'Forestry
for the Future' is a comprehensive and visionary document that could
serve as the basis for future policy decisions in the Northern Forest
Region.''
Barbara Brusilla - Partner, Mid-Maine Forestry
(an SCS Certified forestry consulting firm)
Member of the board of directors of the Forest Stewards
Guild and former member of the Maine Forest Biodiversity Project steering
committee
''This
publication brings us both forward and back: back to basic principals
of biology and silvaculture on which our profession was founded (and
which, in recent decades, have been increasingly forgotten or ignored);
and forward to a more ecologically-based treatment of the Northern
Forest. As we enter the 21St century, 'Forestry for the Future' is
a valuable contribution toward achieving more insightful management
of the Northern Forest.''
Brendan J. Whittaker - Vermont member of the Northern Forest Lands
Council 1990 - 1994
Founding member of the Forest Stewards Guild
('Forestry
for the Future' is) probably the best publication addressing sustainable
forestry l've seen to date!''
Greg Frohn, NY Regional Forester
Wagner Forest Management, Ltd.
Potsdam, NY
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''With
the publication of ''Forestry for the Future'' the Northern Forest
Alliance has made an important contribution to the regional dialogue
over the forests of the northeast, and the continuing debate over
which practices and policies will best ensure their sustainable management.
The Alliance sets forth a clear and achievable vision and challenges
us with a bold statement of principles. The Alliance recognizes that
economic viability of private forest management is essential to achieve
their vision. Their recommendations for action closely mirror those
of the Northern Forest Lands Council, and many have already been embraced
by landowners and industry in New Hampshire. There is much consensus
to build off in this document. It's time that landowners, forest industry,
community leaders and advocates of the Northern Forest focused less
on our minor disagreements, and more on our common agenda -- a healthy,
sustainable forest such as that envisioned by the Northern Forest
Alliance."
Charlie Niebling - Policy Director
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
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