New efforts in Congress to keep forestland intact and working win early praise from coalition

A coalition of conservation, sportsmen and forest management organizations and companies applauded the introduction of the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act of 2023. "We’re grateful for the efforts of Reps. Trent Kelly and Annie Kuster in introducing this bill that will allow land trusts to work with the federal government to ensure that private forests remain forests,” said Andrew Bowman, president and CEO of the Land Trust Alliance.