David P. Tenny Named CEO of Newly Formed National Alliance of Forest Owners

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
A nationwide group of private forestland owners today announced
the formation of the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) and the
appointment of David P. Tenny as its president and chief executive
officer.

Tenny will assume the leadership of NAFO later this month, and the
group plans an announcement reception in Washington, D.C. in June.
NAFO's 14 member companies represent over 28 million acres of U.S.
forestland.

Matt Donegan, chairman of NAFO's board of directors and chairman
of Forest Capital Partners in Portland, Ore., said, "We are very
pleased to have someone of Dave Tenny's caliber join NAFO as its
founding CEO. NAFO will immediately play an important role in the
development of public policy on national issues that impact forestland
owners."

Mr. Tenny commented on the value of a unified voice from
forestland owners. "Forest ownership has undergone a great deal of
change over the past several years, and private forest owners are
seeking strong national advocacy on a variety of important issues,"
said Tenny. "This is a dynamic and exciting time for private forest
owners, and NAFO's members are committed to providing the leadership
necessary to benefit America's forests now and in the future."

Tenny joins NAFO from the American Forest & Paper Association,
where he was vice president of forestry and wood products. Prior to
that, Tenny served as deputy undersecretary for natural resources at
the United States Department of Agriculture and on staff of the
Committee on Agriculture in the U.S. House of Representatives, where
he served as counsel and policy advisor on natural resources and
related issues.

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) is a growing
national alliance of U.S. private forest owners, managers and
organizations dedicated to protecting and enhancing the economic and
environmental values of privately owned forests through targeted
policy advocacy at the national level.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS

The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) is a growing
national alliance of U.S. private forest owners, managers and
organizations dedicated to protecting and enhancing the economic and
environmental values of privately owned forests through targeted
policy advocacy at the national level.

NAFO was incorporated on April 10, 2008 as a 501(c)(6)
not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. with a charter
membership representing over 28 million acres of private forestland
located throughout the United States. NAFO members include the
following companies:

The Campbell Group (Portland, OR)

Forest Capital Partners (Portland, OR)

Forest Investment Associates (Atlanta, GA)

Green Diamond Resource Company (Seattle, WA)

GMO Renewable Resources (Boston, MA)

Hancock Natural Resource Group (Boston, MA)

The Lyme Timber Company (Hanover, NH)

Molpus Woodlands (Jackson, MS)

Plum Creek (Seattle, WA)

Port Blakely Tree Farms, LP (Seattle, WA)

Potlatch Corporation (Spokane, WA)

Resource Management Service, LLC (Birmingham, AL)

Stimson Lumber Company (Portland, OR)

Wagner Forest Management (Lyme, NH)

As a national leader in policy advocacy representing private
forestlands, NAFO welcomes large, mid-sized and family forestland
owners as well as state, regional and national organizations in all
regions of the country that share its vision and values.

For more information on the National Alliance of Forest Owners,
please contact Carrie Crossfield at (703) 244-8745.

ABOUT DAVE TENNY

David P. Tenny has been selected as president and CEO of the
National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO). Tenny came to NAFO from the
American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), where he served as vice
president for forestry and wood products from March 2007 to May 2008.
Prior to his service at AF&PA, Tenny served for six years as deputy
undersecretary for natural resources at the United States Department
of Agriculture.

Tenny came to USDA from the Committee on Agriculture in the U.S.
House of Representatives, where he served as counsel and policy
advisor on natural resources and related issues from January 1997 to
January 2001. He served as counsel for U.S. Representative Wally
Herger of California from January 2005 to January 2007.

A native of Boise, Idaho, Tenny earned a bachelor's degree in
American studies from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and a
law degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is
married with three children.

National Alliance of Forest Owners
Carrie Crossfield, 703-244-8745

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