The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is seeking an additional $500 million in federal State and Private Forestry (S&PF) program dollars to support its “COVID-19 stimulus platform.”  NASF said the additional funding would provide state forestry agencies with “the resources they need to create new jobs, strengthen the forest products supply chain and improve forest health, resilience and productivity nationwide.”  In addition to asking for additional Congressional funding, NASF's wishlist includes the retention of current state forestry employees and hiring new recruits, jump starting rural economies through forestry work and continuing ...