Comment Letters Regarding the Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriation for the USDA Forest Service

In March 2010, on behalf of 15 leading organizations in the fields of conservation, forestry, and horticulture, comment letters were sent regarding the Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriation for the USDA Forest Service to:

• House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

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

• American Forest Foundation
• 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