The National Association of Forest Owners, now branded as the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), is a national advocacy organization representing owners and managers of privately owned working forests in the United States. Its mission is to promote policies that keep working forests healthy, productive, resilient, and economically viable while supporting clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat, rural jobs, and sustainable forest products.
Federal forestry policy, private forest land use, conservation, climate and carbon policy, forest products markets, biomass and wood markets, wildfire resilience, rural economic development, manufacturing, and policies affecting privately owned working forests.
Primarily member dues and support from private forest owners, forest product companies, and related industry participants.
Member companies, private forest owners, families, businesses, tribal representatives, and state and national forest-owner associations; affiliated political activity through NAFO PAC.
non-profit advocacy organization