In 1999 the National Forest Protection Alliance (NFPA) was formed, creating a unified democratic alliance among groups within the forest protection community. NFPA believes that informed groups and individuals, acting in a coordinated, strategic manner, can organize a strong base of public and political support to achieve positive, lasting social change and environmental protection. NFPA is comprised of 130 member organizations, 25 State Delegates, 4 staff and a Board of Directors.

Mission
Our mission is to end the industrial exploitation of all federal public lands, starting with commercial logging. We believe public lands should be managed to provide clean air and water, wilderness, wildlife habitat, and compatible recreation for the public - not subsidized lumber for the timber industry.

We seek to empower and engage citizens across the nation through our State Delegate system, which elects our Board of Directors at our annual convention. Our State Delegates represent the organized movement of individuals and organizations in each state who work to end commercial logging on public lands. Contact your State Delegates.

Every October, NFPA hosts our national convention in a different part of the country to invigorate the statewide and national effort to protect and restore national forests. This year, our seventh annual convention will take place in Virginia because of the tremendous threats to these forests and the strong forest protection campaigns underway. Learn more at, http://www.forestadvocate.org/convention.html