MD Forestry Economic Adjustment Strategy

The Maryland Forestry Economic Adjustment Strategy  (MFEAS) was developed by the forest product industry with funding from the Dept. of Commerce and the support from Maryland's Department of Natural Resources' Forest Service.  MFEAS calls for exponential industry growth through woody biomass for energy and expansion of national and international timber trade.  Logging our forests will further promote biodiversity loss, destroy vital ecosystem processes, and put our emissions reduction goals out of reach. This bullet point document points out the many misleading statements by the industry and contrasts them with environmental conservation and climate justice concerns that preoccupy many Marylanders.

Please click on the button below to access a document based on a presentation made by the Climate Communications Coalition  to Maryland DNR's Secretary Kurtz in 2023, highlighting key issues with MFEAS. (All sources are embedded.) No action has been taken to date by the MD DNR to curtail the degradation or destruction of our vital forest ecosystems by industry.