Comment Letters Regarding the Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriation for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Emerging Plant Pests

In March 2009, on behalf of 17 leading organizations in the fields of conservation, forestry, and horticulture, comment letters were sent regarding the Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriation for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Emerging Plant Pests to:

• House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
• Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

These letters were also sent to additional Hill staff. The following organizations supported these letters:

• American Forest Foundation
• American Forest & Paper Association
• American Nursery & Landscape Association
• California Forest Pest Council
• City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, Bureau of Forestry
• Davey Institute
• International Maple Syrup Institute
• Mulch & Soil Council
• National Association of State Foresters
• National Plant Board
• The Nature Conservancy
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• North American Maple Syrup Council, Inc.
• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
• Purdue University, Department of Entomology
• Society of American Florists
• Union of Concerned Scientists