The national reforestation strategy and the REPLANT Act: Growing and nurturing resilient forests

Nicole Balloffet; Kas Dumroese

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The national reforestation strategy and the REPLANT Act: Growing and nurturing resilient forests

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Nicole Balloffet, Kas Dumroese

Year:

2022

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Jain, Theresa B.; Schuler, Thomas M. [comp.]. Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop. Proc. RMRS-P-80. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

The National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA) mandates prompt reforestation. Passage of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) included the Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act (REPLANT Act), which removes the cap on the Reforestation Trust Fund, indefinitely increasing annual funding for reforestation from $30 million to $140 million or more.

Parent Publication

Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop

Keywords

silviculture, stand improvement, artificial and natural regeneration, forest thinning, forest management, restoration, stand tending reforestation

Citation

Balloffet, Nicole; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2022. The national reforestation strategy and the REPLANT Act: Growing and nurturing resilient forests. In: Jain, Theresa B.; Schuler, Thomas M. [comp.]. Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop. Proc. RMRS-P-80. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.