Comment Letters Regarding the Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriation for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Emerging Plant Pests

In early March 2008, on behalf of 16 leading organizations in the fields of conservation, forestry, and horticulture, comment letters were sent regarding the Fiscal Year 2009 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:

• Alliance for Community Trees
• American Forest Foundation
• American Forest & Paper Association
• American Forests
• American Nursery & Landscape Association
• The Hardwood Federation
• Michigan United Conservation Clubs
• National Association of State Foresters
• National Plant Board
• The Ohio State University, Department of Entomology
• Purdue University, Department of Entomology
• Society of American Florists
• Society of American Foresters
• The Nature Conservancy
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• University of Georgia, Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health