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| ~ MFA ~ Your voice for forests and forestry in Maryland |
Advocacy ~ is the pursuit of influencing outcomes — including
public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political,
economic, and social systems and institutions — that directly
affect people’s current lives.
public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political,
economic, and social systems and institutions — that directly
affect people’s current lives.
- Since 1976, MFA has sought opportunities and participated in efforts to
assure positive outcomes for several issues of concern to our membership
and the forest community at large. In addition to endorsing the Safety Group
Insurance Program underwritten by Bituminous Insurance Company, and the
Hunting Lease Liability Insurance Program through Davis-Garvin Agency, Inc.,
MFA has been active in:
- working to provide incentives and eliminate disincentives for forest
landowners to keep their land in forest.
- assuring that landowners have the right to choose forest management
strategies that will meet their own objectives, including the sale of forest
product.
- streamlining the forest harvesting permitting process.
- supporting effective forest and forestry informational and educational
programs for children, youth, and the public at large
- promoting professional development.
- building an effective network of partnerships and affiliations with other
organizations both within and outside the forest community.
| Maryland Forests Association, Inc. P.O. Box 599, Grantsville, MD 21536 ph: 301-895-5369 director@mdforests.org visit MFA's blog for news and announcements |