Federal regulation of cutting 
was needed. 
Following this meeting, the 
State Foresters assembled 
in Harrisburg, PA, at Pinchot’s 
invitation and formed the 
Association of State 
Foresters. (The name was 
changed to the National 
Association of State Foresters 
in 1964.) At this meeting 
Pinchot and Greeley argued 
their positions, and the lines 
were drawn. In the end, the 
association supported 
Greeley (Zimmerman 1976).. 
The association has been 
effective in providing liaison 
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and advice to the Forest 
Service and has worked for 
improved cooperation with 
public agencies and private 
interests to provide better 
protection and management 
of the Nation’s forest lands 
(Clepper 1971). Each year it 
provides an updated 5-year 
national program for State 
and private forestry. This 
useful document outlines the 
consensus of the Nation's 
State Foresters on specific 
policy and program issues 
that they believe are 
important to the future of our 
forests and related resources. 
