The following comments were submitted to the MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) in response to six proposed forest management projects on state designated Woodlands. Click here to download position statement as a pdf file.
December 4, 2012 – Fall River, MA. The Massachusetts Forest Alliance (MFA) represents forest landowners and forest industry professionals throughout Massachusetts and advocates for a strong, sustainable forest economy in the Commonwealth. Our diverse membership avidly supports the concept of local, sustainable production of natural resources through responsible forest management practices on both private and public forestlands. In that light, MFA strongly supports the MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in their efforts to develop long-term management objectives on designated Woodlands as directed by the 2010 Final Report of the Massachusetts Forest Futures Visioning Process. (more…)