

Are you an SAF member interested in forest policy, legislation, and forest practice regulation? Do you want to help influence the direction of forestry in California? If so, consider volunteering to lead or sit on the Policy Committee of California SAF. Contact the California SAF Chair or Chair-Elect if interested. Get involved!

California SAF holds formal positions that address current topics in and around forest management:

Forestry Solutions to California’s Wildfire Crisis California SAF – Giant Sequoia Policy Statement – 2022 California SAF submits a letter in support of AB 575 (Fong), March 23, 2021 Letter to the California Air Resources Board Letter to Oakland following review of the revised draft of the City of Oakland’s Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) and the associated draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) Forest Management, Carbon, and Climate Change Nonnative Invasive Forest Species The Social Benefits of a Robust Woody Biomass Energy Sector in California The Role of Mechanical Treatments in Reducing Risks of Catastrophic Wildfire in California National SAF holds additional positions that address current topics in and around forest management Additional California Policies, Articles, and Information

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